Senior Program Finance Lead - DoD Contracts & Growth

Slope; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries in California seeks a Program Finance Manager to own end-to-end financial leadership for a portfolio of government contracts within the Advanced Effects line. You will set the operating cadence for program finance, scale processes, tooling, and talent to support rapid growth.

You will lead EAC and forecast governance, partner with Program Management and Contracts, and oversee costs, margins, inventory, and working capital while delivering narratives for leadership reviews and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field required.
• 6-10+ years in DoD/government contract finance or program finance, including large programs.
• Demonstrated ownership of EAC development and forecasting discipline.
• Knowledge of FAR/DFARS concepts and Contracts collaboration.
• Experience in hardware/production finance (COGS, inventory, variances).
• Proficient Excel/models; ERP systems and reporting tooling.

Responsibilities

• Own program financial performance for government contracts; drive outcomes from award through closeout.
• Lead EAC and forecast governance; conduct variance/root-cause analysis; manage risk tracking.
• Partner with Program Management and Contracts on CLIN structure, funding, burn, invoicing, reporting.
• Lead FP&A forecasting process; analyze program changes impacting financials.
• Analyze margins, COGS, inventory, and working capital; identify cost-reduction opportunities with Ops/Supply Chain.
• Consolidate AOP/LRP bottoms-up outlooks; align with leadership commitments.
• Prepare narratives for internal/external reviews and audits; support performance management (EVM where applicable).
• Build scalable processes and tooling to handle growing program volume.
• Mentor analysts; set standards for analytical quality and controls.

Skills

Advanced Excel

ERP systems

Financial modeling

Cross-functional leadership

Contract/finance knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics

MBA/CFA/CPA preferred

Tools

Deltek Cobra

Microsoft Project

Job description

Anduril Industries in California seeks a Program Finance Manager to own end-to-end financial leadership for a portfolio of government contracts within the Advanced Effects line. You will set the operating cadence for program finance, scale processes, tooling, and talent to support rapid growth.

You will lead EAC and forecast governance, partner with Program Management and Contracts, and oversee costs, margins, inventory, and working capital while delivering narratives for leadership reviews and