Senior Finance Manager, FP&A — AI & Growth

SpaceX; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX seeks a Sr. Manager, Finance to lead FP&A activities for the AI segment, driving spending, profitability, and strategic financial analysis. The role requires interfacing with production, engineering, sales, program management, accounting, and executive management.

The candidate will manage a team of analysts and deliver insights to inform operational decisions and performance against targets, while collaborating across functions to optimize capital and operating expenditures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• 10+ years of experience in finance or operations.
• 4+ years in a supervisory, lead, or management role.

Responsibilities

• Identify resource requirements for business groups, including headcount, capital, vehicle refurb/build costs and operating expenses.
• Work with production and engineering teams to identify production and operational KPIs and analyze performance against productivity targets.
• Partner with business unit leaders to prepare financial analysis to help inform optimal operational decision-making.
• Work closely with supply chain to ensure that financial obligations are tracked and committed appropriately as we scale for rapid growth.
• Partner with accounting for financial close analysis and group-level reporting.
• Provide insight on spending variances and department-level reporting to business partners.
• Coordinate capital expenditure tracking and related cash forecasts for the business.
• Provide financial analysis and support to our business initiatives.
• Manage, develop a team of financial analysts.

Skills

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Financial modelling

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree in Business Administration

Tools

ERP databases

SQL

Job description

SpaceX seeks a Sr. Manager, Finance to lead FP&A activities for the AI segment, driving spending, profitability, and strategic financial analysis. The role requires interfacing with production, engineering, sales, program management, accounting, and executive management.

The candidate will manage a team of analysts and deliver insights to inform operational decisions and performance against targets, while collaborating across functions to optimize capital and operating expenditures.