Program Finance Associate (Advanced Manufacturing)

Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States; onsite. ITAR eligibility requires U.S. citizenship or nationality, lawful permanent residency, protected individual status, or eligibility to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations.

Salary: $160,000–$185,000 per year, plus equity.

Company

hirify.global builds autonomous factories combining AI, advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing to help aerospace and defense companies produce mission-critical systems faster and at lower cost.

What you will do

• Partner with program leaders and engineers from contract award through at-rate production.
• Own program budgets, baselines, forecasts, and live Estimates at Completion for capex, headcount, and operating costs.
• Track and challenge factory construction, equipment, tooling, and commissioning spend.
• Build bottoms-up cost models from engineering inputs and evaluate performance against contracts, baselines, and the company plan.
• Evaluate scope changes, equipment substitutions, schedules, and make-versus-buy decisions while ensuring costs are correctly captured, coded, and capitalized.
• Prepare planning and leadership materials and provide program data to Growth Finance and Capital Markets.

Requirements

• 3–6 years of experience in FP&A, project finance, corporate finance, investment banking, consulting, mechanical or industrial engineering, or a similar analytical role.
• Strong Excel skills, including building financial models from scratch.
• Ability to read bills of materials, quotes, and construction schedules and translate them into forecasts.
• Working knowledge of SQL or a strong interest in learning it quickly.
• Understanding of budgeting, forecasting, and the three financial statements.
• Exceptional attention to detail, responsiveness, and ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Clear communication skills and comfort working with technical teams outside finance.
• Curiosity, ownership, and ability to learn quickly in a fast-changing environment.

Nice to have

• Engineering degree or hands-on manufacturing, process, or industrial engineering experience.
• Experience in aerospace and defense, advanced manufacturing, automotive, semiconductors, energy, or another asset-heavy industry.
• Financial or technical ownership of factory builds, equipment installations, or production line launches.
• Experience with Estimate at Completion forecasting, program cost control, or government contracting.
• NetSuite or comparable ERP experience; Power BI, Tableau, or similar dashboarding experience.
• Builder mindset and willingness to fix broken processes.

Culture & Benefits

• Onsite work with time spent on the factory floor and in engineering reviews.
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance for full-time employees.
• 401(k), flexible vacation policy, and equity.
• Relocation support may be provided in certain situations based on business need.
• hirify.global uses AI-assisted recruiting tools, while human employees make all evaluations and hiring decisions; candidates may opt out of recorded interviews.