Financial Analyst (Starshield) - Top Secret Clearance

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FINANCIAL ANALYST (STARSHIELD) - TOP SECRET CLEARANCE

Starshield leverages SpaceX’s Starlink technology and launch capability to support national security efforts. While Starlink is designed for consumer and commercial use, Starshield is designed for government use, with an initial focus on earth observation, communications, and hosted payloads. The Starshield team is building highly reliable in-space mesh networks, designing secure systems to guarantee access to space, designing next-gen communication and sensing software, and more.

The Financial Analyst will be instrumental in the development, tracking, forecasting, analysis, and reporting of SpaceX’s Starshield capabilities. This is a key financial planning and analysis (FP&A) role with responsibility for providing executive-level visibility of key revenue and spending trends as well as business and program performance of underlying operations.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead forecast of key performance indicators (KPIs), including spending and resource requirements for government satellite business groups, including headcount, capital, and operating expenses

• Develop and enhance tools to track contract performance and incurred project costs every month, as well as estimates to complete

• Provide insight on revenue, spending variances, and department-level reporting to business partners

• Support proposal and business development activities

• Coordinate capital expenditure tracking and related cash forecast across the entire company

• Conduct ad-hoc analyses as needed to support operational decision-making and improve profitability

• Perform a leading role on internal projects, working closely with peer organizations to understand key business issues and translate them into financial models and metrics

• Analyze and interpret financial data for use in management reviews and decisions

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree

• 2+ years of professional experience in accounting, finance operations, business, or economics

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, economics, or engineering

• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, applied business statistics, and general modeling experience of complex non-linear systems

• Experience in finance/accounting within manufacturing or technology industries

• Experience acting as a finance subject matter expert in the optimization of various enterprise resource planning (ERP) business tools and applications

• Knowledge of reporting, visualization, intelligence, and analysis tools

• Strong presentation skills with the ability to regularly interface with executive management

• Strong leadership skills and have a high level of responsibility and ability to work with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment

• Experience with presenting analytical results in verbal and written form across a multi-disciplinary organization

• Ability to frame unstructured and complex analytical problems for a broad audience

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed

• This position requires successfully obtaining and maintaining a Top Secret Security Clearance as a condition of employment. While the clearance may not be immediately necessary upon hire, we encourage you to initiate the application process promptly upon accepting this offer. Your ability to secure the necessary clearance is essential for fulfilling key responsibilities of the role. Should you be unable to obtain it, SpaceX reserves the right to modify or terminate your employment to align with operational needs

• Note that an active clearance may provide the opportunity for you to work on sensitive SpaceX missions. If so, you will be subject to pre-employment drug and random drug and alcohol testing

• This position is based in Hawthorne, CA (Los Angeles area), and requires being onsite full-time – hybrid and remote work will not be considered

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

Pay range:

Financial Analyst: $80,000.00 - $115,000.00/per year

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. Those with an active clearance will receive a 10% differential, up to an additional $15,000 annually, once officially briefed into a classified program.

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, stock options, 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.

SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Applicants wishing to view a copy of SpaceX’s Affirmative Action Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should reach out to [email protected].