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About the Role

We are seeking an FP&A Manager to establish and lead the FP&A function at a rapidly growing defense company. This strategic role involves owning the financial planning and reporting infrastructure, partnering on capital strategy and KPI development, and providing insights to business leaders within a complex government contract revenue model. The ideal candidate has prior FP&A leadership experience in a high-growth, capital-intensive environment and is ready to operate at a larger scale.

Responsibilities

• Support the annual operating plan, quarterly re-forecast, and long-range financial plan (3 to 5 years) reflecting program ramps, capital deployment, and capacity expansion.
• Maintain and update the rolling financial forecast as contract award timing, production schedules, headcount plans, and capital deployment evolve.
• Build scenario and sensitivity analyses on key business questions including program delays, production acceleration, mid-year awards, and capital structure changes.
• Prepare components of the monthly and quarterly board and investor reporting package, including financial statements, KPIs, variance analysis, and forward outlook.
• Own monthly close-to-forecast variance analysis and translate results into clear, actionable commentary for finance leadership and functional partners.
• Support cash forecasting in partnership with Treasury and the Controller’s team.
• Partner with functional leaders across Manufacturing, Government Contracts, and Operations to build and maintain departmental budgets.
• Help design and implement the systems, templates, and operating cadence the FP&A function will run on as it scales, with the opportunity to mentor or manage analysts over time.

Requirements

• 5+ years of progressive FP&A experience, ideally at a high-growth, capital-intensive company.
• Strong financial modeling fundamentals including three-statement modeling, forecasting, and scenario and sensitivity analysis.
• Comfort operating in a business with a complex revenue model including government contracts with milestone billing, multiple contract types, and a production schedule that drives the P&L.
• Experience supporting board or investor reporting.
• Strong business partnering and written communication skills, with the ability to build trust and influence decision-making across technical (R&D) and non-technical (HR, Finance, Legal) stakeholders.
• Ability to present financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders.
• Ability to leverage AI and automation tools to build financial models, improve forecasting accuracy, and accelerate analysis.

Skills

• Financial modeling
• Forecasting
• Scenario analysis
• Sensitivity analysis
• Business partnering
• Written communication
• Financial statement analysis
• KPI development
• AI and automation tools

Location

• Austin, TX

Work Type

• On-site

Experience Level

• 5+ years

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.