Finance Systems Lead - ERP, Data & Automation

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is building the financial systems backbone for a fast-scaling manufacturer with the rigor of a public company. As Finance Solutions Manager, you will own ERP platforms, data pipelines, and cost/revenue data, turning operational activity into trustworthy financial insight.

This builder's role sits at the intersection of Finance, Operations, and Engineering. You will collaborate with controllers, FP&A, supply chain, and data engineering to replace spreadsheets with auditable,

Qualifications

• 12+ years in finance systems, finance operations, technical accounting, or related field with hands-on ERP ownership.
• 5+ years managing a group of product managers or business system analysts.
• Experience designing and implementing finance solutions end to end—from requirements to deployment.
• Strong grounding in accounting fundamentals: general ledger, cost accounting, revenue, monthly close.
• Proven track record leading cross-functional projects across Finance, Operations, and technical teams.
• Comfort working with data at scale: SQL or equivalent, data models, reconciliations, controls.
• Builder's mindset—able to operate in ambiguity, prioritize ruthlessly, and ship pragmatic solutions.

Responsibilities

• Own the design and continuous improvement of core finance systems—ERP, cost accounting, and data pipelines for FP&A and reporting.
• Partner with Finance and Operations stakeholders to gather requirements and translate into configured, tested solutions.
• Lead cross-functional projects end to end: entity setups, cost and receipt accounting flows, work-order/inventory costing, order-to-cash and procure-to-pay improvements.
• Build the data models, controls, and reconciliations linking transactional systems to analytics for fast, auditable close.
• Drive automation and self-service, reducing manual tasks and giving finance direct access to reliable data.
• Establish standards for change management, testing, and documentation to keep the platform clean as it scales.
• Act as bridge between Finance and Engineering/Data teams reflecting accounting and operational needs.
• Mentor analysts and set the bar for how finance systems work gets done.

Skills

Finance systems

ERP implementation

Cross-functional leadership

Accounting fundamentals

SQL

Automation

Process improvement

Tools

Oracle Fusion Cloud

dbt

Looker

Tableau

Job description

Anduril Industries is building the financial systems backbone for a fast-scaling manufacturer with the rigor of a public company. As Finance Solutions Manager, you will own ERP platforms, data pipelines, and cost/revenue data, turning operational activity into trustworthy financial insight.

This builder's role sits at the intersection of Finance, Operations, and Engineering. You will collaborate with controllers, FP&A, supply chain, and data engineering to replace spreadsheets with auditable,