Platform Finance Director — ROI & Cost Strategy

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 191,000 - 253,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, California, is seeking a Director of Finance to lead financial planning, reporting, and cost strategy for RMS, HW Eng, and SWP. You will own the P&L and investment planning for these platform organizations and serve as the trusted internal finance partner to platform leadership and the Divisions they serve.

This role requires partnering with Division finance leads, building unit-economics, and developing ROI analyses to support capacity investments and strategic

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive finance experience in manufacturing, hardware engineering, or government contracting environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• Experience building cost allocation, shared-services, or chargeback models within a multi-business-unit organization.
• Strong financial modeling skills including unit-economics and make-vs-buy analyses.
• Ability to partner with both technical leadership and finance peers across other units.
• Advanced Excel and financial systems proficiency.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to access to U.S. export-controlled information.

Responsibilities

• Own financial planning, forecasting, and monthly/quarterly reporting, including budget development and variance analysis.
• Design and maintain cost allocation and chargeback methodology for platform costs charged to Divisions/BLs.
• Build unit-economics and make-vs-buy analyses for centralized capacity decisions.
• Develop capacity planning and prioritization framework used to sequence demand across Divisions/BLs.
• Partner with Division finance leads as internal customers and communicate cost trends.

Skills

Finance experience

Manufacturing exposure

Government contracting

Financial modeling

Excel & ERP

Partnership with leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, California, is seeking a Director of Finance to lead financial planning, reporting, and cost strategy for RMS, HW Eng, and SWP. You will own the P&L and investment planning for these platform organizations and serve as the trusted internal finance partner to platform leadership and the Divisions they serve.

This role requires partnering with Division finance leads, building unit-economics, and developing ROI analyses to support capacity investments and strategic