Finance Business Partner

About us

• We are EnduroSat! A fast-growing space scale-up at the forefront of satellite innovation, specializing in advanced software-flexible satellites for commercial, governmental, and scientific endeavors.
• This is more than a job, it's a mission
• We are making space universally accessible and redefining the possible

We get things done

We take ownership of what we do and we work hard to make a difference

We are fearless

Transpаrancy is our only way forward. We dare to address and resolve issues head-on

We learn from our mistakes

We deliver, take informed risks, and evolve to achieve our goals. We compare with the best version of ourselves

What is the role?

As our Finance Business Partner, you will help build and run the day-to-day financial engine of our US entity. You will own accounts payable and receivable, keep cash visible, and build the processes that let the business spend, pay, and bill reliably as it scales. Where there is no process today, you will design one.

This is a hands-on, operational role. You will pay vendors, chase receivables, and reconcile accounts yourself, and you will also sit beside Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement, and Sales as their finance point of contact on purchase decisions and program costs. You will contribute operational inputs into global planning, budgeting, and reporting cycles run from Europe.

This is an individual contributor role with no direct reports. It sits at the operational core of US finance today and is positioned to grow into a defined specialism within a broader global finance organization as the company scales and a global CFO is appointed.

Some of your daily tasks will include

Accounts payable & vendor management — Own the end-to-end AP cycle: vendor invoice processing, approval workflows, payment runs, vendor statement reconciliation, and vendor payment queries across entities and currencies

Billing & accounts receivable — Issue customer invoices against contract and program milestones, track outstanding receivables, drive collections with commercial teams, and monitor cash conversion and aging

Cash & working capital — Maintain the rolling cash position and short-term cash forecast, monitoring payment timing against liquidity needs and flagging working capital risks early

Process design & improvement — Design, document, and improve finance operational processes (AP, AR, expenses, procure-to-pay, approvals), building scalable controls and workflows where none exist today

Finance business partnering — Act as the day-to-day finance point of contact for operational teams (engineering, production, procurement, commercial), supporting purchase decisions, program cost tracking, and spend visibility

Growth within the function — This role sits at the operational core of finance today and will develop into a defined specialism within a broader global finance organization as the company scales

Planning & reporting inputs — Contribute to annual budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting cycles with operational data, bottoms-up cost inputs, variance explanations, and actuals-vs-plan analysis

Close & compliance support — Support month-end close alongside accounting (accruals, reconciliations, intercompany, expense reporting) and help ensure compliance with internal policies, audit requirements, and local statutory obligations

What do we look for?

4–6 years in finance or accounting, with meaningful time spent in hands-on transactional work rather than analysis alone

Direct ownership of accounts payable and accounts receivable. You have processed invoices, run payments, and chased collections yourself

Comfort being the only finance person in the room. You can answer an operations question without escalating it

You have built or materially improved a finance process, not just followed one someone else designed.

Hands-on ERP or accounting system or software experience (NetSuite, SAP, Odoo, Xero, QuickBooks, or similar), including the reporting and data hygiene side

Strong Excel and the judgment to know when a spreadsheet should become a system

Comfortable working across time zones with a European head office and a European-run global finance calendar

Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship

Nice to have

Experience at a hardware, manufacturing, aerospace, or defense company, where finance sits close to production and long-lead procurement

Startup or new-site experience, where you stood up finance operations rather than inheriting them

Multi-entity and multi-currency exposure, including intercompany transactions and FX

Involvement in an ERP implementation or migration

Familiarity with milestone-based or contract-based customer billing

CPA, CMA, or equivalent qualification

Personal skills

Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset

Excellent communication skills - able to translate financial data into actionable insights for non-finance audiences

Business partnering mentality: proactive, collaborative, comfortable challenging assumptions

Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, growing company

Why EnduroSat?

Fast-paced and delivery-focused culture

We work with well-defined quarterly based objectives, that allow us to fast-track the progression of our work and improve as we go

Constant learning and progression

Own your personal growth by navigating through our career progression framework and educational programs

Chance to join a winning company, backed up by Founders Fund

Meet international space experts and improve your knowledge and skillset within an industry of the future

Salary range: $1250,000 - $145,000 per year. The state of California requires listing salary details. The salary will likely be within this range although it may differ based on experience level or other factors.

At EnduroSat, we embrace diversity and strive to create an inclusive environment where everyone is treated with fairness and respect. We are committed to equal employment opportunities without discrimination against any employee or job applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. Additionally, this position is suitable for people with disabilities in accordance with the People with Disabilities National Regulation Act, ensuring accessibility and accommodation in the workplace.