Varda Space Industries is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Candidates and employees are always evaluated based on merit, qualifications, and performance. We will never discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, national origin, ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, martial status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status.
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Financial Analyst
El Segundo, California, United States
About Varda
Low Earth orbit is open for business. Varda is accelerating the development of commercial space infrastructure, from in-orbit pharmaceutical processing to reliable and economical reentry capsules.
From life-saving pharmaceuticals to more powerful fiber optics, there is a world of products used on Earth today that can only be manufactured in space. Varda is accelerating innovation in the orbital economy by creating both the products and infrastructure needed so space can directly benefit life on Earth. Our mission is to expand the economic bounds of humankind.
Our team is uniquely suited to accomplishing this goal, with leadership and staff comprised of veterans from SpaceX, Blue Origin, major pharmaceutical companies and Silicon Valley. Varda was founded in January 2021 by Will Bruey and Delian Asparouhov with significant backing from world class investors including Khosla Ventures, Lux Capital, Founders Fund, Caffeinated Capital, General Catalyst, and Also Capital.
Varda is headquartered in El Segundo, California, where we have offices and a production facility where our vehicles, equipment, and materials are built, integrated, and tested. Varda also has offices in Washington, DC and Huntsville, AL (coming soon).
Join Varda, and work to create a bustling in-space ecosystem.
About Varda
Varda is moving industry into space and bringing real products back to Earth.
SpaceX, NASA, and the rest of the space industry have laid the proverbial railways to orbit. The team at Varda is building on top of this prior work to expand the economic bounds of humankind.
At Varda, you’ll have the opportunity to work at the intersection of ambition and experience. Our team has all worked in aerospace and honed their crafts in the trenches of major established companies. Your work will be valued and evaluated by launch-proven leaders who’ve chosen to apply their talents to manufacturing in space.
While our vision is big, the steps to get there are both reasonable and feasible. Our company operations are clear and use cases for orbital manufacturing have been proven out over decades of ISS-based research and development.
Join Varda to help leverage space for business.
About this Role
As a Finance Analyst at Varda, you will leverage your extensive experience in financial analysis and forecasting to support our aerospace and pharmaceutical business lines. You will be instrumental in tracking financial performance, developing models, and providing actionable insights to drive strategic decision-making. Your role will involve interfacing with engineering, sales, and account management teams to ensure comprehensive financial visibility.
This is a full-time, exempt position located in our El Segundo headquarters.
Required Skills
- Manage Annual Operating Plan and Forecasting
- Consolidate monthly and quarterly reporting packages for senior management operational metrics, financial schedules, and detailed bridges.
- Create pricing estimates for labor, material, and Opex for DoD contracts
- Provide comprehensive business performance analysis, reporting, and forecasting to support strategic decision-making.
- Develop and maintain financial models and plans to ensure accuracy and relevance.
- Track and book Deferred Revenue, and reclassify to Revenue upon milestone completion.
- Perform project milestone reconciliations tracking COGS versus R&D.
- Monitor mission-level costs, report on trends, and flag potential cost increases for future missions.
- Work with BD team to update the Revenue/Cash Flow tracker for all contracts
- Track and book Deferred Revenue and reclass to Revenue once the milestone is completed
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, economics, or engineering
- 5+ years of professional experience in accounting or finance operations
- Ability to receive Top Secret or TS/SCI clearance
- Strong written and verbal communication
- Independently motivated with a demonstrated track record of delivering complex technical projects
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, applied business statistics, and general modeling experience of complex non-linear system
- S. citizen or lawful permanent resident of the U.S. to conform with U.S Government space technology export regulations under ITAR
- Experience with US GAAP accounting standards
Preferred Skills and Qualifications
- 7+ years in the finance industry with experience in a technology-based start-up
- MBA or CPA
- Knowledge of reporting, visualization, intelligence, and analysis tools
- Experience presenting financial models across a multi-disciplinary organization
- Experience with the development of various enterprise resource planning (ERP) business tools and applications (not necessarily a software developer, but as a finance expert and user)
- Experience with SQL and/or Python
Compensation
- Sr. Financial Analysist: $120,000—$165,000 /per year
- Leveling and base salary is determined by job-related skills, education level, experience level, and job performance
- You will be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of stock options and/or long-term cash awards
- Offer compensation also includes the ability to purchase company stock through the Employee Stock Purchase Plan
ITAR Requirements
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Varda, like all employers, must ensure that its employees working in the United States are lawfully authorized to work in the U.S. Additionally, our employees are exposed to and have access to certain export-controlled items. At present, some of our technology to which employees have access requires a license to be exported to individuals other than “U.S. Persons” as defined in U.S. export regulations. Because our employees are provided access to export-controlled items, our current policy is to only hire “U.S. persons” who are permitted to have access to our technology without an export license.
“US person” means: U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident, or protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) (i.e., individual admitted to the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum in the U.S.)
Learn more about the ITAR here.
Benefits
- Exciting team of professionals at the top of their field working by your side
- Equity in a fully funded space startup with potential for significant growth (interns excluded)
- 401(k) matching (interns excluded)
- Unlimited PTO (interns excluded)
- Health insurance, including Vision and Dental
- Lunch and snacks provided on site every day. Dinners provided twice a week.
- Maternity / Paternity leave (interns excluded)
Varda Space Industries is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Candidates and employees are always evaluated based on merit, qualifications, and performance. We will never discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, national origin, ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, martial status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status.
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