True Anomaly

Builds spacecraft and software for space defense

Senior Manager of Manufacturing Finance

Corporate Finance & FP&AConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-time

About the Job

Requirements

Eight to twelve years of finance experience with significant ownership of manufacturing, production, or operations finance.
Demonstrated experience building financial infrastructure, processes, tools, and cost frameworks for manufacturing or production operations.
Strong understanding of manufacturing cost structures, including overhead rates, bills of materials, production variances, and capital expenditure planning.
Experience partnering closely with supply chain and procurement on financial governance and purchasing controls.
Familiarity with facility finance, capital planning, and the financial mechanics of scaling a production environment.
Strong financial planning and analysis foundation, including bottoms-up forecasting, long-range planning, and variance analysis in an operations context.
Ability to serve as a credible, direct thought partner to operational leaders and have challenging conversations with the business.
Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related field.

Responsibilities

Own financial planning, forecasting, and cost structure for production operations, including manufacturing overhead rates, facilities, capital expenditures, procurement, and manufactured and actual bills of materials; translate long-range plans into bottoms-up forecasts that reflect manufacturing economics.
Serve as the primary finance partner to manufacturing, supply chain, and facilities leadership, providing financial counsel, challenging assumptions, and grounding business decisions in cost realities.
Establish manufacturing finance processes, tools, and governance frameworks, including procurement oversight, capital spend controls, and production cost tracking.
Partner with Supply Chain on purchasing processes and financial governance, ensuring high-value procurement decisions have appropriate financial rigor and visibility.
Develop and manage manufacturing overhead rate structures, ensuring accuracy and compliance with cost accounting standards.
Partner with FP&A and Program Finance to align production economics with enterprise financial planning.
Build and lead a team of manufacturing finance professionals as production volumes and organizational complexity grow.
Support pricing and proposal efforts by providing accurate, defensible production cost inputs for new business.
Lead financial analysis for vertical integration decisions, including build-versus-buy trade studies, return-on-investment modeling, and investment justification for in-house manufacturing capabilities.
Partner with Operations and Supply Chain on capacity and supply-demand planning, providing financial modeling and analysis to support production throughput decisions and resource allocation.

Desired Qualifications

Aerospace, defense, or advanced manufacturing experience is strongly preferred.
Experience at a high-growth or early-stage company is a plus.
Prior experience in a manufacturing finance role, ideally in a scaling production environment.
Working knowledge of standard costing, inventory valuation, and enterprise resource planning cost accounting.
Experience managing finance analysts.
Familiarity with government contract cost accounting (FAR/CAS) and program-based reporting.
Experience partnering with accounting on month-end close, cost of goods sold, and inventory reserves.
Strong Excel modeling skills; experience with business intelligence tools is a plus.

Space is a warfighting domain. True Anomaly seeks those with the talent and ambition to build the technology that secures it.

OUR MISSION

True Anomaly delivers decisive capabilities for space superiority. We build autonomous spacecraft, advanced payloads, mission software, and space-based interceptors — enabling the U.S. and its Allies to secure the space environment and counter threats from the ultimate high ground.

OUR VALUES

Be the offset.We create asymmetric advantages with creativity and ingenuity.
What would it take? We challenge assumptions to deliver ambitious results.
It’s the people. Our team is our competitive advantage and we are better together.

BENEFITS & PERKS*

Best-in-class healthcare: 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents, with HSA/HRA options
Generous time off: Flexible Time Off (FTO) for exempt employees, accrued PTO of up to 25 days for non-exempt employees, plus 12 paid holidays; Parental Leave; Sick Leave
Fuel for your day: Daily catered lunch and unlimited snacks for in-office employees
And more: 401(k) retirement plan, fitness reimbursement, and Dog Fridays
Equity participation: Equity is included as part of our total compensation package, giving you an opportunity to share in the company’s success.

