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Senior Program Finance Manager, AD&S

Anduril· Finance & Accounting : Finance : Finance
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Costa Mesa, California$166k - $220kFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Senior Manager, Program Finance responsible for end-to-end financial leadership for a portfolio of complex Commercial and U.S. Government/DoD programs across multiple contract types, building scalable processes, and delivering executive-ready insights to support rapid growth.

Responsibilities

  • Own program financial performance for a portfolio of complex commercial and government contracts across contract types; drive predictable outcomes from award through execution and closeout.
  • Lead EAC and forecast governance: set standards, build/maintain EACs, drive variance/root-cause analysis, and manage risk/opportunity tracking with mitigation actions.
  • Partner with Program Management and Contracts on CLIN structure, funding, burn, billing/invoicing, contract modifications, and required program financial reporting.
  • Lead monthly FP&A forecasting process with focus on program changes that drive financial changes.
  • Drive production and unit-economics insights: margin and COGS analysis, inventory and working-capital impacts, production variances, and cost-reduction opportunities with Ops/Supply Chain.
  • Own planning deliverables (AOP/LRP) for your portfolio: consolidate bottoms-up program outlooks (revenue, cost, margin, working capital) and align to leadership commitments.
  • Operate performance management (EVM where applicable): support baseline management and interpret key variances (CV/SV/CPI/SPI); prepare content for internal/external reviews and audits.
  • Build scalable processes and tooling: standard templates, dashboards, models, and mechanisms that improve speed, accuracy, and governance as program volume increases.
  • Communicate clearly to leadership: deliver crisp narratives and decision memos for AD&S leadership and Corporate Finance.
  • Hire and develop talent: manage and mentor analysts; set standards for analytical quality, documentation, controls, and stakeholder management.
  • Ad-hoc analysis for Business Cases and other studies, with understanding of broader impacts to financial results

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
  • 8–12+ years of progressive experience in DoD/government contract finance or program finance, including ownership of large/complex programs.
  • Demonstrated ownership of EAC development and forecasting discipline, including proactive risk identification and corrective action follow-through.
  • Working knowledge of government contracting fundamentals (e.g., FAR/DFARS concepts) and strong partnership instincts with Contracts and Program Management.
  • Experience supporting manufacturing/production finance (COGS, inventory, variances, unit economics) in a hardware or production environment.
  • Advanced Excel/modeling skills; strong systems orientation (ERP + reporting/tooling).
  • Track record of leading cross-functional workstreams with Program, Engineering, Ops, and Contracts stakeholders.

Skills

Required:Program finance leadershipEAC development and forecastingFAR/DFARS knowledgeManufacturing/production financeExcel/modelingCross-functional leadership

Benefits

  • Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available to employees.
Last updated Sep 9, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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