Senior Program Finance Manager, AD&S

Anduril-1; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Equity grants

Professional growth

Job summary

Anduril Industries in California seeks a Senior Finance Manager to own end-to-end financial leadership for a portfolio of government contracts within the AD&S line. You’ll set the operating cadence and scale processes, tooling, and talent to support rapid growth across air vehicle programs.

The role requires 8–10+ years in finance (P&L, FP&A, or operational finance) in manufacturing or hardware, with strong unit economics and experience in EAC forecasting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
• 8–10+ years of progressive finance experience with P&L ownership, FP&A, or operational finance in a manufacturing, hardware, or production environment.
• Strong command of unit economics, COGS, inventory dynamics, and working capital in a product business.
• Experience building and owning financial plans: budgets, long-range forecasts, and monthly rhythm.
• Ownership of EAC development and forecasting discipline with proactive risk actions.
• Advanced modeling skills and a systems mindset; fluent in Excel; ERP/reporting improvements.
• Track record leading cross-functional work with Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, and leadership.
• Working knowledge of government contracting fundamentals (FAR/DFARS) and partnership with Contracts/PM.
• Eligible to obtain and hold a U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Own program financial performance for a portfolio of government contracts; drive outcomes from award to closeout.
• Lead EAC and forecast governance; set standards and track risks and opportunities.
• Partner with PM and Contracts on CLIN structure, funding, burn, and reporting.
• Lead monthly FP&A forecasting process; understand program changes driving financials.
• Drive margins, COGS, inventory, and working capital insights with Ops/Supply Chain.
• Own planning deliverables (AOP/LRP) for portfolio; align to leadership commitments.
• Support baseline management and prepare content for reviews and audits.
• Build scalable processes, models and tooling for increasing program volume.
• Deliver narratives and memos for AD&S leadership and Corporate Finance.
• Hire, mentor analysts; set analytic quality standards and governance.

Skills

P&L ownership

FP&A

Operational finance

Unit economics

EAC forecasting

Excel modeling

ERP systems

Cross-functional leadership

Gov contracting knowledge

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics

MBA (preferred)

Tools

Deltek Cobra

Microsoft Project

ERP systems

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

As a Senior Finance Manager, you will own end-to-end financial leadership for a portfolio of programs for the high-growth Advanced Effects business line. This portfolio spans cutting-edge air vehicle programs that are rapidly scaling from development into production. You will set the operating cadence for financial management and scale the processes, tooling, and talent needed to support rapid growth.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Anduril's Air Dominance & Strike (AD&S) division delivers platforms, systems, and integrated effects across autonomous air vehicles and advanced munitions. Our portfolio — including platforms like Barracuda and Fury — spans high-performance multi-mission air vehicles purpose-built for contested environments and hyperscale production.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Own program financial performance for a portfolio of government contracts; drive predictable outcomes from award through execution and closeout.
• Lead EAC and forecast governance: set standards, build/maintain EACs, drive variance/root-cause analysis, and manage risk/opportunity tracking with mitigation actions.
• Partner deeply with Program Management and Contracts on CLIN structure, funding, burn, billing/invoicing, contract modifications, and required program financial reporting.
• Lead monthly FP&A forecasting process with a focus on understanding program changes that drive financial changes.
• Drive production and unit-economics insights: margin and COGS analysis, inventory and working-capital impacts, production variances, and cost-reduction opportunities with Ops/Supply Chain.
• Own planning deliverables (AOP/LRP) for your portfolio: consolidate bottoms-up program outlooks (revenue, cost, margin, working capital) and align to leadership commitments.
• Operate performance management (EVM where applicable): support baseline management and interpret key variances (CV/SV/CPI/SPI); prepare content for internal/external reviews and audits.
• Build scalable processes, models and tooling that improve speed, accuracy, and governance as program volume increases.
• Deliver crisp narratives and decision memos for AD&S leadership and Corporate Finance.
• Hire and develop talent, manage and mentor analysts; set standards for analytical quality, documentation, controls, and stakeholder management.
• Ad-hoc analysis for Business Cases and other studies, with understanding of broader impacts to financial results

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
• 8–10+ years of progressive finance experience with meaningful exposure to P&L ownership, FP&A, or operational finance in a manufacturing, hardware, or production environment
• Strong command of unit economics, COGS, inventory dynamics, and working capital in a product business
• Experience building and owning financial plans: annual budgets, long-range forecasts, and the monthly rhythm that ties them together
• Demonstrated ownership of EAC development and forecasting discipline, including proactive risk identification and corrective action follow-through.
• Advanced modeling skills and a systems-oriented mindset. You're fluent in Excel and comfortable driving ERP, reporting, and tooling improvements
• Track record of leading cross-functional work with Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, and business leadership
• Working knowledge of government contracting fundamentals (e.g., FAR/DFARS concepts) and strong partnership instincts with Contracts and Program Management.
• Must be eligible to obtain and hold a U.S. Secret security clearance.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Advanced degree MBA, CFA and/or Masters in related field
• Security clearance
• Experience with EVM tools (e.g., Deltek Cobra) and program scheduling tools (e.g., Microsoft Project).

Per Anduril's expansion plans, we anticipate this job will be based out of Long Beach, CA beginning late 2027.

US Salary Range

$166,000 - $220,000 USD

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:

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