Financial Analyst
About the role
Financial Analyst role at Astranis focused on budgeting, forecasting, and tracking program spend while driving accountability across cross-functional teams as the company scales its satellite programs.
Responsibilities
- Own program budgeting, spend tracking, financial planning, reporting, and analysis, serving as a key financial partner to program managers and cross-functional teams.
- Support program managers and project leads in tracking budgets, actuals, and forecasts against key milestones.
- Balance rigorous financial analysis with effective cross-functional business partnership and clear communication.
- Partner with department and initiative leaders on headcount planning, resource allocation, and spend management.
- Deliver timely variance analysis and actionable insights to drive departmental and program accountability.
- Build scalable reporting tools and dashboards to provide leadership with clear visibility into program and operating costs.
- Support the monthly and quarterly close process in coordination with Accounting and Finance.
Qualifications
- 1–3 years of financial planning & analysis (FP&A) or corporate finance experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field.
- Strong financial modeling, Excel, and reporting skills, with experience managing budgets and project/program spend tracking.
- Detail-oriented mindset with the ability to "zoom out" and provide strategic insights to business leaders.
- Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally, bridging the gap between data analysis and operational decision-making.
- High adaptability and curiosity to operate in a fast-paced technology or hardware company environment.
Skills
Benefits
- equity and robust benefits
- significant equity package via incentive stock options
- high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance
- 401(k) retirement planning
- flexible PTO
- free on-site catered meals

About Astranis
Advanced satellites for high orbits.
Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s reach into the solar system. Today Astranis satellites provide dedicated, secure networks to highly-sophisticated customers across the globe— large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military. With five satellites on orbit and many more set to launch soon, the company is servicing a backlog of more than $1 billion of commercial contracts. Astranis is the preferred satellite communications partner for buyers with stringent requirements for uptime, data security, network visibility, and customization. Astranis has raised over $750 million from some of the world’s best investors, from Andreessen Horowitz to Blackrock, and Fidelity, and employs a team of 450 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.
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