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Merlin · 6 hours ago

Director of Strategic Finance and Programs

Boston, MA

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

15+ years exp

Merlin is a venture backed aerospace startup building a non-human pilot to enable both reduced crew and uncrewed flight. The Director of Strategic Finance and Programs will oversee financial activities related to research and development contracts, establish budgets for new programs, and partner with business development leaders to support future projects.

Air TransportationInformation TechnologySoftwareTransportation

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Overseeing all financial activities of your research and development/ manufacturing/ licensing contracts through review of system-generated reports from various sources, using a standard of work which you will have designed, with a heavy reliance on automation to reduce manual efforts

Partnering with the business development leaders to provide quotes for bids and proposals for future Merlin customers and projects

Establishing budgets for new programs while monitoring ongoing program costs; truing-up the final project cost at program completion and presenting your insights on what worked, what didn’t work, and how future Merlin programs can benefit from this learning

Reviewing and approving routine submissions to the US Government customer including Incurred Cost Submissions and Provisional Billing Rate submissions

This is an individual contributor role in the beginning but as the volume of company programs grow, you will grow your organization. You will be tasked with designing an efficient organization utilizing technology to its greatest extent; hiring, training, and managing a team of program finance professionals who will report to you

Qualification

US Government contracts experienceBudget managementFinancial metrics designMicrosoft Suite proficiencyGoogle Suite proficiencyAccounting knowledgePresentation skillsAttention to detailOrganizational skillsTeam management

Required

15 + years of direct finance experience building and managing budget models in either program finance, strategic finance, financial planning & analyses or accounting roles

Experience designing financial metrics and key performance indicators which will help with project management

Meticulous attention to detail and keen focus on organization; comfort working across Microsoft and Google Suite applications is critical

Presentation skills with ability to adopt tone and technique to various levels of cross-functional management

BS in Business Management/ Finance/ Accounting; MBA will be prioritized

MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH US GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS