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Senior Manager, Finance

Saronic · Austin, TX · On-site

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About Saronic

Providing the most advanced and capable autonomous vessels in the maritime domain. Backed by Bessemer, General Catalyst and Kleiner Perkins.

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Manager, Finance to serve as the finance lead for our shipbuilding products. In this role, you will own the full product P&L and the economics of taking early-stage IRAD investments through to funded programs. You will build the financial models, operating cadence and controls that these products run on, and you will be the trusted financial advisor to leadership with a strong understanding of our product portfolio. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • 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
More about this role

Saronic Technologies is a leader in revolutionizing autonomy at sea, dedicated to developing state-of-the-art solutions that enhance maritime operations through autonomous and intelligent platforms.

We are seeking a Senior Manager, Finance to serve as the finance lead for our shipbuilding products. In this role, you will own the full product P&L and the economics of taking early-stage IRAD investments through to funded programs. You will build the financial models, operating cadence and controls that these products run on, and you will be the trusted financial advisor to leadership with a strong understanding of our product portfolio.

This is a builder's seat in a fast-growing company. You should be comfortable operating with limited structure, standing up processes from scratch and owning decisions end-to-end from business case through program execution.

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...

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