Senior Finance Manager, Mission Readiness
Anduril· Finance & Accounting : Finance : Finance
Costa Mesa, CA$183k - $243kFull-timePosted 1mo ago
About the role
Senior Finance Manager responsible for end-to-end financial management of strategic planning for a fast-expanding manufacturing footprint, partnering with cross-functional teams, building financial frameworks, and delivering executive-level insights.
Responsibilities
- Leading the Finance side of our strategic Mission Readiness team. End to end financial management of strategic planning: including, but not limited to, headcount, project utilization, growth investment, and financial analysis to support a quickly expanding operations footprint.
- Establish transparency into headcount productivity for existing and future Anduril Divisions and Business Lines.
- Act as Senior Finance Partner working cross functionally with the Business Divisions and Operational Deployments teams to drive and support consolidation of business case analyses and decision-making frameworks.
- Build novel financial frameworks for thinking through operational decisions, including but not limited to manufacturing, product execution strategy, etc.
- Perform in-depth quantitative analyses including variance analysis (actuals vs. budget/forecast/prior), trend analysis, scenario modeling, and root-cause investigations to identify performance drivers and risks.
- Support cross-functional teams with tradeoff studies to achieve sustainable unit economics.
- Develop complex financial models to assess various financial scenarios and support strategic initiatives.
- Adopt Standardized data model, but tailor to the needs of the respective Product portfolio
- Identify and implement process improvements to streamline FP&A activities and enhance reporting accuracy.
- Lead the development of executive-level reporting and present financial insights to senior management.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, Economics, or a related field; MBA or technical background (Engineering/Supply Chain/Operations) is a plus.
- 7-10 years of experience in manufacturing finance, business unit finance, management consulting, investment banking, or similar.
- Strong understanding of financial and accounting concepts.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex financial information in an understandable manner.
- Strong analytical aptitude. You intuitively think about problems in terms of numbers.
- Must be authorized to work in the United States.
Skills
Required:Financial modelingStrategic planningVariance analysiscross-functional collaboration
Benefits
- Top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including health, recovery, and related support.
- Comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees)
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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