Senior Strategic Finance Analyst, AD&S
Costa Mesa · Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00) · USD 146,000-194,000 · 7+ years experience · Full-time · Posted Sep 26, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 7+ years experience
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Costa Mesa · Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)
- Salary
- USD 146,000-194,000 · Base salary
About the role
- We are hiring a Senior Strategic Finance Analyst to help drive strategic decisions for AD&S across a variety of areas, including investment analyses, long-range business case modeling, strategic transactions, product portfolio construction, and supporting Air Dominance & Strikes M&A activities.
Responsibilities
- Support critical divisional finance processes, including reporting and evolving our long-term forecasting models to support decision-making around expansion and operational strategies.
- Support strategic project work spanning transactions, critical investment trade-off analyses, market research, new business model evaluations, and other business critical initiatives.
- Create high-quality presentations for communicating AD&S’s financial performance.
- Distill our business and cost drivers into key metrics that underpin how we communicate financial performance, allocate resources, and plan for growth.
- Identify areas of opportunity across our P&L, cash flow, and balance sheet.
- Stay current on market trends and best-in-class financial performance benchmarks.
- Partner cross-functionally with Program Engineering, Supply Chain, Accounting, and Finance teams to build fidelity into our financial models.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in strategic finance, corporate finance, investment banking, private equity, consulting, or another highly analytical role.
- A strong ability to critically evaluate opportunities and risks in financials.
- Expert modeling and analytical skills.
- An exemplary ability to distill complex financial information into actionable insights.
- Excellent communication skills and “story telling” ability when presenting data insights.
- An understanding of business models and metrics that are relevant to Anduril (i.e. software, manufacturing, and government contract structures).
- Strong enthusiasm about technology, production, and artificial intelligence.
- Best-in-class attention to detail and unwavering commitment to accuracy.
- Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities
Benefits
- Relocation assistance to new employees
- Highly competitive equity grants
- Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees
Workplace
- Based in Costa Mesa, CA
- In office 5 days per week
