FP&A Manager

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Shape financial strategies through detailed budgeting and performance analysis, collaborating cross-functionally to support scalable growth and informed decision-making.

We are looking for a smart, hungry FP&A Manager who will become a key member of our finance team. You are experienced with financial budgeting and forecasting, and know how to collaborate with teams across the company (including sales, engineering and supply chain) to build a detailed understanding of cash management, sales planning, operating costs, capital spending, and balance sheet. You have ideas on how to improve processes and procedures to support a business scaling to multiples of its current size – and have the leadership ability to drive those initiatives. This role is pivotal in shaping the financial strategy of our company, driving insights, and providing guidance to enable informed decision-making and sustainable growth. If you thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and possess a passion for leveraging financial analysis to drive business results, we encourage you to apply.

Responsibilities and Duties

  • Build and maintain a rigorous and accurate operating model which will be used for budgeting, forecasting, scenario planning and executive reporting
  • Prepare annual and long term financial plans & forecasts including monthly/quarterly projections, annual operating business plan and line of business budgets
  • Administer variance analysis for budget, planning, forecasting, and reporting including all operating and board reporting packages
  • Provides reasoning for variances and makes recommendations relative to revenue, expenditures, and reserves
  • Organize and evaluate quantitative data to identify and explain trends, opportunities, and root causes
  • Work cross-functionally to create visibility into financial performance and understand key operational metrics within the organization to recommend new opportunities and risks
  • Support internal and external financial and management reporting
  • Independently pursue problem solving from first principles and document recommendations to leadership
  • Utilize standard financial tools to input, retrieve or report financials
  • Prepare presentations and reports for senior management and stakeholders, communicating financial results, insights, and recommendations effectively

Qualifications and Skills

  • Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field; MBA, CPA or advanced degree preferred
  • Advanced Excel and Google Sheets skills: experience with financial planning software (e.g., Adaptive Insights, Anaplan) is a plus
  • Strong analytical skills, able to distill complex data into concise executive summaries
  • Agile and adaptable, with a strong problem-solving mindset and the ability to manage ambiguity
  • Highly motivated, comfortable working independently, good decision making, and organizational skills complemented with effective communication abilities to interface at all levels of an organization
  • Strong analytical skills and robust understanding of accounting and finance as it relates to the balance sheet, P&L, cash flow, typical KPIs, etc
  • Strong work ethic and ability to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
  • Team player who can work well with others and is willing to go above and beyond the call of duty
  • EU Citizenship required 

Benefits

  • Flexible working hours
  • Stock Options
  • Generous holiday allowance
  • Pension plan 
  • Extended social security package 
  • Enhanced maternity & paternity leave
  • Wellpass membership

About Auterion

We are building the leading software platform for AI-powered autonomous systems for enterprise and government customers. Our team is supporting the most important missions and solving the most challenging problems.

At Auterion, we bring together the sharpest minds who love to solve the hardest problems. Join a vibrant team built on innovation, openness, and excellence, where you’ll be empowered to develop ideas, collaborate across all levels, and make an impact that matters.

Perks & Benefits Extracted with AI

  • Flexible Work Hours: Flexible working hours
  • Wellpass membership: Wellpass membership

Auterion is the drone software platform built for enterprise that makes large-scale drone operations simple, safe and fully integrated in workflows. We’ve been on the same mission for over a decade, beginning with Pixhawk in 2008 and the revolutionary PX4 software created by our co-founder Lorenz Meier; today the world’s most widely used open-source drone autopilot operating system.  Our mission is to be the drone platform of choice for enterprise, government and drone manufacturers, while accelerating the drone industry by driving forward open standards to create a common, future-proof roadmap in a thriving, open ecosystem of buyers and vendors.  At Auterion, we bring together the sharpest minds who love to solve the hardest problems. Join a vibrant team built on innovation, openness and excellence, where you’ll be empowered to develop ideas, collaborate across all levels and make an impact that matters.  With offices in California, USA, and Zurich, Switzerland, we offer a competitive salary, equity incentives, generous vacation, retirement and healthcare plans, flexible working, continuous development to widen your horizons, endless opportunities to have fun with a lively team, and the chance to fly a lot of drones. we’ve raised $25M in venture-backed funding from investors such as Lakestar, Mosaic Ventures, Costanoa Ventures, and Tectonic Ventures. Our global customers include General Electric (GE) Aviation, Quantum Systems, Impossible Aerospace, and the U.S. Department of Defense. We’ve raised $25M in venture-backed funding from investors such as Lakestar, Mosaic Ventures, Costanoa Ventures, and Tectonic Ventures. Our global customers include General Electric (GE) Aviation, Quantum Systems, Impossible Aerospace, and the U.S. Department of Defense.

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