Senior Finance Manager

Hermeus; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Pet insurance

Stock options

401(k) retirement plan

Year-end bonuses

Parental leave

Paid holidays

Unlimited PTO

Office lunches

Fully stocked breakrooms

Job summary

Hermeus is seeking a Finance Manager to partner with the CFO and leadership in forecasting, budgeting, and performance analysis. You will translate financial data into actionable insights and help shape multi-year plans across hardware-focused programs.

This role requires 6+ years in FP&A or related finance roles, with strong Excel modeling and experience in scalable budgeting processes, ideally in defense/aerospace environments. Competitive compensation and equity are offered.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of FP&A, strategic finance, or related roles.
• Experience in defense, aerospace, or hardware-intensive companies preferred.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, and scalable financial models.
• Proven ability to partner cross-functionally.

Responsibilities

• Lead FP&A and oversee annual, quarterly, monthly forecasting and variance analysis across the company.
• Support CFO and executive team with Board reporting, investor materials, and financial analysis for major strategic decisions.
• Model program costs, NRE, and capital expenditures for hardware-first initiatives.
• Serve as a strategic finance partner to functional teams enabling data-driven decision-making.

Skills

FP&A leadership

Budgeting

Forecasting

Cross-functional partnering

Financial analysis

Tools

Excel

Adaptive Insights

NetSuite

Job description

Hermeus is a venture-backed defense aviation company reclaiming the lost art of rapid iterative prototyping to build the fastest aircraft in the world today. By prioritizing relentless hardware iteration, we deliver high-speed systems at the pace of the modern battlefield. We work with the Department of War to provide the high-speed capabilities our nation and its allies need to maintain a durable, asymmetric advantage.

About the Role:

We are seeking a highly motivated Finance Manager to join our growing team. This individual will be a key business partner across the business — driving clarity through visibility of the budget and performance against budget. The ideal candidate has a strong FP&A foundation, thrives in a fast-paced hardware environment, enjoys working across teams, shaping processes and delivering insights.

Responsibilities:

• FP&A Leadership: Partnering closely with the CFO and executive leadership team, serve as the focal point for the annual, quarterly and monthly forecasting and variance communication process across the company translating financial data into actionable information
• Support the CFO and executive team with Board reporting, investor materials and financial analysis for major strategic decisions
• Hardware-First Business Modeling: Partner with technical teams to model program costs, NRE, and capital expenditures
• Business Partnering: Serve as a strategic finance partner to the functional teams - enabling data-driven decision-making.
• Scenario Planning: Collaborate with management to gather inputs and maintain dynamic models to reflect various options in the business model
• Financial Systems & Process: Help mature internal FP&A processes and systems to support multi-year planning, reporting automation, and program profitability tracking.
• Cross-Functional Influence: Collaborate with technical and operational teams to ensure our near-term resourcing is aligned and sufficient to support our long-term strategic plan.

Requirements:

• 6+ years of experience in FP&A, strategic finance, or related roles; experience in defense, aerospace, or hardware-intensive companies is highly preferred.
• Strong understanding of hardware R&D lifecycles, new product introduction, and manufacturing concepts.
• Demonstrated success in budgeting, forecasting, and building scalable financial models.
• Proven ability to partner cross-functionally
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and financial modeling; experience with tools like Adaptive Insights and Netsuite or similar is a plus.

$165,000 - $210,000 a year

The salary range listed for this role is intended as a general guideline. Final compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors, including role scope and responsibilities, relevant experience, education and training, key skills, market data, and business needs.

At Hermeus, compensation is only one part of our total rewards package. We offer competitive pay, equity, and a range of benefits designed to support our team.

Benefits:

• Health & Wellness: 100% employer-paid healthcare and pet insurance
• Financial: Competitive pay, stock options, 401(k) retirement plan, and potential year-end bonuses
• Time Off: Paid parental leave, 12 federal holidays, unlimited PTO for exempt employees, and generous accrued PTO for non-exempt employees
• Office Perks: Weekly paid office lunches and fully stocked breakrooms

U.S. EXPORT CONTROL COMPLIANCE STATUS

The person hired will have access to information and items subject to U.S. export controls, and therefore, must either be a “U.S. person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.62 or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing. US persons include U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents (green card holders), and asylees and refugees with such status granted, not pending.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

Hermeus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions at Hermeus are based solely on merit, competence, and qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status. #LI-JC3