Finance Manager (US Government Focus) - Astranis

Finance Manager (US Government Focus)

Astranis is applying leading-edge commercial technology to defense applications, and helping the US government achieve mission success at a cost and speed previously thought to be impossible. This is an opportunity to work on a growing finance and accounting team and have an immediate impact at a defense and space technology company. As the first government-focused Finance hire, you have the opportunity to create, grow, and lead Astranis’s finance expertise in selling to the US Government. 

You are an experienced Finance Manager for US Government programs. You understand the full lifecycle of government FP&A, including cost estimation, pricing, proposal creation, government audits, and ongoing finance support. While a member of the Finance team, you will collaborate deeply with the US Government sales team, as well as engineering, program management and legal. You understand how your critical, specialized knowledge drives the success of these teams while ensuring robust financial planning and forecasting for Astranis. You have ideas on how to implement processes and procedures to support a business scaling to multiples of its current size – and have the leadership ability to drive those initiatives. 

You would enjoy being a key member of a growing team that regularly goes above and beyond FP&A to manage Astranis’s capital-raising activities, customer pricing, investor relations, and corporate development, among other activities.

Role

• Broadly responsible for budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis, and with leadership of FP&A activities for government programs. 
• Deep collaboration with government sales, engineering and program management teams to build a detailed understanding of cash management, sales planning, operating costs, and capital spending. 
• Support rapid scaling and growth by implementing best-in-class processes, procedures and systems. 
• Create financial analyses to solve problems across Astranis, including pricing, corporate development, capital raising, investor communications, and other activities. 

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field.
• 5-15 years of experience in FP&A for US government programs, including as a Cost Estimator, Pricing Manager, and/or Finance Manager.
• MUST have experience at a US-based defense contractor for aerospace and/or military programs.
• Ability to thrive in an unstructured and rapidly scaling startup environment.
• Strong analytical skills, and ability to interpret complex data and financial concepts.
• Effective communicator of financial concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences. 
• Identifies areas to instill discipline and process where appropriate.
• Highly self-motivated with a strong work ethic.
• Seeking a challenge and career development. 
• Above all, you are a good person!