Manager, Manufacturing Finance

True Anomaly•Denver, CO

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

As the Senior Manager of Manufacturing Finance at True Anomaly, you will build and own the financial foundation for producing spacecraft and payloads at scale. This is a greenfield opportunity to establish the manufacturing finance function before production volumes ramp and serve as a thought partner on the cost, capital, and operational decisions that will shape manufacturing. The role starts as an individual contributor, with the expectation of building a team as the function grows. Successful candidates will be located near Denver, Colorado, or Long Beach, California. The work environment is hybrid, with some work required onsite. The position will remain open until filled. Applicants must meet applicable U.S. Government space technology export-control eligibility requirements.

Requirements

8–12 years of finance experience, with significant ownership of manufacturing, production, or operations finance.
Demonstrated experience building financial infrastructure, processes, tools, and cost frameworks for manufacturing or production operations.
Strong understanding of manufacturing cost structures, including overhead rates, bills of materials, production variances, and capital expenditure planning.
Experience partnering closely with Supply Chain and Procurement on financial governance and purchasing controls.
Familiarity with facility finance, capital planning, and the financial mechanics of scaling a production environment.
Strong FP&A foundation, including bottoms-up forecasting, long-range planning, and variance analysis in an operations context.
Ability to serve as a credible, direct thought partner to operational leaders and have challenging conversations with the business.
Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or a related field.
Ability to meet U.S. Government space technology export-control requirements: U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations.

Nice To Haves

Aerospace, defense, or advanced manufacturing experience.
Experience at a high-growth or early-stage company.
Prior experience in manufacturing finance, ideally in a scaling production environment.
Working knowledge of standard costing, inventory valuation, and ERP cost accounting.
Experience managing finance analysts.
Familiarity with government contract cost accounting (FAR/CAS) and program-based reporting.
Experience partnering with Accounting on month-end close, COGS, and inventory reserves.
Strong Excel modeling skills; familiarity with BI tools.

Responsibilities

Own financial planning, forecasting, and cost structures for production operations, including manufacturing overhead rates, facilities, capital expenditures, procurement, and manufactured and actual bills of materials.
Translate long-range plans into bottoms-up forecasts that reflect manufacturing economics.
Serve as the primary finance partner to manufacturing, supply chain, and facilities leaders, providing counsel and grounding business decisions in cost realities.
Establish manufacturing finance processes, tools, and governance, including procurement oversight, capital-spend controls, and production-cost tracking.
Partner with Supply Chain on purchasing processes and financial governance, ensuring high-value procurement decisions have appropriate financial rigor and visibility.
Develop and manage manufacturing overhead rate structures, ensuring accuracy and compliance with cost accounting standards.
Partner with FP&A and Program Finance to align production economics with enterprise financial planning.
Build and lead a team of manufacturing finance professionals as production volumes and organizational complexity grow.
Support pricing and proposal efforts by providing accurate, defensible production cost inputs for new business.
Lead financial analysis for vertical integration decisions, including build-versus-buy studies, ROI modeling, and investment justification for in-house manufacturing.
Partner with Operations and Supply Chain on capacity and supply-demand planning, providing financial modeling and analysis for production throughput decisions and resource allocation.

Benefits

100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents, with HSA/HRA options.
Flexible Time Off for exempt employees.
Accrued PTO of up to 25 days for non-exempt employees.
12 paid holidays.
Parental leave and sick leave.
Daily catered lunch and unlimited snacks for in-office employees.
401(k) retirement plan.
Fitness reimbursement.
Dog Fridays.
Equity participation as part of the total compensation package.