Introduction to Shield AI

Shield AI’s mission is to protect service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Shield AI is a fast growing, venture-backed defense-technology company built around a team of proven executives, distinguished warfighters, and world-class AI engineers. Since 2018, Shield AI’s products and people have supported operations around the world with the US Department of Defense and our allies.

Are you an expert in budgets and rates looking to support executive leadership in making solid business decisions based on data and analytics? Are you eager to make a positive difference in the world? Do you want to work alongside mission-driven and values-focused teammates? Shield AI is just the place for you!

As a senior analyst for rates and budgets, you will work alongside our Finance team to support business leadership. Teams across Shield AI will consult with and rely on you to provide financial consulting and strategic support to the leadership team. You are a self-starter who can anticipate questions and future challenges and are eager to help find data-driven solutions to those questions.

What you'll do:

• Develop, implement, and maintain the direct and indirect rates and budgets.
• Support contract negotiations and product pricing decisions.
• Maintain reporting cadence with department leaders and executive leadership
• Create forecasts based on solid understanding of GAAP.
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of cash flows and accruals related to complexities of long-term, multiple performance obligation contracts under ASC 606.
• Analyze complex financial and operational data, provide accurate and timely recommendations to company leadership for decision making.
• Support program finance, pricing and proposals, accounting, treasury, equity, and tax activities, including monthly close processes.
• Collaborate with IT management in the selection, development, implementation, maintenance, and training of business intelligence tools across the company.
• Collaborate with executive leadership and departmental leaders to develop and implement recommendations for ongoing and annual planning processes.
• You have a demonstrated record of working hard, being a trustworthy teammate, holding yourself and others to high standards, and being kind to others

Projects that you might work on:

• Leading the creation of the budgets and rates process and rolling it out across the enterprise
• Supporting business case justification for Program Management and assessing Product/Program/Project resource needs.
• Turning data analysis into actionable insights that drive the corporate goals and overall company growth.
• Leading and simplifying current FP&A processes
• Develop, implement, and maintain weekly reporting dashboards
• Leading disclosure statement development and implementation

Required qualifications:

• At least 3 years of relevant Finance experience to include:
• Progressive experience in creating and managing budgets and rates process
• Strong understanding of US GAAP accounting and how it applies to financial planning and analysis.
• Demonstrated experience taking ownership of measuring and reporting performance.
• Strong experience building financial models in excel.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience (preferably in Business/Accounting/Finance).

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with high-growth technology or investment banking
• Experience with Cost Point, Salesforce and/or similar systems.
• You are a creative and strategic thinker with the ability to think outside the box.
• You are patient, you are kind, you have poise, and you don’t shy away from delivering excellent work even while facing tight deadlines.
• You have a demonstrated record of working hard, being a trustworthy teammate, holding yourself and others to high standards, and being kind to others.
• You are detail-oriented and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize workload effectively, and thrive in a dynamic environment.
• Excellent communication and project management skills.

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Salary Range: $87,00 - $115,000 Annually + Bonus + Benefits + Equity (if applicable)

Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. Information on the benefits offered is here.

If you're interested in being part of our team, apply now! 

Shield AI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. 

To conform to U.S. Government regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.