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Senior Finance Director, AD&S

Anduril· Finance & Accounting : Air Dominance & Strike Finance : Finance
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Costa Mesa, CA$253k - $336kFull-timePosted 2w ago

About the role

Senior financial leadership role owning the P&L for Anduril's Autonomous Air Power (AD&S) division within Air Dominance & Strike, responsible for building and leading a high-performing finance team, partnering with business leaders to drive profitability, and shaping long-term financial strategy and capital allocation for complex programs.

Responsibilities

  • Daily partnership with Senior Leaders within AD&S to bring first class financial expertise and support to the business.
  • Manage the processes for financial forecasting and budgets, and oversee the preparation of business line, product and program level financial reporting.
  • Own the financial oversight and management for a portfolio of large, complex, and mission-critical programs
  • Manage and scale a dedicated team in line with the needs of the business by developing and hiring best-in-class talent and implementing best practices and tools to ensure a well-controlled yet flexible finance organization.
  • Lead the development of executive-level reporting and present financial insights to senior management.
  • Evaluate financial performance by comparing and analyzing actual results with forecasts, highlighting trends and analyzing causes of unexpected variances.
  • Work with senior AD&S and corporate finance leaders to identify and implement ways to improve business performance and finance systems, tools and processes.
  • Get deep in the operations and support the team in creating bottoms-up, data-driven models to understand segmentation, pricing optimization, scenarios, and financial returns of our products and investments.
  • Own performance dashboards, alerting, and investigation into KPI health. Assess the impact of financial decisions on KPIs while developing strategies which drive demonstrable impact against these metrics.
  • Develop deep relationships with our customers (both internal and external) and oversee customer program reporting, monthly invoicing, and monthly financial status reporting.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field; MBA or relevant professional certification (CPA, CFA) is a plus.
  • 15+ years of finance experience working for Big Tech, Defense, Large Manufacturing, or Government contracting, with 3-5 years in a senior leadership position.
  • Advanced proficiency in Excel, financial modeling and data analysis tools, and experience with financial reporting tools and ERP systems (i.e. Oracle Fusion, Oracle EPM, Anaplan, Foundry).
  • Demonstrated track record of owning problems end-to-end in a finance function.
  • Intellectually curious - you seek to understand the why behind the numbers.
  • Highly technical - you value precision and accuracy when it comes to your work, and you can rapidly dissect complex quantitative problems.
  • Critical thinker - you consider problems from all angles to remove bias.
  • Results-oriented - you will do whatever it takes to get the job done.
  • Exceptional written and oral communication skills. You drive consensus through grounded arguments, interpersonal skills, and negotiation skills.
  • Creative problem-solver - able to identify obstacles and present viable solutions.
  • Comfortable working in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment.
  • Excited by large breadth of problems.
  • Confidence to execute in highly visible and accountable positions.
  • Must be authorized to work in the United States.
  • Must be security clearance eligible.

Skills

Required:Financial forecastingFinancial reportingP&L ownershipTeam leadership

Benefits

  • Comprehensive, competitive benefits package (health, recovery, and more) available at little to no cost to employees. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.
Last updated Oct 7, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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