Head of Finance – Civilian and Defense Operations

Job description

US Citizen or Permanent Resident In-Person Starts Immediately *Join us in building the Worlds’s Humanitarian Air Force. Orb is turning autonomous aircraft into infrastructure. We’re a small mission-driven team where your initiative, creativity, and dedication will be used to reach every village on the planet with power, logistics, and communications.* **Your Role at Orb:** Orb needs a key player to assist on the operations side of finance, DoD contracts, partner relations, customer engagement and more. Scale a hardware business with us and learn to run a business with a world class team from the inside out. If you’re ready to take ownership, embrace complexity, and thrive in a role where your work truly matters, we’d love to hear from you. ### Key Responsibilities: - **Financial Leadership & Strategy** - Lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and cash-flow management. - Develop long-term financial models to support growth strategy, capital planning, and program execution. - Partner with the CEO and CFO on runway management, capital allocation, and board/investor communications. - Support fundraising activities including diligence materials, financial models, and investor reporting. - **Accounting, Reporting & Compliance** - Oversee accounting operations, financial close, and GAAP-compliant reporting. - Manage external accounting firms, auditors, and tax advisors. - Ensure compliance with applicable regulations (e.g., government cost allowability, audit readiness, internal controls). - **Contracts & Commercial Management** - Own the full contract lifecycle including review, negotiation, execution, and administration. - Support commercial, government, and strategic partnership contracts (e.g., NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, purchase orders, and government-funded agreements). - Partner with business development and legal counsel to evaluate contract terms, financial exposure, and risk. - Track contract performance, milestones, invoicing, and revenue recognition. - Ensure alignment between contract obligations and financial forecasts. - **Operational Finance & Program Support** - Establish systems and processes for purchasing, vendor management, and program cost tracking. - Monitor program margins, cost performance, and contract profitability. - Support pricing strategy and proposal development for new customer and government opportunities. - **Team & Infrastructure Building** - Build scalable finance and contracts processes as the company grows. - Hire and mentor finance and contracts team members over time. - Implement financial systems and tools appropriate for a regulated aerospace environment. - Represent the Orb brand, service to others through aviation, to customers and stakeholders. ### What You'll Need: - Resilience, critical thinking, communication and a commitment to transparency. - Exceptional organizational and project management abilities with a focus on execution. - Advanced in Microsoft suite - Ability to obtain and maintain Secret Security Clearance. - A genuine curiosity and desire for continuous learning and professional growth. - Unwavering integrity and a commitment to serving others with empathy and purpose. - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a knack for translating ideas into action.