What are the responsibilities and job description for the Financial Planning and Analysis Manager position at Powerus?
About Powerus
Powerus is building a next-generation American autonomous systems platform designed to move, protect, and sustain critical assets in high-consequence environments. The company combines advanced autonomy, manufacturing capability, operational expertise, and strategic acquisitions to support defense, national security, critical infrastructure, and commercial operations globally.
Mission
Our mission is to deliver resilient autonomous technologies that strengthen national security, improve operational safety, and expand the capabilities of organizations operating in complex environments.
Why Join Powerus
Powerus is scaling manufacturing, integrating acquisitions, and operating under public-company reporting requirements. Each of these demands forecasting and management reporting that leadership can make decisions from.
This role builds the planning function: the operating model, the budget and forecast cycles, and the reporting that connects operational decisions to financial results.
Position Overview
Powerus is seeking a Financial Planning and Analysis Manager to own financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and management reporting, working directly with the Chief of Finance and operational leaders.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the consolidated operating model, including revenue, cost, headcount, and cash forecasting
- Run monthly and quarterly forecasting cycles and the annual budget process
- Build management reporting packages and variance analysis for leadership and the board
- Partner with manufacturing, supply chain, and sales leaders on departmental budgets and unit economics
- Develop and track KPIs across production, gross margin, and operating expense
- Support scenario planning for capacity, acquisitions, and capital allocation
- Improve planning processes and systems as reporting requirements increase
Qualifications
- Must be located in the United States, within commuting distance of Rock Hill, SC
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience
- Experience in financial planning and analysis, corporate finance, or a comparable analytical finance role
- Strong financial modeling skills, including three-statement modeling
- Experience partnering with operational leaders outside finance
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and experience with an ERP or planning system
- U.S. Person status required (U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)); this role involves access to ITAR- and EAR-controlled technical data
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in manufacturing, hardware, aerospace, or defense
- Experience with public-company planning and reporting
- Experience with NetSuite or a comparable ERP
- Background in inventory, cost accounting, or supply chain finance
- Active or prior U.S. security clearance
What We Look For
Candidates should have built or rebuilt a forecasting process and be able to describe how its accuracy was measured and improved.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Powerus is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and mission-driven workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.