Senior Director of FP&A

The role

The Senior Director of Finance will serve as the lead business unit finance partner and build an elite program finance and operational FP&A organization. This leader will own the full financial cadence across all business lines and operational programs while acting as a strategic copilot to the President.

What you will do

• Act as the direct financial copilot to the President.
• Manage program-level P&Ls, bookings, backlog conversion, revenue recognition, contract margins, and cash generation.
• Direct monthly and quarterly Estimate at Completion (EAC) and Estimate to Complete (ETC) cadence.
• Partner with Program Management to implement and monitor EVM frameworks.
• Lead multi-year long-range planning, capital expenditure forecasting, and annual operating budgets.
• Partner with Business Development and Engineering on complex proposals, pricing strategies, and contract negotiations.
• Modernize program finance and operational reporting infrastructure.
• Build, mentor, and lead a team of program finance managers and business unit financial analysts.
• Ensure robust internal controls and GAAP/FAR/CAS compliance.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, or a related quantitative field.
• 15+ years of progressive finance experience with significant tenure in leadership roles.
• Substantial direct leadership of program finance and business unit FP&A within Aerospace, Defense, or Space hardware environments.
• Mastery of program economics, government and commercial aerospace contracting, cost accounting standards (CAS), FAR regulations, milestone billing, and EAC/ETC methodologies.
• Track record of serving as a trusted advisor to C-suite and executive operational leadership.
• Deep hands-on experience leveraging enterprise defense/manufacturing ERPs and planning platforms (e.g., Deltek Costpoint, SAP).
• Experience with advanced business intelligence and modeling tools (e.g., Anaplan, Power BI, Excel).
• Demonstrated success scaling finance teams, structuring workflows, and coaching senior managers and analysts in complex manufacturing environments.

Nice to have

• Master of Business Administration (MBA) or relevant advanced technical/business degree.
• Professional certifications such as CPA, CMA, or EVM certification.
• Prior experience leading finance through production rate ramp-ups, major capital markets transactions, or within a high-growth publicly traded aerospace/defense prime.

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO - Vacation, Sick, Personal, and Bereavement
• Paid Parental and Adoptive Leave
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Tax Advantage Accounts (HSA/FSA)
• Employer Paid Short and Long Term Disability, Basic Life, AD&D
• Additional Benefit Options Including Voluntary Life and Emergency Medical Transport
• EAP Program
• Retirement Savings Plan - 401k with Company Match

Before you apply

• Must be a U.S. Person (this includes U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents).
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearance.

About the company

Ursa Major designs and delivers propulsion and defense systems to solve national security demands. The company is scaling rapidly, transitioning key propulsion programs from development into high-rate production.