Associate Director of Finance, Maritime

Anduril Industries is seeking an Associate Director of Finance for its Maritime team to lead financial planning and analysis, manage finance teams, and drive business performance. 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.

• •Daily partnership with Business Line Leaders within Maritime to bring first class financial expertise and fractional CFO level support to the business.
• •Manage the processes for financial forecasting and budgets, and oversee the preparation of division, business line, product and program level financial reporting.
• •Evaluate financial performance by comparing and analyzing actual results with forecasts, highlighting trends and analyzing causes of unexpected variances.
• •Work with senior Maritime and corporate finance leaders to identify and implement ways to improve business performance and finance systems, tools and processes.
• •Lead the development of executive-level reporting and present financial insights to senior management.
• •Manage and scale a dedicated finance 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.
• •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.

• •Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package.
• •Comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next.

• •Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field; MBA or relevant professional certification (CPA, CFA) is a plus.
• •5-10 years of finance experience working for Defense, Large Manufacturing, or Government contracting, with 3-5 years in 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, Oracle ERP, 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.