Senior Program Finance Manager, AD&S

Anduril • Costa Mesa, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Senior Finance Manager, you will own end-to-end financial leadership for a portfolio of programs for the high-growth Advanced Effects business line. This portfolio spans cutting-edge air vehicle programs that are rapidly scaling from development into production. You will set the operating cadence for financial management and scale the processes, tooling, and talent needed to support rapid growth.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
• 8–10+ years of progressive finance experience with meaningful exposure to P&L ownership, FP&A, or operational finance in a manufacturing, hardware, or production environment
• Strong command of unit economics, COGS, inventory dynamics, and working capital in a product business
• Experience building and owning financial plans: annual budgets, long-range forecasts, and the monthly rhythm that ties them together
• Demonstrated ownership of EAC development and forecasting discipline, including proactive risk identification and corrective action follow-through.
• Advanced modeling skills and a systems-oriented mindset.
• You're fluent in Excel and comfortable driving ERP, reporting, and tooling improvements
• Track record of leading cross-functional work with Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, and business leadership
• Working knowledge of government contracting fundamentals (e.g., FAR/DFARS concepts) and strong partnership instincts with Contracts and Program Management.
• Must be eligible to obtain and hold a U.S. Secret security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree MBA, CFA and/or Masters in related field
• Security clearance
• Experience with EVM tools (e.g., Deltek Cobra) and program scheduling tools (e.g., Microsoft Project).

Responsibilities

• Own program financial performance for a portfolio of government contracts; drive predictable outcomes from award through execution and closeout.
• Lead EAC and forecast governance: set standards, build/maintain EACs, drive variance/root-cause analysis, and manage risk/opportunity tracking with mitigation actions.
• Partner deeply with Program Management and Contracts on CLIN structure, funding, burn, billing/invoicing, contract modifications, and required program financial reporting.
• Lead monthly FP&A forecasting process with a focus on understanding program changes that drive financial changes.
• Drive production and unit-economics insights: margin and COGS analysis, inventory and working-capital impacts, production variances, and cost-reduction opportunities with Ops/Supply Chain.
• Own planning deliverables (AOP/LRP) for your portfolio: consolidate bottoms-up program outlooks (revenue, cost, margin, working capital) and align to leadership commitments.
• Operate performance management (EVM where applicable): support baseline management and interpret key variances (CV/SV/CPI/SPI); prepare content for internal/external reviews and audits.
• Build scalable processes, models and tooling that improve speed, accuracy, and governance as program volume increases.
• Deliver crisp narratives and decision memos for AD&S leadership and Corporate Finance.
• Hire and develop talent, manage and mentor analysts; set standards for analytical quality, documentation, controls, and stakeholder management.
• Ad-hoc analysis for Business Cases and other studies, with understanding of broader impacts to financial results

Benefits

• Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package.
• Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including: Benefits At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next.

What This Job Offers

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