Senior Program Finance Manager, Air Dominance & Strike

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

This role is for a Senior Program Finance Manager at Anduril Industries, a defense technology company. The role focuses on financial leadership for U.S. Government/DoD programs, managing forecasting, contract-compliant reporting, and financial analytics. While the company utilizes AI and advanced technologies in its products, this specific role is in finance and program management, not directly in AI/ML development.

What you'd actually do

  1. Own program financial performance for a portfolio of complex government contracts across contract types; drive predictable outcomes from award through execution and closeout.
  2. Lead EAC and forecast governance: set standards, build/maintain EACs, drive variance/root-cause analysis, and manage risk/opportunity tracking with mitigation actions.
  3. Partner deeply with Program Management and Contracts on CLIN structure, funding, burn, billing/invoicing, contract modifications, and required program financial reporting.
  4. Lead monthly FP&A forecasting process with a focus on understanding program changes that drive financial changes.
  5. Drive production and unit-economics insights: margin and COGS analysis, inventory and working-capital impacts, production variances, and cost-reduction opportunities with Ops/Supply Chain.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
  • 8–12+ years of progressive experience in DoD/government contract finance or program finance, including ownership of large/complex programs.
  • Demonstrated ownership of EAC development and forecasting discipline, including proactive risk identification and corrective action follow-through.
  • Working knowledge of government contracting fundamentals (e.g., FAR/DFARS concepts) and strong partnership instincts with Contracts and Program Management.
  • Experience supporting manufacturing/production finance (COGS, inventory, variances, unit economics) in a hardware or production environment.
  • Advanced Excel/modeling skills; strong systems orientation (ERP + reporting/tooling).
  • Track record of leading cross-functional workstreams with Program, Engineering, Ops, and Contracts stakeholders.

Nice to have

  • MBA and/or CPA.
  • DAU Financial Management certification and/or PMP.
  • Experience with EVM tools (e.g., Deltek Cobra) and program scheduling tools (e.g., Microsoft Project).
  • Experience scaling finance processes in a high-growth environment (templates, workflows, controls, and training).

What the JD emphasized

  • DoD/government contract finance or program finance
  • EAC development and forecasting discipline
  • government contracting fundamentals (e.g., FAR/DFARS concepts)
  • manufacturing/production finance (COGS, inventory, variances, unit economics)
  • high-growth environment