Manager, Program Finance – Hardware Products

CHAOS Industries•El Segundo, CA

7d•$140,000 - $180,000•Onsite

About The Position

CHAOS Industries is seeking a highly analytical and proactive Manager of Program Finance to own unit economics and product-level profit and loss (P&L) across its hardware product lines. The role works across Program Management, Finance, Sales, Manufacturing, and Engineering, translating production and cost data into revenue, cost, and margin analysis used by leadership for program decisions, pricing, and proposals. The position supports forecasting and product economics, manufacturing cost and inventory analysis, sustainment pricing, proposal modeling, and financial reporting. It also provides cost-benefit analysis for sourcing, make-or-buy, and capital equipment decisions, and leads analysis of monthly and quarterly financial results.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
At least 5 years of corporate finance, financial planning, consulting, or analytical experience; manufacturing or technology experience is preferred.
Working knowledge of standard costing, variance analysis, and inventory accounting.
Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills, including the ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable insights.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.
High integrity, strong attention to detail, and commitment to operational excellence.
Advanced Excel modeling skills.

Nice To Haves

MBA or advanced degree in a finance-related discipline.
Background in manufacturing, hardware, or technology-driven production environments.
Experience with NetSuite, Salesforce, and/or Datarails.

Responsibilities

Partner with program managers and the growth team to forecast hardware bookings and revenue and apply unit costs to forecast margins.
Build and maintain unit economics models for each product line, including pricing, bills of materials (BOMs), labor, overhead, yield, and scrap.
Monitor manufacturing operations to ensure production is on track to meet demand; analyze cost structures and production variances; and manage raw material, work-in-progress, and finished-goods inventory levels.
Partner with Mission Ops and Engineering to estimate the cost of maintaining fielded units and maintain pricing models for sustainment and software revenue.
Build financial models to support pricing and proposal efforts using defensible, auditable cost data.
Support make-or-buy, sourcing, and capital equipment decisions with cost-benefit analysis.
Own product-level P&L reporting to Finance and Operations leadership and lead analysis of monthly and quarterly results, including variance explanations and financial performance trends.