*Do not apply to fixed term and temporary roles

YOUR MISSION

As the Senior Manager of Manufacturing Finance at True Anomaly, you will build and own the financial foundation for how we produce spacecraft and payloads at scale. This is a greenfield opportunity to establish the manufacturing finance function from the ground up, before production volumes ramp, and serve as a true thought partner to the business on the cost, capital, and operational decisions that will define how True Anomaly manufactures. You will start as an individual contributor and build a team around you as the function grows.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Own the financial planning, forecasting, and cost structure for all production operations including manufacturing overhead rates, facilities, capital expenditures, procurement, and manufactured and actual bill of materials, translating long-range plans into bottoms-up forecasts that reflect true manufacturing economics

Serve as the primary finance partner to manufacturing, supply chain, and facilities leadership providing financial counsel, challenging assumptions, and ensuring business decisions are grounded in cost reality

Establish the processes, tools, and governance frameworks that underpin manufacturing finance at True Anomaly including procurement oversight, capital spend controls, and production cost tracking

Partner with Supply Chain on purchasing process and financial governance, ensuring high-value procurement decisions are made with appropriate financial rigor and visibility

Develop and manage manufacturing overhead rate structures, ensuring accuracy and compliance with cost accounting standards

Partner with FP&A and Program Finance to ensure alignment between production economics and enterprise financial planning

Build and lead a team of manufacturing finance professionals as production volumes and organizational complexity grow

Support pricing and proposal efforts by providing accurate and defensible production cost inputs for new business

Lead financial analysis supporting vertical integration decisions, including build vs. buy trade studies, ROI modeling, and investment justification for in-house manufacturing capabilities

Partner with Operations and Supply Chain on capacity and supply-demand planning, providing financial modeling and analysis to support production throughput decisions and resource allocation

QUALIFICATIONS

8-12 years of finance experience with significant ownership of manufacturing, production, or operations finance

Demonstrated experience building financial infrastructure for manufacturing or production operations, processes, tools, and cost frameworks

Strong understanding of manufacturing cost structures including overhead rates, bill of materials, production variances, and capital expenditure planning

Experience partnering closely with supply chain and procurement on financial governance and purchasing controls

Familiarity with facility finance, capital planning, and the financial mechanics of scaling a production environment

Strong FP&A foundation: bottoms-up forecasting, long-range planning, and variance analysis in an operations context

Ability to serve as a credible, direct thought partner to operational leaders; comfortable having hard conversations with the business

Aerospace, defense, or advanced manufacturing experience strongly preferred

Experience at a high-growth or early-stage company a plus

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related field

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Prior experience in a manufacturing finance role, ideally in a scaling production environment
Working knowledge of standard costing, inventory valuation, and ERP cost accounting
Experience managing finance analyst
Familiarity with government contract cost accounting (FAR/CAS) and program based reporting
Experience partnering with accounting on month end close, COGS, and inventory reserves
Strong excel modeling skills with BI tools a plus

COMPENSATION

Base Salary: $130,000 - $200,000

Equity + Benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, HRA/HSA options, PTO and paid holidays, 401K, Parental Leave

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, location, and experience.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Work Location—Successful candidates will be located near Denver, CO or Long Beach, CA. While we observe a hybrid work environment, some work must be done on site.

This position will be open until it is successfully filled. To submit your application, please follow the directions below. #LI-Onsite

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

True Anomaly is committed to equal employment opportunity on any basis protected by applicable state and federal laws. If you have a disability or additional need that requires accommodation, please do not hesitate to let us know.

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About the Company

True Anomaly

Builds spacecraft and software for space defense

True Anomaly builds spacecraft and mission software for US and allied defense organizations operating in space. Its Jackal autonomous orbital vehicle carries sensors that detect, track and image other spacecraft, then maneuvers to perform rendezvous and proximity operations. Operators use Mosaic to plan missions, simulate maneuvers, send commands and review data from satellites and ground systems while retaining control over autonomous actions. The company develops and manufactures its hardware in the United States and supplies spacecraft, payloads and software through defense programs and contracts. True Anomaly was founded in 2022 and is headquartered in Centennial, Colorado.

Company size: 201-500
Company stage: Debt Financing
Total funding: $1B
Headquarters: Centennial, CO
Founded: 2022

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