Manager, Program Finance – Hardware Products

Chaos Industries; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k and stock option considerations

Relocation assistance

Onsite meals and amenities

Job summary

CHAOS Industries seeks a highly analytical Manager of Program Finance for hardware products. You will own unit economics and product-level P&Ls across multiple hardware lines, collaborating with Program Management, Sales, Manufacturing, and Engineering to drive pricing decisions and proposals.

Responsibilities include forecasting bookings, building product-level financial models, and maintaining cost/data integrity for leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
• 5+ years of corporate finance, FP&A, or analytical experience.
• Working knowledge of standard costing, variance analysis, and inventory accounting.
• Advanced Excel modeling skills.
• MBA or advanced degree in finance preferred.
• Background in manufacturing, hardware, or tech-driven production environments.
• Experience with NetSuite, Salesforce, and/or Datarails.

Responsibilities

• Forecast hardware bookings and revenue, applying unit costs to derive margins.
• Build and maintain unit economic models for each product line.
• Monitor manufacturing operations and manage inventory levels (RM, WIP, FG).
• Estimate cost of maintaining fielded units; maintain pricing models for sustainment/software revenue.
• Create financial models to support pricing and proposals with auditable cost data.
• Support make/buy decisions with cost-benefit analysis.
• Own product-level P&L reporting and analyze monthly/quarterly results.

Skills

Advanced Excel modeling

Financial analysis

Cost accounting

Variance analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics

MBA or advanced degree (preferred)

Tools

NetSuite

Salesforce

Datarails

Job description

Manager, Program Finance – Hardware Products

CHAOS Industries is redefining modern defense with a multi-product portfolio that gives the ultimate advantage—domain dominance. The company's products are powered by Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™), empowering warfighters, commercial air operators, and border protection teams to act faster, adapt rapidly, and stay ahead of evolving threats.

CHAOS Industries was founded in 2022 and has raised a total of $1 billion in funding from leading investors, including 8VC, Accel, and Valor Equity Partners. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, with offices in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, San Diego, and London. For more information, please visit www.chaosinc.com .

Role Overview:

We are seeking a highly analytical and proactive Manager of Program Finance to own unit economics and product-level P&Ls across our hardware product lines. This role sits at the intersection of Program Management, Finance, Sales, Manufacturing, and Engineering, turning production and cost data into the revenue, cost, and margin analysis that the leadership team relies on program decisions, pricing, and proposals.

Responsibilities:

Partner with the program managers and growth team to forecast hardware bookings and revenue, applying unit costs to get to forecasted margins

Build and maintain unit economic models for each product line — pricing, BOMs, labor, overhead, yield/scrap

Monitor manufacturing operations to ensure production is in line to achieve builds necessary to fulfill demand, understand cost structure and production variances, and manage inventory levels (raw material, WIP, and finished goods)

Partner with Mission Ops and Engineering to estimate the cost of maintaining fielded units and to maintain pricing models for sustainment and software revenue

Build financial models to support pricing and proposal efforts with defensible, auditable cost data

Support make/buy, sourcing, and capital equipment decisions with cost-benefit analysis

Own product-level P&L reporting to Finance and Operations leadership, leading analysis of monthly and quarterly results, including variance explanations and financial performance trends

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.

5+ years of corporate finance, financial planning, consulting, or analytical experience, ideally in a manufacturing or technology environment.

Working knowledge of standard costing, variance analysis, and inventory accounting

Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable insights.

Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.

High integrity, strong attention to detail, and a commitment to operational excellence.

Advanced Excel modeling skills.

Preferred Requirements:

MBA or advanced degree in a finance-related discipline.

Background in manufacturing, hardware, or technology-driven production environments.

Experience with NetSuite, Salesforce, and/or Datarails

Why CHAOS?

• Health Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision benefits 100% paid for by the company
• Additional benefits: 401k (+ 50% company match up to 6% of pay), FSA, HSA, life insurance, and more
• Our Perks: Free daily lunch while you're working onsite, fully-stocked kitchen, unlimited PTO, casual dress code
• Compensation Components: Competitive base salaries, generous pre-IPO stock option grants, relocation assistance, and (coming soon!) annual bonuses
• Team Growth: 500+employees and counting across 5 global offices

Salary Range: $140,000 - $180,000

The stated compensation range reflects only the targeted base compensation range and excludes additional earnings such as bonus, equity, and benefits. If your compensation requirements fall outside of the range, we still encourage you to apply. The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a 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.

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CHAOS Industries does not accept unsolicited resumes or outreach. Unsolicited submissions will not be reviewed or compensated.

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