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Senior Director, Controller

Anduril· Finance & Accounting : Accounting : Accounting
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Costa Mesa, California$220k - $292kFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Senior leader responsible for global controllership, accounting operations, audits, and M&A integration at Anduril Industries, reporting to the Vice President, Accounting. Focused on building high-performing teams, process optimization, and scalable controls in a fast-growing defense technology company.

Responsibilities

  • Lead, mentor, and develop a high performing, multi-disciplinary accounting organization spanning domestic and international accounting as well as M&A integration.
  • Oversee the end-to-end global financial close process, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance across general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, order management, cost accounting, and revenue operations.
  • Direct and support regional accounting operations and compliance across growing international entities, including EMEA, APAC, and the UK.
  • Partner with the Director, M&A Accounting to ensure seamless integration of acquired entities, closing/opening balance sheet crosswalks, and operational onboarding into Anduril’s ecosystem.
  • Manage the execution of the annual consolidated group audit, component audits, and regional statutory audits across all domestic and international entities, coordinating with external auditors for timely and clean deliverables.
  • Drive continuous improvement, automation, and scalability across Anduril’s ERP ecosystem (Oracle Fusion) and connected boundary systems.
  • Establish, enhance, and maintain robust accounting policies, internal controls, and standard operating procedures to support rapid business expansion and potential future public company requirements.
  • Build highly effective working relationships with key leadership across Technical Accounting & Reporting, Government Financial Operations, Tax, FP&A, Legal, and CorpTech.

Qualifications

  • 12+ years of progressive accounting experience with significant leadership experience (Controller / Assistant Controller level) in high-growth technology, manufacturing, or defense environments.
  • Proven track record of leading, scaling, and mentoring large, geographically distributed accounting teams with high EQ and strong communication skills.
  • Deep understanding of US GAAP, operational accounting workflows (GL, AP, AR, Revenue, Inventory/Cost), international entity management, and M&A integration.
  • Strong background in leveraging and optimizing enterprise ERP ecosystems (such as Oracle Fusion) and modern boundary tools.
  • Able to get hands dirty to drive execution while maintaining the ability to manage high-level strategic priorities in a fast-paced organization.
  • CPA (active or inactive) and/or MBA is preferred.
  • Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities.

Skills

Required:US GAAPExternal Audits & ComplianceM&A Accounting & IntegrationERP Systems (Oracle Fusion)

Benefits

  • Top-tier benefits for full-time employees (health, recovery, and other coverage)
  • Competitive equity grants included in majority of full-time offers
Last updated Sep 9, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Anduril

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