SpaceX
Aerospace & DefenseDirect Greenhouse career site

Sr. Manager, Finance

Pay
$175,000 – $250,000 per year
Location
Hawthorne, CA · On-site
Job type
Full-time
Level
Director
Experience
10+ years
Education
Bachelor's degree
Listed
30 days ago

Skills & highlights for this role

  • financial planning and analysis
  • ERP systems
  • SQL
  • advanced Excel financial modelling

Also useful

  • ERP databases
  • SQL programming

Stated benefits & perks

  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • Paid parental leave

About the role

This is a key financial planning and analysis (FP&A) role with executive-level visibility driving spending and contract profitability for our various business segments. The successful candidate will interface with all aspects of the company, including production, engineering, sales, program management, accounting, and executive management.

Responsibilities

  • Identify resource requirements for business groups, including headcount, capital, vehicle refurb/build costs and operating expenses
  • Work with production and engineering teams to identify production and operational key performance indicators (KPIs) and analyze performance against productivity targets
  • Partner with business unit leaders to prepare financial analysis to help inform optimal operational decision-making
  • Work closely with supply chain to ensure that financial obligations are tracked and committed appropriately as we scale for rapid growth
  • Partner with accounting for financial close analysis and group-level reporting
  • Provide insight on spending variances and department-level reporting to business partners
  • Coordinate capital expenditure tracking and related cash forecasts for the business
  • Provide financial analysis and support to our business initiatives
  • Manage, develop a team of financial analysts

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree
  • 10+ years of experience in finance or operations
  • 4+ years of experience in a supervisory, lead, or management role

Preferred Skills and Experience

  • Master's degree in business administration
  • Experience working in finance organizations of fast-moving manufacturing or technology companies
  • Experience with enterprise resource planning (ERP) databases and structured query language (SQL) programming
  • Advanced Excel financial modelling skills
  • Experience with presenting analytical results in both verbal and written form across a multi-disciplinary organization

Additional Requirements

  • Willing to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed
  • This position is based in Hawthorne, CA, and requires being onsite full-time - hybrid and remote work will not be considered

Pay Range

$175,000.00 - $250,000.00

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, and experience.

Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at SpaceX. You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, and various other discounts and perks. You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year.

Employees accrue paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy which satisfies or exceeds the accrual, carryover, and use requirements of the law.

Itar Requirements

  • To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

About SpaceX

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.

Read the original posting

From SpaceX's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 10, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.

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