Senior Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Analyst

CesiumAstro•Redondo Beach, CA

1d•$112,000 - $132,000•Onsite

About The Position

This position is with Jariet Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of CesiumAstro, and is based in Redondo Beach, California. The Senior FP&A Analyst supports the company’s financial health and direction while helping establish and improve foundational business operations. The role prepares budgets and forecasts, performs variance analysis and project finance modeling, and works with teams across Jariet Technologies and CesiumAstro to support growth and decision-making. The analyst partners with the CesiumAstro Finance Team and departments across the business, develops financial and operational analytics, and provides reports and insights to executive leadership. The position supports program financial controls, proposal costing, evaluation of investment and growth opportunities, and long-range planning. This is an in-office position; the applicant must be willing to work at or relocate to the Redondo Beach location. Applicants must meet the U.S. Government Space Technology Export Regulations eligibility requirements stated in the posting. Full-time employment offers include company stock options and a benefits package. The stated salary range is $112,000–$132,000 per year.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance from an accredited university or college.
At least 5 years of financial planning experience, ideally in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines.
Willingness to work at or relocate to the Redondo Beach location; the position is in-office.
Experience developing and implementing financial budgets and forecasts.
Ability to analyze data and synthesize complex information into clear insights for decision-making.
Experience partnering cross-functionally with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Sales, and other departments.
Comfort working across multiple responsibilities in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
Desire to make broader contributions and develop financial and business insights as a small company grows.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, conditional resident, asylee, refugee, or eligible to obtain the required U.S. Department of State authorizations, as specified in the posting.

Nice To Haves

Experience with defense contracts.
Experience working in a startup, high-growth, and venture-backed company.

Responsibilities

Create, update, and maintain financial models and detailed forecasts of future operations.
Compare historical results with budgets and forecasts, analyze variances, explain performance differences, and identify improvements.
Work with the CesiumAstro Finance Team, meet deadlines, and respond to questions.
Research financial ratios of industry peers and benchmark company data.
Evaluate financial data and investment options, including return on investment and alternative uses of company cash.
Lead program budgets and baseline controls, use earned value management systems (EVMS), and ensure finance inputs and internal and external reports are prepared, reviewed, and submitted on time.
Evaluate potential program and product opportunities to determine costs and profitability.
Develop proposal support processes, including cost volumes, bases of estimates (BOEs), and roll-ups for non-recurring efforts (NREs), recurring efforts (REs), and materials.
Evaluate department financials and work with departments to prepare budgets and forecasts and consolidate them into corporate budgets and forecasts.
Prepare internal reports for executive leadership to support decision-making.
Evaluate inorganic growth opportunities and map out capital and investment plans.
Generate three- to five-year financial forecasts.
Extract large data sets and consolidate them into useful analytics.
Develop dashboards and key metrics to track the business and inform strategy.