SpaceX

Sr. Manager, Finance

SpaceX • $135K — $160K *
Austin, TX 78745In-Person
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required
  • 10+ years in finance or operations
  • 4+ years in a supervisory or management role
  • Master's degree in business administration preferred
  • Experience in fast-moving manufacturing or tech environments
  • Proficiency with ERP systems and SQL programming
  • Advanced Excel financial modeling skills

Responsibilities

  • Identify resource needs for business groups including headcount and costs
  • Analyze KPIs with production and engineering teams against targets
  • Prepare financial analysis to support operational decision-making
  • Collaborate with supply chain to manage financial obligations
  • Assist accounting with financial close analysis and reporting
  • Report on spending variances to business partners
  • Coordinate capital expenditure tracking and cash forecasts
  • Develop and manage a team of financial analysts

Benefits

  • Opportunity for executive-level visibility and cross-department collaboration
  • Active role in financial planning and analysis for an AI segment
  • Onsite position encouraging team engagement and culture building
  • Potential for career advancement in a rapidly growing technology sector
  • Support and development of a financial analyst team
  • Variety of responsibilities offering broad exposure to business operations
Full Job Description
SR. MANAGER, FINANCE

This is a key financial planning and analysis (FP&A) role with executive-level visibility driving spending and contract profitability for our AI segment. 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
  • Manage, develop a team of financial analysts

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Bachelor's degree
  • 10+ years of experience in finance or operations
  • 4+ years of experience in a supervisory, lead, or management role

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 modelling 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/or 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.
Learn more about SpaceX
Size
8,000 employees
Industry
Aerospace & Defense
Founded
2002
* Ladders Estimates

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