Finance Director, Advanced Effects

ABOUT THE TEAM

Anduril's Air Dominance & Strike (AD&S) division delivers platforms, systems, and integrated effects across autonomous air vehicles and advanced munitions. Our autonomous systems are the cornerstone of these capabilities, and we continually strive to push the boundaries of the possible in terms of range, autonomy, and mission capability. The AD&S team develops and maintains core products and payloads and adapts and applies those products to serve a wide variety of defense, IC and commercial customers in US and international markets.

ABOUT THE JOB

We are seeking a seasoned finance leader to join the AD&S Finance team. This role will provide leadership, direction and management of product and program-level finance teams as AD&S continues to rapidly scale. This person will own the entire Advanced Effects P&L, including the Research and Development portfolio, and will oversee financial planning and analysis, program finance, strategic finance and pricing. This individual is expected to recommend and execute new strategies that drive both top and bottom-line impact.

This role requires a strong interest in solving operational and financial puzzles with an ability to recognize patterns and collaborate via cross-functional partnership to drive decision-making. You will create frameworks for assessing investment and capital allocation decisions and partner with senior leadership to operationalize the hypotheses and takeaways.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Own business line financial performance (full P&L and Balance Sheet) and reporting
• Manage the processes for financial forecasting and budgets and oversee the preparation of product- and program-level financial reporting.
• Evaluate financial performance by comparing and analyzing actual results with forecasts, highlighting trends and analyzing causes of unexpected variances.
• Partner with senior AD&S and corporate finance leaders to identify and implement ways to improve business performance and finance systems, tools and processes.
• Lead the development of executive-level reporting and present financial insights to senior management.
• Get deep in the operations and support the team in creating bottoms-up, data-driven models to understand segmentation, pricing optimization, scenarios, and financial returns of our products and investments.
• Manage and scale a dedicated finance team in line with the needs of the business by developing and hiring best-in-class talent and implementing best practices and tools to ensure a well-controlled yet flexible finance organization.
• Own performance dashboards, alerting, and investigation into KPI health. Assess the impact of financial decisions on KPIs while developing strategies which drive demonstrable impact against these metrics.
• Develop deep relationships with our customers (both internal and external) and oversee customer program reporting, monthly invoicing, and monthly financial status reporting.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field; MBA or relevant professional certification (CPA, CFA) is a plus.
• 8+ years of experience in financial analysis, modeling, and forecasting within an FP&A or consulting environment.
• Track record of owning a full P&L (revenue, cost, margin, OpEx and cash) for a business or business unit, product line, or portfolio of $100M+ in revenue, with direct accountability for financial performance to executive leadership.
• Experience in strategic finance activities such as investment business case development, IRAD portfolio prioritization, make/buy analyses, and long-range strategic planning that directly influenced business growth or market entry decisions.
• Proven ability to serve as a trusted financial advisor to a General Manager or business line executive, translating financial insights into actionable business strategy and influencing operational decisions beyond the finance function.
• Experience in government contracting with direct customer engagement, including participation in program reviews, contract negotiations, and financial status reporting to government stakeholders.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, financial modeling and data analysis tools, and experience with financial reporting tools and ERP systems (i.e. Anaplan, Oracle, NetSuite, SAP).
• Demonstrated ability to lead programs and strategic initiatives in a finance function.
• Intellectually curious – you seek to understand the why behind the numbers.
• Highly technical – you value precision and accuracy when it comes to your work, and you can rapidly dissect complex quantitative problems.
• Critical thinker – you consider problems from all angles to remove bias.
• Results-oriented – you will do whatever it takes to get the job done.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills. You drive consensus through grounded arguments, interpersonal skills, and negotiation skills.
• Creative problem-solver – able to identify obstacles and present viable solutions.
• Comfortable working in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment.
• Excited by large breadth of problems.
• Confidence to execute in highly visible and accountable positions.
• Must be security clearance eligible.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience leading proposal pricing strategies and cost volume development for competitive government bids, including development of basis of estimates (BOEs), wrap rate structures, and price-to-win analyses.
• Proven experience managing full Earned Value Management (EVM) programs, including establishment and maintenance of Performance Measurement Baselines (PMBs), variance analysis, and Estimate at Completion (EAC) reporting.