Senior Finance Manager, Corporate FP&A

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Comprehensive benefits

Health insurance

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA, is seeking a strategic Corporate FP&A leader to design and execute the SG&A planning model. You will partner with executives and functional teams to build scalable processes, procure reliable data, and deliver accurate budgets and forecasts that drive financial excellence.

You’ll own the annual operating plan, long-range financial planning, dashboards, and variance analyses, while ensuring data integrity and robust controls.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of managing complex financial projects from strategy to execution.
• Experience leading corporate FP&A with high-visibility collaboration with executives.
• Ability to design innovative financial model designs and planning strategies.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, and financial management experience.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong project management skills with on-time and on-budget delivery.

Responsibilities

• Own corporate FP&A processes for budgeting, forecasting, and SG&A model.
• Lead annual operating plan, long-range financial plan, and monthly forecasts.
• Lead the preparation of financial statements and executive dashboards.
• Develop robust processes and controls for data accuracy across functions.
• Provide strategic financial insights and variance analysis on performance.
• Partner with Accounting, Tax, and functional teams to align on results.
• Manage and improve the financial planning system and tools.
• Support ad hoc financial analysis and scenario modeling for exec decisions.

Skills

Strategic FP&A leadership

Budgeting

Forecasting

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive communication

Project management

Financial modeling

Education

MBA in business/finance

Master's degree in business

Tools

Financial planning software

Excel

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 Job

In this role, you will lead the strategy, design, and execution of Anduril’s corporate FP&A model including our SG&A functions. You’ll balance creative design with operational needs, drive scalable solutions that align with our operational model, and manage key relationships with external partners and internal teams. This role is critical to developing the foundation for Anduril’s long range SG&A planning and achievement of the Company’s financial excellence roadmap. This role will work directly with Anduril’s business and functional leaders to execute on short- and long‑term corporate planning strategies to build processes and tools allowing us to scale execution. This position offers a central role in Anduril’s strategic growth planning and execution with high levels of engagement with the executive suite.

What You’ll Do

• Own the corporate-level FP&A processes for budgeting, forecasting, and the overall SG&A model
• Lead the preparation and management of the annual operating plan, long range financial plan and monthly forecast updates
• Lead the preparation financial statements and executive dashboards for senior leadership
• Develop and manage robust processes and controls to ensure accuracy and consistency of financial data across functional groups
• Provide strategic financial insights and variance analysis related to performance, including revenue, OPEX, EBITDA, and cash flow
• Partner closely with Accounting, Tax, and functional department teams to align on financial results and ensure consistent assumptions
• Manage and improve the financial planning system and tools
• Support ad hoc financial analysis, scenario modeling, and executive decision-making as required, including business development and licensing agreements
• Other duties as assigned. These job requirements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel

Required Qualifications

• Proven track record of managing complex financial projects across a multi-faceted organization, from strategy to execution through on-going maintenance
• Proven track record of successfully managing large-scale, cross-departmental and cross-functional projects in a corporate environment with high visibility from the executive leadership team
• Demonstrated ability to develop innovative solutions for detailed financial model design and planning strategies
• Strong financial acumen and experience with budgeting and financial management.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to deliver high-impact results on time and within budget

Preferred Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Corporate Finance or Strategy, with a focus on design and strategic planning for a distributed workforce across various unique business units, with at least 3 years in a managerial role managing a team of close collaborators
• Master's degree, or MBA in business, operations, finance or a related field
• Extreme attention to detail and with the ability to anticipate, prioritize, and adapt to changing workload situations
• Ability to work effectively in a fast‑paced and dynamic corporate environment with significant autonomy

US Salary Range

$166,000—$220,000 USD

Benefits

• 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.

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