Program Financial Analyst, Autonomous Airpower
Costa Mesa, CA - USA
Job Summary
ABOUT THE TEAM
Andurils Autonomous Airpower (AA) business line develops and manufactures next-generation unmanned aircraft for U.S. and allied air forces. The AA program finance team is embedded with engineering program management and operations to ensure that every dollar of contract value is planned executed and reported with discipline. We are building a modern program controls function from the ground up: fast-moving data-driven and tightly integrated with the technical teams actually building the aircraft.
ABOUT THE JOB
As a Program Financial Analyst you will own the financial health of one or more AA contracts end-to-end. Youll partner daily with Program Managers Engineering Leads and the broader Finance/Accounting organization to build bottoms-up forecasts maintain contract budget baselines execute earned value reporting and drive margin performance. This role sits at the intersection of FP&A and Program Controls you will spend as much time in Deltek Cobra Oracle and the WBS as you do in Excel and Anaplan. You should be comfortable defending your numbers to program leadership and translating program execution risk into financial impact.
WHAT YOULL DO
- Own contract-level financial management across assigned AA programs including monthly EAC / ETC development and cost/schedule variance analysis
- Maintain the contract budget baseline in Deltek Cobra including work package setup BCWS phasing baseline change control and monthly status
- Partner with Program Managers and Engineering Leads to build and challenge bottoms-up forecasts for remaining work (labor hours materials subcontracts ODCs)
- Prepare monthly program financial reviews including profit margin surveillance actuals-to-forecast variance explanation and funding/billing position
- Reconcile monthly billings to cost performance; support unbilled AR revenue recognition inputs and month-end close deliverables
- Track and analyze unit cost trends versus forecast and surface drivers to program and engineering leadership
- Support pricing proposals and ROM estimates for contract modifications and follow-on work
- Build and maintain reporting in Oracle Anaplan and Foundry to automate recurring program financial deliverables
- Contribute to long-range planning and the annual operating plan for the AA business line
- Drive continuous improvement in program controls tools templates and procedures
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 2 years of experience in program finance program controls FP&A or a related finance/accounting role
- Bachelors degree or higher in Finance Accounting Economics Engineering or a related field
- Strong Excel modeling skills and comfort working with large datasets
- Demonstrated ability to operate independently in a fast-paced ambiguous environment
- Strong analytical problem-solving written and verbal communication skills
- Must be a U.S. citizen and be eligible to apply for and maintain a U.S. security clearance
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- DoD / aerospace & defense industry experience particularly on cost-type (CPFF CPIF) or FFP development contracts
- Exposure to Earned Value Management (EVM) concepts CPI/SPI BCWS/BCWP/ACWP VAC EAC/ETC
- Hands-on experience with Deltek Cobra Oracle Fusion Oracle EPM or equivalent program controls / ERP tooling
- Familiarity with FAR/DFARS and CAS-covered contracting environments
- Experience supporting proposals BOEs or should-cost analysis
US Salary Range
$98000 - $130000 USD
The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience education and/or training critical skills and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Andurils total compensation package. Additionally Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees including:
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