Lead Program Financial Analyst, AD&S

Slope; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

Slope in Costa Mesa, California is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to support the Advanced Effects Business Line within the Air Dominance & Strike Division. You will analyze contract profit margins, oversee financial reporting, and create automated dashboards, all while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

The ideal candidate will have 3-7 years of financial analysis experience, a Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting, and must be authorized to work in the United States. A competitive salary range of $129,000 to $171,000 USD is offered.

Qualifications

• 3-7 years of experience as a financial analyst or related finance/accounting role.
• Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Acute understanding of Financial Systems and complex modeling.

Responsibilities

• Conduct contract and product profit margin analysis.
• Manage rolling monthly forecasts with engineering stakeholders.
• Prepare monthly/quarterly/annual variance reports.

Skills

Financial modeling

Data management

Team collaboration

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field

Tools

Oracle

Anaplan

Foundry

Job description

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

As a Senior Financial Analyst, you will be supporting the Advanced Effects Business Line within the Air Dominance & Strike Division. This Business Line covers a diverse portfolio of missile programs. You will be responsible for product and program financial management, income statement and balance sheet forecasting, and top-tier financial reporting. In this role, you will support multiple products and programs in parallel and interact closely with program management and business line leadership to ensure Anduril is delivering on its financial commitments. You should be comfortable supporting and explaining financial performance and variance analysis at the contract and product level to cross functional teams and senior leadership. This is a critical role in a high-growth division at a company that is constantly growing and changing.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Contract and product profit margin analysis and surveillance
• Ownership of rolling monthly forecasts, derived by working in depth with key engineering stakeholders (Product Managers, Program Managers, Engineering Leads)
• Monthly distribution of internal management reporting via presentation and written communications
• Work with program management to develop and maintain ETC forecasts and EAC integrity
• Income statement and balance sheet forecasting by contract and business line
• Prepare monthly/quarterly/annual variance at multiple accounting levels
• Creation of reports and automated dashboards in FP&A and ERP tools (Oracle, Anaplan, and Foundry)
• Support pricing activities
• Ad hoc support and special projects
• Drive continuous improvement in financial reporting tools, systems and procedures
• Assist in long range planning

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 3-7 years of experience as a financial analyst, or related finance/accounting role.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Finance, Accounting, or related field
• DoD and/or Tech industry experience
• Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced environment
• Acute understanding of Financial Systems, data management, and complex modeling
• Proven ability to work successfully in a team-based environment
• Must be authorized to work in the United States

US Salary Range

$129,000 — $171,000 USD