Job Description:

We build advanced autonomous systems for defense markets-complex hardware and software products that demand world-class financial modeling, rigorous planning, and the ability to turn complexity into clarity.

We seek a Senior Corporate FP&A Lead with deep 3 statement modeling experience, a strong corporate FP&A background in a publicly traded company, and a proven track record architecting and owning financial models and planning processes. You will serve as the analytical engine of Corporate FP&A: designing and owning the company's fully integrated three statement and consolidated plan, leading the Annual Operating Plan (AOP), owning the company cash model, and producing Board- and Executive-ready outputs that shape decisions at the C-suite and Board level.

Candidates must bring elite modeling expertise, mastery of complex HW/SW planning and unit economics, end-to-end ownership of the full planning cycle (AOP, forecast, long-range plan), and comfort operating in a fast-paced, high growth environment. This role has a natural path to FP&A and finance leadership as the company scales.

What you'll do:

• Own and Build the Financial Model & Consolidated Plan

• Architect and maintain a fully integrated, scalable, three statement model grounded in operational drivers, unit economics, and industry benchmarks.
• Own consolidated planning and end-to-end line-item ownership across the P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow-including equity planning (stock-based comp, share count, dilution, and equity roll-forward).
• Lead the Annual Operating Plan (AOP), including scenario modeling, sensitivities, and driver-based forecasting.
• Translate production ramps, R&D investments, contract timing, government milestones, and GTM strategy directly into financial outcomes.
• Maintain a forward-looking view of risks, opportunities, capital needs, and strategic inflection points.

Lead the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) & Forecasting

• Own the AOP process end to end-calendar, templates, driver frameworks, consolidation, and executive review.
• Partner with functional and business leaders to build bottoms-up budgets that reconcile to top-down targets.
• Run the recurring forecast cycle, connecting short-term forecasting with the long-range plan.
• Take full accountability for forecast accuracy, improving results with each actualized quarter.

Own the Company Cash Model

• Build and own rolling cash flow forecasts across working capital, inventory, milestone payments, production cycles, and CapEx.
• Model government contract payment timing, production curves, and program cash profiles.
• Identify liquidity risks early and support capital allocation and financing strategies.

Drive Board & Executive Reporting

• Own the creation of Board of Directors and eStaff QBR materials-narratives, financial packages, and KPI dashboards.
• Translate complex financial and operational results into clear, executive-ready insights.
• Deliver Board-ready outputs including plan-vs-actual analysis, variance drivers, and strategic context.

Digitize & Scale Planning Infrastructure

• Partner with data engineering/systems teams to evolve planning from Excel into modern cloud-based planning tools.
• Design modular, scalable model architectures; use Excel only where it provides meaningful analytical leverage.
• Integrate automation and analytics to improve clarity, reduce manual work, and increase decision velocity.

Partner Across the Company

• Work closely with senior leaders on forward-looking financial planning and strategy.
• Translate engineering, program, and operations plans into financial impacts.
• Develop a point of view on unit economics, efficiency, scale, profitability, and capital allocation.
• Present insights that accelerate execution and elevate decision quality.

Required qualifications:

• 8-10 years of experience, including significant time in corporate FP&A.
• Direct FP&A leadership experience in a publicly traded company.
• Proven ownership of scalable three statement models, AOP and LRP development, consolidated planning, and line-item ownership (including equity planning).
• Ownership of the company cash model and liquidity forecasting.
• Exceptional Excel modeling capability; fluent in multi scenario three statement modeling, beat-and-raise frameworks, and driver-based forecasting.
• Strong GAAP proficiency and command of financial statement mechanics.
• Demonstrated ability to build Board- and executive-ready materials and distill complex financial and technical information into clear insights for executives and the Board.
• Thrives in fast-paced, high-growth environments with high accuracy and strong judgment.
• Systems-oriented mindset; comfortable partnering with data and systems teams.

Preferred qualifications:

• Familiarity with government contract economics, milestone based revenue, and program accounting.
• Experience with equity / stock-based comp planning and share count and dilution modeling.
• Exposure to manufacturing scale, supply chain dynamics, and hardware production cycles.
• Experience implementing or scaling cloud-based planning tools (e.g., Anaplan, Pigment, Adaptive).

Who you are:

• An analytical athlete with exceptional modeling intuition and attention to detail.
• A structured, clear thinker who simplifies complexity without losing nuance.
• Fast, accurate, and calm under pressure.
• Curious, forward-looking, and driven to understand what truly moves the business.
• A strong communicator who elevates decision quality across the company.
• Mission-driven and energized by solving complex, high impact problems.

Why this role matters:

• You will build and own the financial model and consolidated plan that define how the business is understood-internally, at the eStaff level, and at the Board. Your work will guide the AOP, capital allocation, cash strategy, investments, and long-range ambitions. This is Corporate FP&A at its highest level: high complexity, high visibility, high impact-and a direct path to FP&A and finance leadership.

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Full-time regular employee offer package:

Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity

Temporary employee offer package:

Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)

Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check. Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits. Please speak to your talent acquisition representative for more information.