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Salary: USD 117,000 - 154,000 / annual
Anduril Industries, a defense technology company, is seeking a Senior Program Financial Analyst to own the financial health of one or more Autonomous Airpower (AA) contracts end-to-end. The AA business line develops and manufactures next-generation unmanned aircraft for U.S. and allied air forces.
You will partner daily with Program Managers, Engineering Leads, and the Finance/Accounting organization to build bottoms-up forecasts, maintain contract budget baselines, execute earned value reporting, and drive margin performance. This role sits at the intersection of FP&A and Program Controls — you will spend as much time creating and managing financial models in Excel as you will working strategically with cross-functional partners. You will validate data analysis and upload in Oracle, and use generative AI to find ways to automate and streamline business processes. You should be comfortable defending your numbers to program leadership and translating program execution risk into financial impact.
Key responsibilities include:
- Own contract-level financial management across assigned AA programs, including monthly EAC/ETC development and cost/schedule variance analysis
- Maintain the contract value baseline in Excel/Oracle, navigating varying contract types (FFP/CPFF), BCWS phasing based on labor and nonlabor inputs, reforecasting processes, change control, and monthly status reports
- Partner with Program Managers and Engineering Leads to build and challenge bottoms-up forecasts for remaining work (labor hours, materials, subcontracts, ODCs)
- Prepare monthly program financial reviews, including profit margin and gross margin surveillance, monthly and cumulative actuals-to-forecast variance explanation, and funding/billing position
- Reconcile monthly billings to cost performance; support unbilled AR, revenue recognition inputs, and month-end close deliverables
- Track and analyze unit cost trends versus forecast, and surface drivers to program and engineering leadership
- Support pricing, proposals, and ROM estimates for contract modifications and follow-on work
- Build and maintain reporting in Oracle, Anaplan, and Foundry to automate recurring program financial deliverables
- Contribute to long-range planning and the annual operating plan for the AA business line
- Drive continuous improvement in program controls tools, templates, and procedures
Note: Per Anduril's expansion plans, this role is anticipated to relocate to Long Beach, CA beginning late 2027.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 3-5 years of experience in program finance, program controls, FP&A, or a related finance/accounting role
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, or a related field
- Strong Microsoft Office and Excel modeling skills and comfort working with large datasets
- Demonstrated ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, written, and verbal communication skills
- Must be a U.S. citizen and be eligible to apply for and maintain a U.S. security clearance
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- DoD/aerospace & defense industry experience, particularly on cost-type (CPFF, CPIF) or FFP development contracts
- Exposure to Earned Value Management (EVM) concepts — CPI/SPI, BCWS/BCWP/ACWP, VAC, EAC/ETC
- Hands-on experience with Deltek Cobra, Oracle Fusion, Oracle EPM, or equivalent program controls/ERP tooling
- Familiarity with FAR/DFARS and CAS-covered contracting environments
- Experience supporting proposals, BOEs, or should-cost analysis
- Experience using Databricks, Foundry, and Claude Cowork/Code
