Manager, Manufacturing Finance

ABOUT THE TEAM
The Manufacturing Finance Team is one of the most important, operationally complex finance groups at Anduril. We are instrumental in defining sound business processes, partnering with Operations to understand manufacturing and inventory flow, tracking key operational metrics, and providing insights to assist in optimizing production.  As the Company continues to grow rapidly in size and complexity, we are looking to add a new team member to support this growth.  The position will have direct and frequent interaction with different functional teams, including Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Accounting.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Prepare and maintain cost accounting records, ensuring accuracy and compliance with company policies.
• Analyze and manage costs associated with production (materials, labor, & overhead), inventory, and operating expenses.
• Support the evolution of the standard costing system to include the analysis and disposition of variances, costing of new products, and annual update of standard costs.
• Ensure inventory is properly valued on the balance sheet including the establishment of required reserves.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Quality to drive efficiency within the organization.
• Monitor labor utilization and labor efficiency related to production builds understanding root cause of variability and actions required to improve metrics.
• Review manufacturing department spend for reasonableness noting variances to budget.
• Present monthly site financial performance articulating key cost drivers, variances, and trends to the site leadership team.
• Support the implementation of the future ERP system as needed with special focus on cost accounting, costing master data management, inventory transactions, and related reporting.
• Participate in the annual physical inventory by overseeing inventory counts, reviewing variances, and conducting audits as necessary.
• Manage the inventory cycle count program, identify opportunities for improved inventory accuracy, and partner with operations to determine root cause of inventory discrepancies.
• Interact with internal and external auditors, providing various analyses and audit schedules to ensure compliance with internal control procedures.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance with an emphasis on manufacturing finance / cost accounting.
• Minimum of 10+ years of experience using standard costing in aerospace, defense, or manufacturing industry.
• Proven experience using advanced Excel functions for financial analyses, variance analysis, cost simulations.
• Comfortable presenting complex financial metrics and KPI’s to non-Finance personnel.  
• Strong knowledge of ERP system functionality with preference on NetSuite or Oracle. 
• Solid understanding of WMS (Warehouse Management System) and MRP (Material Requirements Planning) systems.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, eager to learn, and willing to rollup sleeves when necessary.
• Able to effectively communicate across different functions and levels of the Company, as well as work independently with little direction as the senior finance leader of the site.
• U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export-controlled data.