Finance Manager, Operations & Reporting
Anduril
Costa Mesa, California
Full-Time
$129,000
RemoteManager
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 centurys most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Andurils 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.
As Manager of Financial Operations & Reporting, you will own the "bearer of truth" function within FP&A: ensuring that actuals are clean, timely, and trustworthy so that our Finance Business Partners and Planning & Analytics team can focus on insights.
This is not a pure close coordinator role. You will diagnose and systematically eliminate the root causes of any close frictionPO errors, misclassifications, accrual gapsand build the processes and controls that prevent them from recurring.
Financial Close Operations
Own the SG&A month-end close calendar; coordinate deliverables across FP&A, Accounting, and business unit owners
Manage PO review and correction workflows, reclass requests, and accrual support, while actively driving down the volume of these through upstream process improvement
Serve as the primary FP&A liaison to the Controller's organization
Document all close procedures into a living SOP library converting tribal knowledge into repeatable, auditable process
5-7 years in finance, with meaningful time in FP&A, financial reporting, or a finance operations role at a high growth technology company
Oracle EP--hands-on experience, not just exposure. You've built or maintained reporting hierarchies, managed close processes in the system, and troubleshot data integrity issues
Experience with at least one enterprise planning tool (Anaplan, Oracle Planning, Adaptive, or equivalent)
Demonstrated track record of process improvement. You've identified a broken close or reporting workflow, diagnosed the root cause, and built the fix
Strong understanding of accounting fundamentals (accruals, journal entries, cost center structure). You don't need to be a CPA, but you need to speak fluently with the Controller's team
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
2-4 years in Big 4 audit or advisory (Transaction Advisory, Finance Transformation, or Business Performance Improvement) followed by an in-house FP&A or financial reporting role. This combination of process rigor and commercial context is the sweet spot for this position
Experience at a high-growth technology company that was actively maturing its finance function
Exposure to government contracting, defense, or hardware/software hybrid business models
Familiarity with Oracle Fusion as a feeder system to EPM
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 Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:
The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process.
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