Director of Finance

Your Mission 

As the Director of Finance at True Anomaly, you will build and lead the finance function across both FP&A and Program Finance – owning the company's planning and forecasting agenda while overseeing program controls through a team of strong program finance managers. This is a builder's role for someone with the technical depth to earn credibility across a defense portfolio and the strategic range to operate as a true business finance leader. 

Responsibilities 

Financial Planning & Analysis 

• Own the company's annual operating plan and quarterly forecasting, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and alignment with strategic objectives 

• Serve as a trusted financial partner to the executive leadership team; develop and deliver board-level financial reporting and analysis 

• Build and maintain financial models that support strategic decision-making, scenario planning, and investment prioritization 

• Develop and manage indirect rate structures, overhead budgets, and cost allocation frameworks in compliance with FAR/CAS requirements 

• Partner with Business Development on pricing strategy and proposal economics, ensuring financial assumptions are grounded in cost reality and positioned to win 

• Support the development of pricing strategies for government and commercial proposals, including basis of estimates, rate development, and cost narrative 

Program Finance & Controls 

• Oversee the Program Finance function through a team of program finance managers and analysts embedded across True Anomaly's product portfolios 

• Own the quarterly EAC process for all customer-funded programs in accordance with ASC 606 revenue recognition principles 

• Ensure program compliance and partner with Accounting and PMO to ensure readiness for customer and government surveillance audits (DCMA, GAO) 

• Prepare and own IRAD budgets, program cost analysis, and reporting 

• Own preparation and delivery of cost and schedule reporting (CPR, ADRLs, CDRLs) for external customers; represent True Anomaly in customer-facing financial interactions 

• Collaborate with PMO on risk and opportunity register, ensuring risks are identified, quantified, and mitigated 

Team & Function Building 

• Lead, grow, and develop a team of program finance managers, analysts, and FP&A professionals, building bench strength and a culture of rigor, ownership, and continuous improvement 

• Establish and scale finance policies, processes, and systems that serve both program execution and enterprise financial management 

• Evaluate existing systems and drive implementation of new ones across ERP, EPM, and program management tooling to build a cohesive finance infrastructure 

• Champion the use of AI and automation tools across the finance function, identifying opportunities to eliminate manual work, accelerate reporting cycles, and free the team to focus on higher-value analysis and decision support 

Qualifications 

• 12+ years of finance experience in aerospace or defense, with a background that spans both program controls and broader FP&A or business finance leadership 

• Demonstrated experience building and leading finance teams; track record of developing managers and analysts 

• Deep understanding of program finance fundamentals – EAC methodology, EVMS, ASC 606, FAR/DFARS, CAS, and government financial reporting requirements (CPR, IPMR) 

• Strong FP&A skillset including financial modeling, annual operating plans, long-range planning, and executive-level reporting 

• Experience supporting pricing and BD efforts on government proposals, including indirect rate development and basis of estimates 

• Proven ability to build scalable processes and systems in a fast-moving, resource-constrained environment 

• Clear and effective communicator across program teams, executive leadership, and government customers 

• Comfort leveraging AI and automation tools to drive efficiency, reduce manual reporting burden, and scale the finance function without scaling headcount proportionally 

• Experience at a high-growth startup strongly preferred 

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related field 

Compensation 

• Base Salary: $180,000 – $250,000 

• Equity + Benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, HRA/HSA options, PTO, and paid holidays, 401K, Parental Leave 

Additional Requirements 

• Work Location – We observe an in-person work environment, and expect 4 days per week in office at the Company's Denver, CO headquarters or at our facility in Long Beach, California 

• Security Clearance – Ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance required 

This position will be open until it is successfully filled. To submit your application, please follow the directions below.