Director of Strategic Finance and Programs
Director of Strategic Finance and Programs
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25-07-2025
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About Merlin:
Merlin is a venture backed aerospace startup building a non-human pilot to enable both reduced crew and uncrewed flight. Backed by some of the worlds leading investors Merlin is scaling alongside our customers to begin leveraging autonomy today to solve some of aviations biggest challenges.
You are an experienced finance professional who wants to contribute to making airplanes that fly themselves. You are familiar with research & development projects particularly with the US government and have built a career establishing financial budgets monitoring program activities against those budgets and partnering with the program leadership to help them stay on track. You enjoy having a seat at the decision making table and can effectively present your points with clarity but also with positivity and optimism; you will bring solutions and ideas not problems and blame. You know how to use industry standard tools for your work and have a passion for stretching the capabilities from those tools to reduce or eliminate non-value manual work as much as possible. Youre focused on advancing your career as demonstrated through a track record of consistently upward mobility.
Responsibilities
- Overseeing all financial activities of your research and development/ manufacturing/ licensing contracts through review of system-generated reports from various sources using a standard of work which you will have designed with a heavy reliance on automation to reduce manual efforts.
- Partnering with the business development leaders to provide quotes for bids and proposals for future Merlin customers and projects.
- Establishing budgets for new programs while monitoring ongoing program costs; truing-up the final project cost at program completion and presenting your insights on what worked what didnt work and how future Merlin programs can benefit from this learning.
- Reviewing and approving routine submissions to the US Government customer including Incurred Cost Submissions and Provisional Billing Rate submissions.
- This is an individual contributor role in the beginning but as the volume of company programs grow you will grow your organization. You will be tasked with designing an efficient organization utilizing technology to its greatest extent; hiring training and managing a team of program finance professionals who will report to you.
Qualifications:
- 15 years of direct finance experience building and managing budget models in either program finance strategic finance financial planning & analyses or accounting roles
- Experience designing financial metrics and key performance indicators which will help with project management.
- Meticulous attention to detail and keen focus on organization; comfort working across Microsoft and Google Suite applications is critical. Candidates with experience with US Government communication applications such as the WideAreaWorkFlow (WAWF) will be prioritized.
- Presentation skills with ability to adopt tone and technique to various levels of cross-functional management.
- BS in Business Management/ Finance/ Accounting; MBA will be prioritized.
Nice to Have
- Public company experience is a plus.
- CPAs or professionals with a foundation in accounting is a plus.
- Candidates with Military experience will be prioritized.
This position is based on-site at Merlin HQ in Boston MA. We offer flexible hybrid in office schedules.
We understand that relocating for a new role is a significant decision and were here to support you every step of the way. Thats why we offer comprehensive relocation assistance to help make your transition as seamless as possible. From covering moving expenses to providing guidance on finding housing we aim to ensure your relocation experience is stress-free.
Additionally once youre here youll enjoy a variety of on-site perks designed to make your workday enjoyable and convenient. These include catered lunches featuring a rotating menu of delicious options an assortment of snacks to keep you fueled throughout the day and a selection of beverages including coffee tea and other drinks to keep you refreshed.
Our goal is to create an environment where you can thrive both professionally and personally
Merlin Labs offers an innovative entrepreneurial and team-focused startup environment. We also offer a top-notch benefits package (health dental life unlimited vacation and 401k with match) and work/life integration. Being part of the Merlin team allows you to become part of a small team that supports professional development while working together to achieve our mission.
Merlin Labs is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin sex gender gender expression sexual orientation age marital status veteran status or disability
status. All job offers are contingent upon the candidate passing background and reference checks.
At this time we are unable to provide visa sponsorship or consider candidates who require visa transfers. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.
If you require reasonable accommodation in completing an application interviewing completing any pre-employment testing or otherwise participating in the employee selection process please direct your inquiries to
Merlin Labs does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from candidates.
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