Financial Analyst at Astranis

<div class="content-intro"><p>Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s reach into the solar system. Today Astranis satellites provide dedicated, secure networks to highly-sophisticated customers across the globe – large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military.&nbsp;</p> <p>With five satellites on orbit and many more set to launch soon, the company is servicing a backlog of more than $1 billion of commercial contracts. Astranis is the preferred satellite communications partner for buyers with stringent requirements for uptime, data security, network visibility, and customization.</p> <p>Astranis has raised over $1.2 billion from some of the world’s best investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Baillie Gifford, Blackrock, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton, and Snowpoint, and employs a team of 500 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.</p></div><h4><strong>Financial Analyst</strong></h4> <p>As Astranis’s Financial Analyst, you will partner cross-functionally across engineering, program management, and business teams to ensure financial discipline and clarity as we scale. We are seeking an analysis-driven finance professional who thrives at budgeting, forecasting, and tracking program spend while driving accountability across company initiatives.</p> <p>You are an ideal candidate if you have strong analytical skills, can manage detailed financial models, and are eager to balance an analysis-heavy workload with strategic business partnership. You should be motivated by tracking program budgets, evaluating cost trade-offs, and improving transparency into how Astranis invests its resources.</p> <h4><strong>Role</strong></h4> <ul> <li>Own program budgeting, spend tracking, financial planning, reporting, and analysis, serving as a key financial partner to program managers and cross-functional teams.</li> <li>Support program managers and project leads in tracking budgets, actuals, and forecasts against key milestones.</li> <li>Balance rigorous financial analysis with effective cross-functional business partnership and clear communication.</li> <li>Partner with department and initiative leaders on headcount planning, resource allocation, and spend management.</li> <li>Deliver timely variance analysis and actionable insights to drive departmental and program accountability.</li> <li>Build scalable reporting tools and dashboards to provide leadership with clear visibility into program and operating costs.</li> <li>Support the monthly and quarterly close process in coordination with Accounting and Finance.</li> </ul> <h4><strong>Requirements</strong></h4> <ul> <li>1–3 years of financial planning &amp; analysis (FP&amp;A) or corporate finance experience.</li> <li>Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field.</li> <li>Strong financial modeling, Excel, and reporting skills, with experience managing budgets and project/program spend tracking.</li> <li>Detail-oriented mindset with the ability to "zoom out" and provide strategic insights to business leaders.</li> <li>Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally, bridging the gap between data analysis and operational decision-making.</li> <li>High adaptability and curiosity to operate in a fast-paced technology or hardware company environment.</li> </ul><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><div><strong>What we offer:&nbsp;</strong></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>All our positions offer a compensation package that includes equity and robust benefits.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div> <p data-path-to-node="3">Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.</p> </div> <div>Astranis pay ranges are informed and defined through professional-grade salary surveys and compensation data sources. The actual base salary offered to a successful candidate will additionally be influenced by a variety of factors including experience, credentials &amp; certifications, educational attainment, skill level requirements, and the level and scope of the position.</div></div><div class="title">Base Salary</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$70,000</span><span class="divider">&mdash;</span><span>$100,000 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><div><strong>U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status Required</strong></div> <div>(To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States, or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3))</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Our mission and products are built for everyone, regardless of gender, race, creed, or background. 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