Senior Finance Manager

Austin, TXfull timeOn Site

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Saronic Senior Finance Manager owns the full product P&L for shipbuilding defense technology product lines and leads financial modeling, forecasting, and controls. This role partners with leadership to advise on capital allocation, program execution, and financial planning.

Responsibilities

Own the full P&L for our shipbuilding defense technology product lines: revenue, cost of sales, IRAD spend, overhead allocation, contribution margin and cash.
Own the forecast and the annual and long-range plan for the product lines, and the explanation of performance against both.
Build and maintain the KPI set and monthly operating review that leadership runs the business on.
IRAD-to-Program Economics
Build the business case for each IRAD effort: investment required, path to a funded program, win probability, expected margin and payback.
Track IRAD burn against technical milestones and bring recommendations to leadership.
Partner with Engineering and Program Management to define the funding gates and financial milestones that move an IRAD effort into a funded program.
Advisor to Leadership
Serve as the senior finance partner to the leaders of the product lines and represent the product in corporate planning, capital allocation and board-level reporting.
Bring the trade-offs on make-vs-buy, capacity and capital investment, hiring pace and bid/no-bid decisions, with the analysis to support them.
Translate program execution and portfolio performance into clear recommendations for leadership.
Program Financial Management

Qualification

People leadership experienceProgram finance depthStrong financial modeling skillsBachelor's degree in FinancePhysical DemandsVisual acuity to read screens

Required

10+ years of progressive finance experience, including 3+ years owning a full P&L for a business unit, product line or program portfolio.
People leadership experience: has hired, developed and managed finance professionals, and can build and lead a finance team as the business scales.
Hands-on experience taking IRAD or internally funded development through to funded contracts or programs
Proven track record as the financial advisor to a GM, business unit leader or program executive.
Defense or government contracting fluency: FAR/DFARS, Cost Accounting Standards, indirect rate structures, cost-plus vs fixed-price vs OTA economics, and audit readiness.
Program finance depth: EAC, earned value, milestone and progress billing, and multi-year cash forecasting on long-cycle hardware.
Hardware or manufacturing finance experience.
Strong financial modeling skills; comfortable building the model yourself and presenting it to executives and customers.
A structured thinker who can operate in ambiguity, build process from scratch and prioritize effectively in a fast-moving environment.
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related field.

Preferred

Experience at a defense technology startup or scale-up: building finance processes from scratch and operating without a mature back office.
Exposure to Other Transaction Authority (OTA) and rapid-prototyping contract vehicles.
Familiarity with ERP and planning tools (e.g. NetSuite, Foundry).
Physical Demands
Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
Occasional standing and walking within the office
Manual dexterity to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and other office equipment
Visual acuity to read screens, documents, and reports

Benefits

Medical
Dental
Vision
401(k)
PTO
Equity/RSU
Parental Leave
Life Insurance

Company

Saronic

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