Senior Financial Analyst

Allen Control Systems•Austin, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Allen Control Systems (ACS) is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to serve as the day-to-day finance partner for their Engineering and Enablement functions. This role is crucial for a company scaling towards $1 billion in annual revenue, shipping autonomous counter-drone systems to significant clients like SOCOM and the U.S. Army. The position is execution-focused and offers high visibility. The Senior Financial Analyst will be responsible for budgets, forecasts, and financial reporting for Engineering, IT, Facilities, and People functions. They will collaborate directly with functional leaders to ensure financial plans align with operational realities and will play a key role in establishing the tools, templates, and reporting cadence for FP&A as the company grows. This is an on-site role in Austin, TX.

Requirements

3 to 5 years of progressive FP&A experience, ideally supporting an engineering, R&D, or technical function.
Strong Excel and financial modeling skills with the ability to build clear, usable models and reports for non-finance stakeholders.
Comfort working with headcount-heavy, engineering-driven cost structures and translating hiring and program plans into financial forecasts.
Detail-oriented and able to own a full budget cycle from planning through variance analysis.
Strong business partnering and communication skills, with the confidence to build trust and influence decision-making across technical (R&D) and non-technical (HR, Finance, Legal) stakeholders.
Ability to partner directly with engineering and functional leaders.
Ability to leverage AI and automation tools to build financial models, improve forecasting accuracy, and accelerate analysis.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting R&D or engineering cost centers, including capitalized R&D or program-based cost tracking.
SQL or data tooling experience, including Power BI or similar platforms, to support headcount and spend reporting.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain the annual budget and quarterly re-forecast for Engineering and Enablement cost centers, including headcount, R&D spend, and program-related costs.
Partner with Engineering leadership to forecast hiring plans, contractor and tooling spend, and program-driven cost changes.
Own monthly budget-versus-actual variance analysis for supported functions and deliver clear, actionable commentary to functional leaders and FP&A leadership.
Prepare recurring reporting packages and ad hoc analyses.
Contribute inputs to the broader monthly and quarterly finance reporting package.
Serve as the primary FP&A point of contact for Engineering and Enablement leaders.
Build financial models and tools that non-finance leaders can use to manage their own budgets.
Help functional leaders understand the drivers behind variances and translate operational decisions into financial impact.
Help build and refine the systems, templates, and processes FP&A uses to plan and report.
Contribute to the evaluation and rollout of a modern FP&A planning platform.
Take on increasing scope across additional functions as the team and business grow.