Director of Business Office
Director of Business Office
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$ 200000 - 200000
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Job Description
Astroboticis at the forefront of advancing space exploration and technology development. Our expertise spans from lunar rovers landers and infrastructure to spacecraft navigation machine vision and computing systems for inspace robotic applications. To date the company has been contracted for two lunar missions and has won more than 60 National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Department of Defense (DoD) and commercial technology contracts worth more than $600 million.
We recently launched and operated the first American lunar lander mission since the Apollo Program. Beyond helping lead America back to the Moon Astrobotic developed and operates reusable vertical takeoff vertical landing (VTVL) rockets and continues to advance nextgeneration VTVL capabilities and advanced rocket engines. Established in 2007 Astrobotic is headquartered in Pittsburgh PA with a propulsion and test campus in Mojave CA.
The Director of Business Office oversees financial aspects of all project management activities including budgeting cost control analysis reporting and ensuring projects execute within approved financial parameters. This role leads a team of project and financial management professionals while collaborating with company leadership to optimize profitability throughout the project lifecycle. Additionally this role manages internal Business Intelligence (BI) leveraging company data to improve decisionmaking optimize operations and enhance overall business performance. This person will report directly to the CEO.
Job Responsibilities:
Financial Management:
- Monitor project spending against budgets and implement corrective actions for potential overruns
- Oversee G&A department budgets and identify costsaving opportunities
- Create financial forecasts including revenue projections and expense estimates
- Perform Earned Value Management analysis for large flight programs
- Track contractual milestones that impact revenue
- Generate financial reports including profitability analysis variance reports and KPIs
- Partner with Controller to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting
Schedule and Contract Management:
- Create standardized schedules and perform schedule analysis for all projects
- Identify and mitigate potential schedule delays
- Track contract obligations and compliance terms
- Ensure expenditures comply with company policies and monitor risk exposure
Strategic Planning:
- Conduct financial feasibility analysis for proposals in collaboration with business development
- Identify project financial risks and recommend solutions
- Evaluate outsourcing vs. inhouse solutions for administrative functions
- Participate in project planning to integrate financial considerations
Leadership and Communication:
- Communicate financial status to Leadership Team project teams and Controller
- Manage project management financial systems and implement process improvements
- Provide leadership to project and financial management professionals
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree
- Proven experience in project financial management preferably in aerospace
- Strong analytical skills with proficiency in financial modeling and data interpretation
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Knowledge of accounting standards project management tools and earned value management
Salary
The base salary range represents the low and high end of the anticipated salary range for this position. The actual base salary offered for this position will depend on numerous factors including individual performance business objectives and the candidates professional experience. Base salary is just one component of Astrobotics competitive total rewards strategy.
Benefits:
Benefits include Medical dental vision long and shortterm disability voluntary life insurance FSA Plans 401k and open PTO.
Export Control Regulations:
To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. person which includes U.S. nationals lawful permanent residents protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)3 including those individuals granted refugee or asylum status or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
Astrobotic Technology Inc. does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race color religion sex (including pregnancy and gender identity) national origin political affiliation sexual orientation marital status disability genetic information age membership in an employee organization retaliation parental status military service or other nonmerit factor.
Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation:
If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process please send a request to.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
