Senior Finance Manager, Maritime and Maneuver Dominance

Anduril Anduril · Defense · Costa Mesa, CA · Finance & Accounting : Finance : Finance

This role is for a Senior Finance Manager in the Maritime and Maneuver Dominance division of Anduril Industries, a defense technology company. The role focuses on financial planning and analysis, program finance, strategic finance, and pricing to support the division's growth and operational efficiency. The candidate will manage finance teams, oversee financial reporting, evaluate performance, and develop financial models to support decision-making. While the company utilizes AI and advanced technologies, this specific role is in finance and does not involve direct AI/ML development.

What you'd actually do

  1. Manage the processes for financial forecasting and budgets, and oversee the preparation of product- and program-level financial reporting.
  2. Evaluate financial performance by comparing and analyzing actual results with forecasts, highlighting trends and analyzing causes of unexpected variances.
  3. Partner with senior M&MD and corporate finance leaders to identify and implement ways to improve business performance and finance systems, tools and processes.
  4. Lead the development of executive-level reporting and present financial insights to senior management.
  5. Get deep in the operations and support the team in creating bottoms-up, data-driven models to understand segmentation, pricing optimization, scenarios, and financial returns of our products and investments.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
  • 7+ years of experience in financial analysis, modeling, and forecasting within an FP&A or consulting environment
  • Advanced proficiency in Excel, financial modeling and data analysis tools
  • Experience with financial reporting tools and ERP systems (i.e. Anaplan, Netsuite, Oracle, Foundry)
  • Demonstrated ability to lead programs and strategic initiatives in a finance function
  • Intellectually curious
  • Highly technical
  • Critical thinker
  • Results-oriented
  • Exceptional written and oral communication skills
  • Creative problem-solver
  • Comfortable working in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment
  • Excited by large breadth of problems
  • Confidence to execute in highly visible and accountable positions
  • Must be security clearance eligible
  • Must be authorized to work in the United States

Nice to have

  • MBA or relevant professional certification (CPA, CFA)

What the JD emphasized

  • Must be security clearance eligible.