Shield AI
Sr Lead FP&A (R5566)
San Mateo, California · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Experience
- 8–10 years, including significant time in investment banking, PE, hedge funds, or equity research.
About the job
Leads strategic finance by building the company’s integrated long-range financial model and using it to guide enterprise strategy, forecasting, and investor- and Board-level decisions.
What you'll do
- Own the integrated three-statement model, long-range plan, scenario analyses, and valuation outputs.
- Develop business, peer, and market analyses; support M&A modeling, valuation, and diligence.
- Build cash-flow and liquidity forecasts and partner with executives and operational teams on financial strategy.
What they ask for
- 8–10 years of experience, including significant time in investment banking, PE, hedge funds, or equity research.
- Direct strategic finance leadership experience in a publicly traded company and deep A&D industry exposure.
- Proven ownership of scalable three-statement models, long-range planning, valuations, sensitivities, and unit economics.
- Exceptional Excel modeling, strong GAAP proficiency, and ability to communicate complex insights to executives, Board, and investors.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with government contract economics, milestone-based revenue, and program accounting.
- M&A experience or exposure to manufacturing scale, supply chain dynamics, and hardware production cycles.
Tools
Excel
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