Director of Financial Planning & Analysis

Responsibilities

• Lead company-wide financial planning, forecasting, and annual budgeting processes, ensuring alignment with operational goals and timelines
• Partner with manufacturing, engineering, and operations teams to model unit costs, production margins, capacity utilization, and capital expenditures
• Partner with support functions to create, manage and track budget and forecast for each department and major projects
• Create analysis and help support “Make vs Buy” decisions
• Create and manage Cash Flow budgeting/forecasting
• Ability to produce budgets/forecasts based on accrual basis including Profit & loss, Balance sheet and Cash flow  
• Develop and maintain KPIs and scenario models to support executive-level decision-making and long-term strategic planning
• Analyze variances in cost of goods sold (COGS), labor, materials, and manufacturing overhead — and translate them into actionable insights
• Analyze actual GAAP financials with budget and maintain updated forecasts in alignment with company’s direction
• Provide leadership in pricing strategy, revenue projections, and margin optimization for spacecraft programs
• Support build-out of financial systems and processes to enable better forecasting and reporting with a focus on scale, efficiency and transparency
• Support investor reporting, fundraising efforts, and board-level financial presentations
• Hire, lead and mentor a high-performing FP&A team, fostering growth and cross-functional collaboration

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field
• 8+ years of demonstrated experience in FP&A or strategic finance roles, with at least 3+ years in a leadership role
• Strong experience supporting manufacturing or hardware-based operations — preferably in aerospace, automotive, or high-complexity tech
• Proven ability to translate complex operations into financial models and communicate insights clearly to technical and non-technical audiences
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills; experience with ERP (e.g., NetSuite, SAP) and FP&A software (e.g., Adaptive Insights, Anaplan, or Tableau)
• Strong business acumen, analytical skills, and a proactive, detail-oriented approach

Preferred Skills and Experience

• MBA or CFA preferred
• Demonstrated experience in a high-growth manufacturing or aerospace company
• Demonstrated experience with inventory costing methods, WIP tracking, and capital project modeling
• Exposure to government contract finance (e.g., cost-plus, fixed-price)