Lead Program Financial Analyst, AD&S

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

Benefits offered by this job

Highly competitive equity grants

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Anduril Industries is looking for a Senior Financial Analyst in Costa Mesa, California, to manage financial responsibilities for missile programs in the Air Dominance & Strike Division. This critical role requires 3-7 years of financial analysis experience, a background in Finance or Accounting, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. Knowledge of tools like Oracle, Anaplan, and Foundry is essential. The position offers a competitive salary range of $129,000—$171,000 USD, along with a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 3-7 years of experience as a financial analyst or related finance/accounting role.
• DoD and/or Tech industry experience preferred.
• Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct contract and product profit margin analysis.
• Develop and maintain forecasts in collaboration with engineering stakeholders.
• Create reports and automated dashboards in FP&A and ERP tools.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budget forecasting

Variance analysis

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Finance or Accounting

Tools

Oracle

Anaplan

Foundry

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 Team

Anduril's Air Dominance & Strike (AD&S) division delivers platforms, systems, and integrated effects across autonomous air vehicles and advanced munitions. Our autonomous systems are the cornerstone of these capabilities, and we continually strive to push the boundaries of the possible in terms of range, autonomy, and mission capability. The AD&S team develops and maintains core products and payloads and adapts and applies those products to serve a wide variety of defense, IC and commercial customers in US and international markets.

About The Job

As a Senior Financial Analyst, you will be supporting the Advanced Effects Business Line within the Air Dominance & Strike Division. This Business Line covers a diverse portfolio of missile programs. You will be responsible for product and program financial management, income statement and balance sheet forecasting, and top-tier financial reporting. In this role, you will support multiple products and programs in parallel and interact closely with program management and business line leadership to ensure Anduril is delivering on its financial commitments. You should be comfortable supporting and explaining financial performance and variance analysis at the contract and product level to cross functional teams and senior leadership. This is a critical role in a high-growth division at a company that is constantly growing and changing.

What You’ll Do

• Contract and product profit margin analysis and surveillance
• Ownership of rolling monthly forecasts, derived by working in depth with key engineering stakeholders (Product Managers, Program Managers, Engineering Leads)
• Monthly distribution of internal management reporting via presentation and written communications
• Work with program management to develop and maintain ETC forecasts and EAC integrity
• Income statement and balance sheet forecasting by contract and business line
• Prepare monthly/quarterly/annual variance at multiple accounting levels
• Creation of reports and automated dashboards in FP&A and ERP tools (Oracle, Anaplan, and Foundry)
• Support pricing activities
• Ad hoc support and special projects
• Drive continuous improvement in financial reporting tools, systems and procedures
• Assist in long range planning

Required Qualifications

• 3-7 years of experience as a financial analyst, or related finance/accounting role.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Finance, Accounting, or related field
• DoD and/or Tech industry experience
• Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced environment
• Acute understanding of Financial Systems, data management, and complex modeling
• Proven ability to work successfully in a team-based environment
• Must be authorized to work in the United States

US Salary Range

$129,000—$171,000 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. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.