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About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to partner with our Engineering and Enablement functions, managing budgets, forecasts, and financial reporting for a company developing autonomous counter-drone systems. This is an execution-focused, high-visibility individual contributor role with a clear trajectory to $1B in annual revenue.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the annual budget and quarterly re-forecast for Engineering and Enablement cost centers, including headcount, R&D spend, and program-related costs.
• Partner with Engineering leadership to forecast hiring plans, contractor and tooling spend, and program-driven cost changes.
• Own monthly budget-versus-actual variance analysis for supported functions and deliver clear, actionable commentary to functional leaders and FP&A leadership.
• Prepare recurring reporting packages and ad hoc analyses.
• Contribute inputs to the broader monthly and quarterly finance reporting package.
• Serve as the primary FP&A point of contact for Engineering and Enablement leaders.
• Build financial models and tools that non-finance leaders can use to manage their own budgets.
• Help functional leaders understand the drivers behind variances and translate operational decisions into financial impact.
• Help build and refine the systems, templates, and processes FP&A uses to plan and report.
• Contribute to the evaluation and rollout of a modern FP&A planning platform.
• Take on increasing scope across additional functions as the team and business grow.

Requirements

• 3 to 5 years of progressive FP&A experience, ideally supporting an engineering, R&D, or technical function.
• Strong Excel and financial modeling skills with the ability to build clear, usable models and reports for non-finance stakeholders.
• Comfort working with headcount-heavy, engineering-driven cost structures and translating hiring and program plans into financial forecasts.
• Detail-oriented and able to own a full budget cycle from planning through variance analysis.
• Strong business partnering and communication skills, with the confidence to build trust and influence decision-making across technical (R&D) and non-technical (HR, Finance, Legal) stakeholders.
• Ability to partner directly with engineering and functional leaders.
• Leverage AI and automation tools to build financial models, improve forecasting accuracy, and accelerate analysis.

Skills

• Excel
• Financial modeling
• AI and automation tools
• SQL
• Power BI

Location

• Austin, TX

Work Type

• On-site
• Full-time

Experience Level

• Senior

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• ACS Equity Package
• Health, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off

About the Company

• Allen Control Systems (ACS) is a cutting-edge defense startup founded by two former Navy electrical engineers with a proven track record in robotics and software.
• We are developing an autonomous gun turret using advanced computer vision and control systems to precisely detect, track, and neutralize enemy drones.
• With an engineering-first culture, ACS values technical excellence and innovation.
• Backed by our founders’ successful exits from two previous ventures acquired for a combined $180M in 2022, we are committed to ensuring that the groundbreaking technologies we develop will have a real-world impact.

Equal Opportunity

• Allen Control Systems is an Equal Opportunity Employer, providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment.
• Allen Control Systems prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.