Senior Program Finance Manager – Defense Growth

Anduril-1; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Benefits package

Job summary

Anduril Industries seeks a Program Finance Manager for its Advanced Effects business line. You will own end-to-end financial leadership for a portfolio of programs across DoD contracts, guiding EACs, forecasting, and reporting through award, execution and closeout.

You will partner with Program Management and Contracts, drive FP&A processes, and scale tools and teams to support rapid growth while ensuring strong governance and cost controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
• 6-10+ years of DoD/government contract or program finance experience including large/complex programs.
• Experience in EAC development and forecasting with proactive risk identification and mitigation.
• Knowledge of FAR/DFARS concepts and government contracting fundamentals.
• Experience in hardware/production finance (COGS, inventory, variances, unit economics).
• Advanced Excel/modeling skills and strong systems orientation.

Responsibilities

• Own program financial performance for a portfolio of government contracts through award, execution and closeout.
• Lead EAC and forecast governance; build/maintain EACs; perform variance/root-cause analysis.
• Partner with Contracts on CLIN structure, funding, burn, billing, and reporting.
• Lead monthly FP&A forecasting focusing on program changes and financial impact.
• Analyze margins, COGS, inventory, working capital and cost-reduction opportunities with Ops.
• Consolidate AOP/LRP planning for portfolio in alignment with leadership.
• Support EVM baseline management and variance interpretation for reviews and audits.
• Build scalable processes and tooling for increased program volume.
• Prepare narratives and memos for AD&S leadership and Corporate Finance.
• Mentor analysts and set standards for analytical quality and controls.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Forecasting

ERP systems

Reporting tooling

Cross-functional leadership

EAC development

Program finance

Security clearance

Cost accounting

Financial modeling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field

Tools

Deltek Cobra

Microsoft Project

ERP systems

Job description

Anduril Industries seeks a Program Finance Manager for its Advanced Effects business line. You will own end-to-end financial leadership for a portfolio of programs across DoD contracts, guiding EACs, forecasting, and reporting through award, execution and closeout.

You will partner with Program Management and Contracts, drive FP&A processes, and scale tools and teams to support rapid growth while ensuring strong governance and cost controls.