Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

What You’ll Do:

As Financial Planning & Analysis Manager, you will be a critical thinker, problem solver, and decision-maker supporting company-wide strategic initiatives.  Reporting directly to the Global Financial Controller and working closely with the CFO and executive leadership team, you will spearhead forecasting, budgeting, and reporting, and support fundraising, investor relations, and ad-hoc business case development. This role will be an integral part of bringing financial perspectives to strategic decisions across the business.

Slingshot Aerospace cares deeply about our commitment to company values, mission, and purpose. The core competencies we will be looking to identify include: intellectual agility, ability to develop innovative solutions, leadership, performance-orientation, and industry expertise.

Position Responsibilities: 

• Develop, lead, and continually refine a dynamic three-statement, five-year plus forecast, incorporating the latest business updates and proactively identifying ways to improve efficiency and growth

• Establish, monitor, and communicate key performance indicators (KPIs) across the company to ensure alignment to and attainment of company strategic objectives and goals

• Craft insightful reports and dashboards, unveiling financial performance, trends, and strategic areas for improvement

• Present monthly reports and insights that not only inform but empower business leaders to make impactful decisions

• Play a key role in the development of Board presentations and materials to accurately reflect business intelligence to crucial stakeholders

• Build data-driven investment theses, business cases, and evaluation criteria for growth and efficiency-oriented initiatives

• Perform other duties as assigned (to be less than 10% of the responsibilities listed above)

Pre-Requisites

• Must be eligible to obtain or maintain US Government Security Clearance

Minimum Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in accounting, FP&A, analytics, business intelligence, and/or strategy

• Exceptional proficiency in Excel for financial modeling preferred

• Expert knowledge of financial statements and corporate finance concepts

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field preferred, or a combination of education and work experience

• Strong interpersonal skills

• Experience with traditional start-up software, primarily NetSuite (ERP)

• Regular travel is not expected

Preferred Skills

• Experience in fundraising and interacting with top tier venture capital firms and/or investment banking within a startup environment

• Capable of partnering with departmental and functional leaders as a Finance team representative and liaison

• Ability to work directly with investors and board of directors, being able to understand and communicate what’s important at the right altitude

• Aerospace, Defense, and Government industry and enterprise software knowledge

You don’t have to meet every qualification listed - if your skills are transferable and you meet the minimum requirements, we encourage you to apply.  

Location: Remote, United States

Classification: Full-Time Exempt

Compensation Details: $105,000 - $150,000 annually