Senior Program Financial Analyst, AD&S

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Health benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Program Financial Analyst to own the financial health of AA contracts end-to-end. Collaborate with Program Managers, Engineers, and Finance to build forecasts, maintain budgets, and drive margin performance.

You will create financial models in Excel, validate data in Oracle, and leverage AI to streamline processes. The role sits at the intersection of FP&A and Program Controls, requiring independent work in a fast-paced environment and readiness to defend

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in program finance, program controls, FP&A, or a related finance/accounting role.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, or a related field.
• Strong Microsoft Office and Excel modeling skills and comfort working with large datasets.
• Demonstrated ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and be eligible to apply for and maintain a U.S. security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Own contract-level financial management across assigned AA programs, including monthly EAC / ETC development and cost/schedule variance analysis.
• Maintain the contract value baseline in Excel/Oracle — navigating varying contract types (FFP/CPFF), BCWS phasing based on labor and nonlabor inputs, reforecasting processes and change control, and monthly status reports.
• Partner with Program Managers and Engineering Leads to build and challenge bottoms-up forecasts for remaining work (labor hours, materials, subcontracts, ODCs).
• Prepare monthly program financial reviews, including profit margin and gross margin surveillance, monthly and cumulative actuals-to-forecast variance explanation, and funding/billing position.
• Reconcile monthly billings to cost performance; support unbilled AR, revenue recognition inputs, and month-end close deliverables.
• Track and analyze unit cost trends versus forecast, and surface drivers to program and engineering leadership.
• Support pricing, proposals, and ROM estimates for contract modifications and follow-on work.
• Build and maintain reporting in Oracle, Anaplan, and Foundry to automate recurring program financial deliverables.
• Contribute to long-range planning and the annual operating plan for the AA business line.
• Drive continuous improvement in program controls tools, templates, and procedures.

Skills

Excel modeling

MS Office

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics/Engineering

Tools

Deltek Cobra

Oracle Fusion

Oracle EPM

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 Autonomous Airpower (AA) business line develops and manufactures next-generation unmanned aircraft for U.S. and allied air forces. The AA program finance team is embedded with engineering, program management, and operations to ensure that every dollar of contract value is planned, executed, and reported with discipline. We are building a modern program controls function from the ground up: fast-moving, data-driven, and tightly integrated with the technical teams actually building the aircraft.

About The Job

As a Senior Program Financial Analyst, you will own the financial health of one or more AA contracts end-to-end. You'll partner daily with Program Managers, Engineering Leads, and the broader Finance/Accounting organization to build bottoms-up forecasts, maintain contract budget baselines, execute earned value reporting, and drive margin performance. This role sits at the intersection of FP&A and Program Controls — you will spend as most of your time creating and managing financial models in Excel as you will working strategically with cross-functional partners. You will validate your data analysis and upload in Oracle, and using generative AI to find way to automate and streamline buiness processes. You should be comfortable defending your numbers to program leadership and translating program execution risk into financial impact.

What You’ll Do

• Own contract-level financial management across assigned AA programs, including monthly EAC / ETC development and cost/schedule variance analysis
• Maintain the contract value baseline in Excel/Oracle — navigating through varying contract types (FFP/CPFF), BCWS phasing based on labor and nonlabor inputs, reforecasting processes and change control, and monthly status reports
• Partner with Program Managers and Engineering Leads to build and challenge bottoms-up forecasts for remaining work (labor hours, materials, subcontracts, ODCs)
• Prepare monthly program financial reviews, including profit margin and gross margin surveillance, monthly and cumulative actuals-to-forecast variance explanation, and funding/billing position
• Reconcile monthly billings to cost performance; support unbilled AR, revenue recognition inputs, and month-end close deliverables
• Track and analyze unit cost trends versus forecast, and surface drivers to program and engineering leadership
• Support pricing, proposals, and ROM estimates for contract modifications and follow-on work
• Build and maintain reporting in Oracle, Anaplan, and Foundry to automate recurring program financial deliverables
• Contribute to long-range planning and the annual operating plan for the AA business line
• Drive continuous improvement in program controls tools, templates, and procedures

Required Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in program finance, program controls, FP&A, or a related finance/accounting role
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, or a related field
• Strong Microsoft Office and Excel modeling skills and comfort working with large datasets
• Demonstrated ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, written, and verbal communication skills
• Must be a U.S. citizen and be eligible to apply for and maintain a U.S. security clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• DoD / aerospace & defense industry experience, particularly on cost-type (CPFF, CPIF) or FFP development contracts
• Exposure to Earned Value Management (EVM) concepts — CPI/SPI, BCWS/BCWP/ACWP, VAC, EAC/ETC
• Hands-on experience with Deltek Cobra, Oracle Fusion, Oracle EPM, or equivalent program controls / ERP tooling
• Familiarity with FAR/DFARS and CAS-covered contracting environments
• Experience supporting proposals, BOEs, or should-cost analysis
• Experience using Databricks, Foundry, and Claude Cowork/Code
• Per Anduril's expansion plans, we anticipate this job will be based out of Long Beach, CA beginning late 2027.

US Salary Range

$117,000—$154,000 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:
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