Manager of FP&A

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center.

As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

Anduril Air Dominance & Strike Finance group is seeking a Financial Manager to join our team and play a key role in managing financial planning and analysis (FP&A) and IRAD programs. In this role, you’ll drive long range financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and reporting to support division functions—helping ensure cost efficiency and strategic workforce alignment.

This Financial Manager will play a key role in establishing new financial reporting to support the business. Partnering closely with Finance, Engineering, and Program Management, you will leverage your expertise to support and help execute these plans. FP&A reporting will include a long-range strategy for financial performance, along with the development of short term reporting published on a standard cadence. You will develop metrics and a monitoring plan to ensure the effective implementation of the plan while identifying ways to continually improve the overall financial performance of the company.

The challenges you will encounter are innumerable and unpredictable, but you will be expected to take ownership of delivering the technical program solution in overseeing the strategic planning, development, and execution of FP&A initiatives at a business line and program level. Success in this position comes from a dynamic mindset, strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and a collaborative approach to partnering with cross-functional teams to drive impactful financial decisions.

Through strategic planning, project management, and business life cycle management, this Financial Manager will work directly with various business leaders to execute on short- and long-term corporate strategies. This position offers a central role in Anduril’s strategic growth planning and execution.

• Business Line Long Range Financial Planning & Analysis
  • Own the long-range budgeting, forecasting, and analysis process, work streams, and reporting for the consolidated company plan
  • Drive cash flow forecasting and management efforts, ensuring liquidity and financial stability
  • Develop complex financial models to assess various financial scenarios and support strategic initiatives
  • Conduct thorough balance sheet analyses and report on key financial indicators
  • Identify and implement process improvements to streamline FP&A activities and enhance reporting accuracy
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to prepare annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and long-term financial plans
  • Lead the development of executive-level reporting and present financial insights to senior management
  • Drive continuous improvement in financial reporting tools, systems, and procedures
  • Collaborate with department leaders to provide financial insights, support decision-making, and drive accountability for spend
  • Analyze trends and risks, offering recommendations to optimize cost structures and improve financial efficiency
• IRAD Programs Business Manager
  • Considerable partnership and collaboration in support of the IRAD program managers
  • Create comprehensive budgeting plans for individual IRAD programs
  • Manage the overall business line IRAD budgets
  • Lead the headcount forecasting and reporting process, ensuring alignment with financial, operational and technical goals
  • Partner with People function, Talent Acquisition and department leaders to analyze staffing needs, hiring plans, and workforce costs
  • Support functional leaders to develop workforce plans…