Finance Business Partner

About us

We are EnduroSat! A fast-growing space scale-up at the forefront of satellite innovation, specializing in advanced software-flexible satellites for commercial, governmental, and scientific endeavors.

• This is more than a job, it’s a mission

  We are making space universally accessible and redefining what’s possible.

• We get things done

  We take ownership of what we do, and we work hard to make a difference.

• We are fearless

  Transparency is our only way forward. We dare to address and resolve issues head-on.

• We learn from our mistakes

  We deliver, take informed risks, and evolve to achieve our goals. We compare with the best version of ourselves.

What is the role?

As our Finance Business Partner, you will help build and run the day-to-day financial engine of our US entity. You will own accounts payable and receivable, keep cash visible, and build the processes that let the business spend, pay, and bill reliably as it scales. Where there is no process today, you will design one. 

This is a hands-on, operational role. You will pay vendors, chase receivables, and reconcile accounts yourself, and you will also sit beside Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement, and Sales as their finance point of contact on purchase decisions and program costs. You will contribute operational inputs into global planning, budgeting, and reporting cycles run from Europe. 

This is an individual contributor role with no direct reports. It sits at the operational core of US finance today and is positioned to grow into a defined specialism within a broader global finance organization as the company scales and a global CFO is appointed. 

Some of your daily tasks will include:

• Accounts payable & vendor management — Own the end-to-end AP cycle: vendor invoice processing, approval workflows, payment runs, vendor statement reconciliation, and vendor payment queries across entities and currencies 
• Billing & accounts receivable — Issue customer invoices against contract and program milestones, track outstanding receivables, drive collections with commercial teams, and monitor cash conversion and aging 
• Cash & working capital — Maintain the rolling cash position and short-term cash forecast, monitoring payment timing against liquidity needs and flagging working capital risks early 
• Process design & improvement — Design, document, and improve finance operational processes (AP, AR, expenses, procure-to-pay, approvals), building scalable controls and workflows where none exist today 
• Finance business partnering — Act as the day-to-day finance point of contact for operational teams (engineering, production, procurement, commercial), supporting purchase decisions, program cost tracking, and spend visibility 
• Growth within the function — This role sits at the operational core of finance today and will develop into a defined specialism within a broader global finance organization as the company scales 
• Planning & reporting inputs — Contribute to annual budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting cycles with operational data, bottoms-up cost inputs, variance explanations, and actuals-vs-plan analysis 
• Close & compliance support — Support month-end close alongside accounting (accruals, reconciliations, intercompany, expense reporting) and help ensure compliance with internal policies, audit requirements, and local statutory obligations 

What do we look for?

• 4–6 years in finance or accounting, with meaningful time spent in hands-on transactional work rather than analysis alone 
• Direct ownership of accounts payable and accounts receivable. You have processed invoices, run payments, and chased collections yourself 
• Comfort being the only finance person in the room. You can answer an operations question without escalating it 
• You have built or materially improved a finance process, not just followed one someone else designed. 
• Hands-on ERP or accounting system or software experience (NetSuite, SAP, Odoo, Xero, QuickBooks, or similar), including the reporting and data hygiene side 
• Strong Excel and the judgment to know when a spreadsheet should become a system 
• Comfortable working across time zones with a European head office and a European-run global finance calendar 
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship 

Nice to have

• Experience at a hardware, manufacturing, aerospace, or defense company, where finance sits close to production and long-lead procurement 
• Startup or new-site experience, where you stood up finance operations rather than inheriting them 
• Multi-entity and multi-currency exposure, including intercompany transactions and FX 
• Involvement in an ERP implementation or migration 
• Familiarity with milestone-based or contract-based customer billing 
• CPA, CMA, or equivalent qualification 

Personal skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset
• Excellent communication skills - able to translate financial data into actionable insights for non-finance audiences
• Business partnering mentality: proactive, collaborative, comfortable challenging assumptions
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, growing company

Why EnduroSat?

• Fast-paced and delivery-focused culture

  We work with well-defined quarterly-based objectives that allow us to fast-track the progression of our work and improve as we go.

• Constant learning and progression

  Own your personal growth through our career progression framework and educational programs.

• Chance to join a winning company, backed up by Founders Fund

  Meet international space experts and improve your knowledge and skillset within an industry of the future
   

This role is based in Los Angeles, California, where we are building a high-performing and fast-paced team. The position will be on-site and in person at the office, with occasional travel to our headquarters in Europe.

Salary range: $125,000 - $145,000 per year. The state of California requires listing salary details. The salary will likely be within this range although it may differ based on experience level or other factors.  

At EnduroSat, we embrace diversity and strive to create an inclusive environment where everyone is treated with fairness and respect. We are committed to equal employment opportunities without discrimination against any employee or job applicant on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity.