Strategic Finance Director, FP&A & Growth

Firehawk; Addison (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Dental & Vision Plans

EAP

9/80 schedule

On-site perks

Mentorship opportunities

Job summary

Firehawk Aerospace seeks an analytically rigorous Director of Finance in Addison, TX to lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning for a rapidly growing defense hardware company. This hands-on role builds models and communicates insights to executives and the board.

You will partner with Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, and Legal to align financial goals, support capital markets initiatives, and translate complex analyses into clear takeaways for investors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or related field.
• 7+ years of finance experience in high-growth, technical, or defense/manufacturing environments.
• Exposure to VC-backed, late-stage companies and fast-growth startup environments.
• Experience evaluating investments, M&A transactions, or new products/platforms through rigorous financial analysis.
• Exceptional financial modeling skills, with the role heavily focused on building, maintaining, and refining excel models.
• Solid understanding of financial statements, capital structures, and debt instruments.
• Strong strategic and analytical capabilities with exceptional attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex analyses into clear takeaways for senior leaders.
• Demonstrated ability to improve and scale finance processes in growing organizations.
• High level of ownership and curiosity; thrives in fast-moving, scrappy environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead company-wide budgeting, forecasting, and long-range financial planning efforts.
• Develop and implement financial frameworks for resource allocation, budgeting, forecasting, and scenario modeling to support scale-up efforts.
• Prepare financial materials and analysis for board meetings, investor communications, and internal operating reviews.
• Evaluate corporate investment initiatives, M&A/partnerships, and integration planning for strategic opportunities.
• Design and scale FP&A tools, dashboards, and processes to support continued growth.
• Evaluate financial scenarios and strategic initiatives through detailed, forward-looking analysis.
• Develop executive-level reporting and clearly communicate insights to executive leadership.
• Collaborate closely with Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Business Development, Legal, and other teams to ensure alignment on financial goals and performance.

Skills

Financial modeling

Budgeting & forecasting

Strategic analysis

M&A evaluation

Cross-functional collaboration

Capital markets support

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics or related field

MBA, CPA, or CFA preferred

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

SQL

ERP systems

Job description

Firehawk Aerospace seeks an analytically rigorous Director of Finance in Addison, TX to lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning for a rapidly growing defense hardware company. This hands-on role builds models and communicates insights to executives and the board.

You will partner with Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, and Legal to align financial goals, support capital markets initiatives, and translate complex analyses into clear takeaways for investors.