Senior Manager, Corporate Finance (R5631)

Shield AI • San Mateo, CA

14d • $170,000 - $250,000

About The Position

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. We build advanced autonomous systems for defense markets—complex hardware and software products that demand world-class financial modeling, rigorous planning, and the ability to turn complexity into clarity. We seek a Senior Corporate FP&A Lead with deep 3 statement modeling experience, a strong corporate FP&A background in a publicly traded company, and a proven track record architecting and owning financial models and planning processes. You will serve as the analytical engine of Corporate FP&A: designing and owning the company’s fully integrated three statement and consolidated plan, leading the Annual Operating Plan (AOP), owning the company cash model, and producing Board- and Executive-ready outputs that shape decisions at the C-suite and Board level. Candidates must bring elite modeling expertise, mastery of complex HW/SW planning and unit economics, end-to-end ownership of the full planning cycle (AOP, forecast, long-range plan), and comfort operating in a fast-paced, high growth environment. This role has a natural path to FP&A and finance leadership as the company scales.

Requirements

• 8–10 years of experience, including significant time in corporate FP&A.
• Direct FP&A leadership experience in a publicly traded company.
• Proven ownership of scalable three statement models, AOP and LRP development, consolidated planning, and line-item ownership (including equity planning).
• Ownership of the company cash model and liquidity forecasting.
• Exceptional Excel modeling capability; fluent in multi scenario three statement modeling, beat-and-raise frameworks, and driver-based forecasting.
• Strong GAAP proficiency and command of financial statement mechanics.
• Demonstrated ability to build Board- and executive-ready materials and distill complex financial and technical information into clear insights for executives and the Board.
• Thrives in fast-paced, high-growth environments with high accuracy and strong judgment.
• Systems-oriented mindset; comfortable partnering with data and systems teams.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with government contract economics, milestone based revenue, and program accounting.
• Experience with equity / stock-based comp planning and share count and dilution modeling.
• Exposure to manufacturing scale, supply chain dynamics, and hardware production cycles.
• Experience implementing or scaling cloud-based planning tools (e.g., Anaplan, Pigment, Adaptive).

Responsibilities

• Own and Build the Financial Model & Consolidated Plan: Architect and maintain a fully integrated, scalable, three statement model grounded in operational drivers, unit economics, and industry benchmarks.
• Own consolidated planning and end-to-end line-item ownership across the P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow—including equity planning (stock-based comp, share count, dilution, and equity roll-forward).
• Lead the Annual Operating Plan (AOP), including scenario modeling, sensitivities, and driver-based forecasting.
• Translate production ramps, R&D investments, contract timing, government milestones, and GTM strategy directly into financial outcomes.
• Maintain a forward-looking view of risks, opportunities, capital needs, and strategic inflection points.
• Lead the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) & Forecasting: Own the AOP process end to end—calendar, templates, driver frameworks, consolidation, and executive review.
• Partner with functional and business leaders to build bottoms-up budgets that reconcile to top-down targets.
• Run the recurring forecast cycle, connecting short-term forecasting with the long-range plan.
• Take full accountability for forecast accuracy, improving results with each actualized quarter.
• Own the Company Cash Model: Build and own rolling cash flow forecasts across working capital, inventory, milestone payments, production cycles, and CapEx.
• Model government contract payment timing, production curves, and program cash profiles.
• Identify liquidity risks early and support capital allocation and financing strategies.
• Drive Board & Executive Reporting: Own the creation of Board of Directors and eStaff QBR materials—narratives, financial packages, and KPI dashboards.
• Translate complex financial and operational results into clear, executive-ready insights.
• Deliver Board-ready outputs including plan-vs-actual analysis, variance drivers, and strategic context.
• Digitize & Scale Planning Infrastructure: Partner with data engineering/systems teams to evolve planning from Excel into modern cloud-based planning tools.
• Design modular, scalable model architectures; use Excel only where it provides meaningful analytical leverage.
• Integrate automation and analytics to improve clarity, reduce manual work, and increase decision velocity.
• Partner Across the Company: Work closely with senior leaders on forward-looking financial planning and strategy.
• Translate engineering, program, and operations plans into financial impacts.
• Develop a point of view on unit economics, efficiency, scale, profitability, and capital allocation.
• Present insights that accelerate execution and elevate decision quality.

Benefits

• Bonus
• Benefits
• Equity
• Temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed