Financial Data Operations Engineer

Anduril; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 196,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries, Inc. is seeking a Finance/Data Analytics professional to build, automate, and scale finance tools and workflows across the organization. You will partner with Finance, Analytics, and Operations to ensure reliable and accessible data that informs strategic decisions.

Ideal candidates have 4+ years in finance/ops/data analysis, strong data-stack experience, and a collaborative mindset to thrive in a defense-tech environment in Costa Mesa, CA.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in finance, operations, or data analysis, with experience building financial models and large data integrations.
• Deep understanding of modern data stack tools (Databricks, Palantir Foundry, dbt, Redshift, Looker/Tableau, Dagster).
• Ability to work on cross-functional projects with technical and user-focused requirements.

Responsibilities

• Build sophisticated Finance tools and templates, including Excel-based solutions and data integrations.
• Integrate Finance workflows with data platforms to provide clean, reliable data for end users.
• Support Finance users with training and enablement to improve forecasting and self-serve access to data.

Skills

Finance analytics experience

Data stack familiarity

Cross-functional collaboration

Empathy for users

Self-starter

Tools

Databricks

Palantir Foundry

dbt

Redshift

Looker

Tableau

Dagster

Job description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Anduril's Data & Operations team is focused on combining our internal data analytics with operational processes and business systems to make insights actionable. You will collaborate with stakeholders and drive partnerships across the company to improve decision making and optimize outcomes. Your work will directly increase the velocity of the organization by becoming an expert on our most critical workflows such as staffing, supply chain, manufacturing, and field sustainment. We're looking for analysts and builders who are seeking a role at the intersection of high impact and high collaboration across organizations and systems. Idealy you are passionate about the next generation of defense technology and are looking to become a technical expert.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Build sophisticated Finance tools and templates - Create Excel-based solutions, data integrations, and AI-powered workflows that eliminate manual data gathering and entry while driving more efficient and accurate finance processes
• Integrate Finance workflows with data platforms - Collaborate with our Analytics team to connect finance processes directly into our data platform, ensuring end-users have easy access to clean, reliable data
• Drive user adoption and enablement - Support Finance users through office hours, bootcamps, and training on best practices to enable efficient forecasting, self-serve financial data access, and application development
• Proactively identify automation opportunities - Seek out Finance problems that can be solved with data and work with the organization to make it a reality
• Become a trusted resource for Anduril leadership in helping them run their organizations more effectively

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 4+ years of experience in a finance, operations, or data analysis role; ideally building financial models with large-scale data integrations
• You are motivated by our mission. We are working to solve the biggest problems in defense
• Deep understanding of data stack tools: Databricks or Palantir Foundry or dbt, Redshift, Looker/Tableau, Dagster
• You thrive in cross-functional projects that have a heavy combination of technical requirements and user-focused workflows
• You are empathetic: you are eager to see the world from your users' perspective
• You're energized by business impact & a self-starter: you love to drive the direction of ambiguous projects

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Prior FP&A, financial modeling, or forecasting experience in the Defense sector: you have an insider’s understanding of Finance workflows and painpoints
• Experience with AI/LLM-powered tooling and automation in a production environment
• Change management experience: you’ve launched tools that required user adoption, training, and iteration based on feedback
• Experience operating in SOX compliant data platforms

US Salary Range

$147,000 - $196,000 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

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. For more information, Explore Our Benefits .

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