Manager of Manufacturing Finance

Join True Anomaly, a pioneering company in the space security industry. As the Senior Manager of Manufacturing Finance, you will establish and lead the manufacturing finance function, providing financial counsel and analysis to drive cost-effective production decisions. You will build a team, develop financial planning and forecasting processes, and partner with various departments to ensure alignment and efficiency. Enjoy comprehensive healthcare, generous time off, equity options, 401k plans, and learning and development opportunities.

• Establish the manufacturing finance function from the ground up, including financial planning, forecasting, and cost structure for production operations.
• Serve as the primary finance partner to manufacturing, supply chain, and facilities leadership, providing financial counsel and ensuring business decisions are grounded in cost reality.
• Build and lead a team of manufacturing finance professionals as production volumes and organizational complexity grow, while also supporting pricing and proposal efforts.

• Ability to serve as a credible, direct thought partner to operational leaders; comfortable having hard conversations with the business
• Aerospace, defense, or advanced manufacturing experience strongly preferred
• Familiarity with facility finance, capital planning, and the financial mechanics of scaling a production environment
• Experience partnering closely with supply chain and procurement on financial governance and purchasing controls
• Experience at a high-growth or early-stage company a plus
• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related field
• Strong FP&A foundation: bottoms-up forecasting, long-range planning, and variance analysis in an operations context
• Strong understanding of manufacturing cost structures including overhead rates, bill of materials, production variances, and capital expenditure planning
• Demonstrated experience building financial infrastructure for manufacturing or production operations, processes, tools, and cost frameworks
• 8-12 years of finance experience with significant ownership of manufacturing, production, or operations finance
• Prior experience in a manufacturing finance role, ideally in a scaling production environment
• Working knowledge of standard costing, inventory valuation, and ERP cost accounting
• Familiarity with government contract cost accounting (FAR/CAS) and program based reporting
• Experience managing finance analyst
• Strong excel modeling skills with BI tools a plus
• Experience partnering with accounting on month end close, COGS, and inventory reserves