Director, FP&A

Gravitics

• $150K — $215K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related quantitative field
  • 10+ years of progressive FP&A experience, including 3+ years leading teams or functions
  • Experience in aerospace, space, defense or advanced hardware manufacturing
  • Advanced financial modeling skills and strong command of Excel and modern planning tools
  • Experience with program or project cost tracking and long-cycle, milestone-based revenue
  • Ability to communicate complex financial insight clearly to executives, engineers and investors

Responsibilities

  • Lead the annual operating plan, rolling forecasts and long-range strategic plan
  • Own the five-year plan for financial management
  • Assist with Board decks and presentations for investor relations
  • Build and maintain integrated financial models covering all key components
  • Run scenario and sensitivity analysis to support executive decisions
  • Partner with engineering and manufacturing to model unit economics and capital needs
  • Deliver monthly performance reporting and variance analysis to executive leadership

Benefits

  • Company equity at a pivotal growth stage
  • Comprehensive medical coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Generous PTO policy
  • Employee discounts and additional perks
Full Job Description
About the Role

The Director of FP&A owns financial planning, forecasting and analysis across Gravitics. You will be the CFO's strategic partner and the finance lead for engineering, manufacturing and program leadership. You will translate technical and operational plans into financial decisions: where to invest, what a program really costs, and how much runway each milestone buys us.

You will build and mature the FP&A function as the company grows, including the team, the models and the operating cadence.

Responsibilities

Planning and forecasting
  • Lead the annual operating plan, rolling forecasts and long-range strategic plan, aligned to program milestones and company goals
  • Own the five-year plan
  • Assist with Board decks and presentations for IR
  • Build and maintain integrated financial models covering P&L, cash flow, balance sheet, headcount and capital expenditure
  • Run scenario and sensitivity analysis on schedule, cost, contract awards and funding to support executive decisions

Program and manufacturing finance
  • Partner with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain and program management to model unit economics, production costs, margins, capacity and capital needs
  • Track program budgets, cost-to-complete and estimate-at-completion, and flag risk early with clear recommendations
  • Support pricing, bid and proposal financials for commercial and U.S. Government opportunities

Executive and investor reporting
  • Deliver monthly and quarterly performance reporting, variance analysis and KPI dashboards to the CFO, executive team and Board
  • Support fundraising, investor updates and financial due diligence, working with the CFO on the financial narrative and data room
  • Provide decision-ready analysis on build-vs-buy, make-vs-outsource, and major investments

Systems, process and team
  • Build scalable planning processes, tools and controls as the company grows
  • Work closely with Accounting on close, revenue recognition, cost accounting and government contract compliance
  • Hire, lead and develop a high-performing FP&A team

About You
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related quantitative field
  • 10+ years of progressive FP&A experience, including 3+ years leading teams or functions
  • Experience in aerospace, space, defense or advanced hardware manufacturing
  • Advanced financial modeling skills and strong command of Excel and modern planning tools
  • Experience with program or project cost tracking and long-cycle, milestone-based revenue
  • Ability to communicate complex financial insight clearly to executives, engineers and investors

Preferred
  • MBA, CPA or CFA
  • Experience with U.S. Government contracting (FAR/DFARS, cost accounting standards, indirect rate structures, earned value management)
  • Experience in a venture-backed or high-growth company, including fundraising and diligence support
  • Experience with NetSuite or a similar ERP, and platforms such as Adaptive, Anaplan or Pigment
  • Prior experience scaling an FP&A function from early stage to growth stage

Compensation and Benefits

Your level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the considerations of job-related knowledge and skills, education, and direct experience. Salary is just one component of the total employee package, which also includes company equity at an exciting time of company growth, as well as comprehensive medical, 401(k) retirement plan, a generous PTO policy, employee discounts, and more.

Salary Range

$150,000-$215,000 USD

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