SVP, Finance

Archer•San Jose, CA

About The Position

Archer is seeking a senior finance leader to serve as a business partner to the CFO and executive leadership team. The SVP of Finance will own financial planning, strategic analysis, commercial finance, and business unit finance across Archer. The role calls for an analytically rigorous, commercially minded leader who can operate in a fast-moving, high-growth environment and translate complex financial dynamics into actionable business insight. The position leads Archer’s annual operating plan, long-range financial model, quarterly forecasting, management reporting, and financial communications for leadership, the Board, and the Audit Committee. It also supports strategic initiatives and corporate financial decisions, including capital allocation, financing strategy, M&A, joint ventures, and market entry. As an embedded finance partner to commercial, operational, and product development teams, the SVP will develop business-level financial models and frameworks, support pricing and go-to-market plans, and promote accountability for business unit performance. The role also involves building finance-team capabilities and scaling financial infrastructure as the organization evolves.

Requirements

12+ years of progressive finance experience, with significant leadership responsibility in FP&A, strategic finance, or a related function.
Exceptional financial modeling skills and intellectual rigor, including the ability to build models from first principles and stress-test assumptions.
Strong business partnering skills and the ability to earn trust across engineering, operations, commercial, and executive teams.
Experience presenting to executive teams and Boards of Directors.
Demonstrated ability to build and lead high-performing finance teams in fast-paced environments.
Track record of operating effectively through ambiguity and scaling finance infrastructure in a rapidly evolving organization.
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Engineering, or a related field.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience at a high-growth technology, aerospace, or mobility company.
Background in investment banking, private equity, or management consulting.
MBA or CPA.

Responsibilities

Own Archer’s annual operating plan, long-range financial model, and quarterly forecasting process.
Drive budget discipline and accountability across functions through variance analysis and management reporting.
Develop and maintain the integrated financial model, including P&L, cash flow, and balance sheet projections.
Lead monthly and quarterly reporting for leadership, the Board, and the Audit Committee.
Prepare Board and investor materials communicating financial performance and outlook.
Lead financial analysis and modeling for strategic initiatives, including M&A, joint ventures, and new market entry.
Advise the CFO on capital allocation, financing strategy, and corporate financial strategy.
Support investor relations with financial narratives and earnings preparation.
Evaluate and frame trade-offs on major business investment decisions.
Monitor competitive and industry financial benchmarks to inform strategic positioning.
Partner with commercial, operational, and product development business units as their embedded finance leader.
Build and maintain unit economics models, contribution margin frameworks, and route-level profitability analyses.
Partner with commercial and operations leadership on pricing frameworks, revenue models, and go-to-market financial plans.
Drive accountability for business unit P&Ls and provide financial leadership on key operating decisions.
Support development of financial reporting infrastructure for data-driven business unit decisions.
Build and lead high-performing finance teams and scale finance infrastructure in a rapidly evolving organization.