Director of Financial Planning and Analysis

StevenDouglas is exclusively engaged on an amazing Director of FP&A career opportunity in Austin, Texas. Relocation is available. Reporting to the CFO, the Director of FP&A to lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and business partnership across a fast-growing, mission-driven organization. This is a high-visibility role for a leader who can translate complex program and manufacturing economics into clear financial insight for company leadership, the Board, and public markets. Responsibilities Leads the annual budgeting process, long-range financial planning, and monthly/quarterly forecasting across the company. Owns management reporting and Board-level financial materials, translating program, manufacturing, and launch cadence data into clear business insight. Partners directly with program leaders, operations, and engineering teams to build and maintain program-level cost models and unit economics for launch vehicles, lunar missions, and in-space mobility programs. Supports quarterly earnings preparation, investor materials, and public company reporting cadence in partnership with Accounting, Investor Relations, and Legal. Develops and maintains headcount planning, capital expenditure forecasting, and cash flow modeling to support a capital-intensive manufacturing and R&D environment. Builds scalable planning processes and systems (e.g., FP&A tooling, dashboards) as the company grows manufacturing capacity and program volume. Leads variance analysis against budget/forecast and partners with business unit leaders to identify risks and opportunities early. Supports M&A evaluation, business case development, and ad hoc financial analysis for new programs, contracts, and strategic initiatives. Manages, mentors, and develops a team of FP&A analysts and managers. Performs other related duties as assigned. Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field required; MBA or CPA a plus. 10+ years of progressive FP&A or corporate finance experience, including prior team leadership experience required. Experience in complex manufacturing/program-based industry strongly preferred. Public company experience strongly preferred. Required Skills Strong financial modeling skills, including experience with program-based or project-based cost accounting. Experience supporting a public company's forecasting, earnings, and investor reporting cadence. Comfort operating in a high-growth, capital-intensive environment with long product/program development cycles. Proven ability to manage, mentor, and develop an FP&A team. Excellent business partnering skills, able to work cross-functionally with engineering, program management, and operations leaders who may not have a finance background. Advanced Excel/financial modeling skills; experience with FP&A and ERP systems (e.g., NetSuite, Adaptive Insights, Anaplan) strongly preferred. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. #J-18808-Ljbffr