Are you eager to apply your expertise in a company that is changing the defense landscape? Do you want to work among collaborative, mission-driven and values-focused colleagues? If so, Shield AI is the place for you!
In this role, you will be instrumental in the development, tracking, forecasting, analysis, and reporting of Shield AI's program capabilities. This is a key financial role with responsibility for providing executive-level visibility of key revenue and spending trends as well as business and program performance of underlying operations. The successful candidate will have a strong drive and will interface with all aspects of the company, including production, program management, engineering, operations, business development, and executive management.
What you'll do:
Analyze and interpret financial data for use in management reviews and decisions
Develop and enhance tools to track contract performance and incurred project costs every month, as well as estimates to complete and estimates at complete
Develop and enhance the current framework to ensure programs achieve Orders, Revenue, EBITDA, and Cash goals
Contribute to the success of the broader finance organization (Accounting, Operations Finance, FP&A)
Provide insight on revenue, spending variances, and department-level reporting to business partners
Work with Program Management leadership on all financial matters, build collaborative relationship to enable all parties to succeed financially as we
internal research and development expenditure tracking and related cash forecast
Conduct ad-hoc analyses as needed to support operational decision-making and improve profitability
Mature the processes, policies, templates, and tools used in program finance
Required qualifications:
At least 2 years of related Finance experience, for example: Financial Planning & Analysis, Program Controls, Pricing, Earned Value Management, Budgets & Rates, ERP transitions
Ability to frame unstructured and complex analytical problems for a broad audience
Ability to work with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment
Bachelor's degree in business, finance, economics, accounting or a similar field of study
This position is based in Frisco, Texas (Dallas area) or Arlington, VA (Washington DC metro) or San Diego, CA and requires being onsite minimum 4 days - fully remote work will not be considered
Preferred qualifications:
Experience with ERP, Deltek CostPoint preferred
Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and general modeling experience
Experience in a rapidly growing company or with integration post M&A
2 or more years of Aerospace & Startup industry experience
Experience in finance/accounting within manufacturing or software focused industries