SpaceX

Finance Manager

SpaceX$90K — $130K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree
  • 6+ years of experience in finance or operations
  • Master's degree in business administration (preferred)
  • Experience in fast-paced manufacturing or technology finance
  • Proficient in ERP systems and SQL programming
  • Advanced skills in Excel financial modeling
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills across disciplines

Responsibilities

  • Identify resource needs for headcount, capital, and operating expenses
  • Analyze production KPIs against productivity targets
  • Collaborate with business leaders to prepare financial analyses
  • Ensure financial obligations are tracked during rapid growth
  • Coordinate with accounting on financial close and reporting
  • Provide insights on spending variances to business partners
  • Track capital expenditures and cash forecasts

Benefits

  • Onsite position based in Austin, TX with no remote work options
  • Opportunity to work across multiple product lines
  • Engagement with various stakeholders including engineering and production
  • Potential for career advancement in a high-growth environment
  • Requires adaptability and commitment to work extended hours as needed
Full Job Description
FINANCE MANAGER

This is a key financial planning and analysis (FP&A) role with executive-level visibility, driving spending and contract profitability for all of our product lines, including Starlink, Starship, Falcon, and Dragon. The successful candidate will interface with all aspects of the company, including production, engineering, sales, program management, accounting, and executive management.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Identify resource requirements for business groups, including headcount, capital, vehicle refurb/build costs, and operating expenses
  • Work with production and engineering teams to identify production and operational key performance indicators (KPIs) and analyze performance against productivity targets
  • Partner with business unit leaders to prepare financial analysis to help inform optimal operational decision-making
  • Work closely with supply chain to ensure that financial obligations are tracked and committed appropriately as we scale for rapid growth
  • Partner with accounting for financial close analysis and group-level reporting
  • Provide insight on spending variances and department-level reporting to business partners
  • Coordinate capital expenditure tracking and related cash forecasts for the business
  • Provide financial analysis and support to our business initiatives

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Bachelor's degree
  • 6+ years of experience in finance or operations

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
  • Master's degree in business administration
  • Experience working in finance organizations of fast-moving manufacturing or technology companies
  • Experience with enterprise resource planning (ERP) databases and structured query language (SQL) programming
  • Advanced Excel financial modeling skills
  • Experience with presenting analytical results in both verbal and written form across a multi-disciplinary organization

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
  • Willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed
  • This position is based in Austin, TX, and requires being onsite full-time - hybrid and remote work will not be considered


ITAR REQUIREMENTS:
  • To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. a7 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. a7 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

About SpaceX

SpaceX is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transportation services company founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk. The company designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. SpaceX has developed the Falcon 1, Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and Dragon spacecraft. The company was founded with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX has achieved several milestones in spaceflight, including the first privately-funded liquid-propellant rocket to reach orbit, the first privately-funded company to send a spacecraft to the International Space Station, and the first privately-funded company to send a human-rated spacecraft to orbit.
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2002

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