Senior Finance Manager, FP&A

Anduril • Costa Mesa, CA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Anduril’s Maneuver Dominance (MD) business delivers platforms, systems, and integrated effects in Group 3/4/5 aviation, serving defense, intelligence community, and commercial customers in the United States and international markets. The Senior Finance Manager will serve as the right hand and chief of staff to the MD Head of Finance, supporting finance leadership and connecting business-line results, plans, and forecasts into a consolidated divisional view. The role combines chief-of-staff support with special projects and finance transformation, and is suited to a versatile operator comfortable with ambiguity, rapid growth, and competing priorities.

The position will build systems, discipline, and repeatable processes that support MD Finance as the business scales. The successful candidate will drive the divisional financial systems roadmap and improve annual and long-range planning, monthly, quarterly, and yearly close processes, and leadership reporting. This person will advise finance leadership, support decision-making, coordinate cross-functional initiatives, and represent finance in meetings as needed. The role is described as hybrid in its mix of responsibilities, but the job posting requires a full-time, in-office, on-site presence working side by side with the Head of Finance day to day.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• At least 7 years of experience across FP&A, accounting, and/or finance, including hands-on exposure to financial systems and process improvement.
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills.
• Experience with financial reporting tools and ERP systems; examples include Anaplan, NetSuite, Oracle, and Foundry.
• Exceptional PowerPoint skills and ability to create polished, executive-ready presentations under tight timelines.
• Demonstrated ability to project-manage cross-functional initiatives and build scalable processes with a hands-on approach.
• Strong command of planning cycles and monthly, quarterly, and yearly close and reporting.
• Strong analytical, detail-oriented problem-solving skills, including the ability to analyze complex quantitative problems and data.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills, including the ability to explain complex financial and accounting concepts clearly and build consensus.
• Results-oriented, persistent problem-solving approach and ability to see initiatives through to completion.
• Ability to manage ambiguity, competing priorities, multiple workstreams, and deadlines while maintaining attention to detail.
• Professionalism, confidence, and executive presence to operate in highly visible and accountable situations.
• Full-time, in-office, on-site work alongside the Head of Finance day to day.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

• MBA, CPA, or CFA.
• Experience in defense, aerospace, hardware, or another highly regulated and capital-intensive industry.
• Familiarity with financial transformation, digital finance tools, and automation initiatives.
• Hands-on Alteryx experience for data preparation, blending, and workflow automation; described as a critical requirement for the role.
• Deep technical accounting expertise, including ASC 606 revenue recognition and other complex, judgment-intensive areas, with ability to translate accounting guidance into operational processes.

Responsibilities

• Serve as right hand, chief of staff, and trusted advisor to the MD Head of Finance and leadership team, driving department priorities and key initiatives.
• Synthesize information and consolidate divisional performance reporting, including analysis, KPIs, and OKRs, into executive briefings, MBR/QBR materials, and a unified view of performance against corporate goals.
• Act as the primary liaison between MD Finance and Corporate Finance, business-unit leaders, and shared services to streamline communication and data flow.
• Represent finance in key meetings when the Head of Finance is unavailable and keep decisions and workstreams moving.
• Drive the divisional financial systems roadmap, including selecting, implementing, and improving tools and capabilities.
• Partner with finance, accounting, and operations to improve systems, tools, and processes and reduce manual effort and turnaround time.
• Establish repeatable processes for annual and long-range planning and monthly, quarterly, and yearly close in coordination with corporate finance timelines.
• Track headcount and spending against budget and surface trends and variances for the Head of Finance and business-line managers.
• Project-manage cross-functional initiatives, keeping stakeholders aligned and deliverables on schedule.
• Coordinate finance leadership meetings, set agendas, and ensure timely follow-up on action items.
• Prepare internal communications, dashboards, and presentations for executive meetings and leadership reviews.
• Build and maintain relationships with internal partners and senior leadership across MD and Corporate Finance.
• Serve as a confidential sounding board, advisor, and force multiplier for the Head of Finance on sensitive and cross-functional matters.

Benefits

• Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full-time offers and are part of total compensation.
• Top-tier benefits package available at little to no cost to employees; the posting describes support for health and recovery.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior