Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI's technology actively supports operations worldwide. As the Senior Director of Hivemind Program Finance, you will lead the Hivemind program finance activities of the team in support of program execution. The optimal executive leader is someone with sharp analytical instincts and a passion for driving business performance to join our high-performing finance team. In this fast-paced, constantly evolving environment, you will enhance the finance team and develop our talent—you'll influence decisions, uncover opportunities, and partner with leaders across engineering, operations, and product to deliver actionable financial intelligence and insights. Your work will help optimize performance and steer one of our most critical business areas toward sustained growth.

You will lead the engagement with the program management team to support the execution of our projects to forecast and achieve the desired financial outcomes. If you want to shape the work to support a truly impactful international Finance team, come transform and lead with us!

Mature the processes, policies, templates, and tools used in program finance

Contribute to the success of the broader finance organization (Accounting, Operations Finance, FP&A;) by leading cross-functional improvements that allow Shield AI to become industry leaders

Enhance existing framework to ensure programs achieve Orders, Revenue, EBITDA, Cash goals.

Direct report to the Vice President of Finance, Program Finance Aircraft & Product and a member of the program finance leadership team





Bachelor's degree with a minimum of ***** progressive experience in financial analysis, corporate finance, program business management or FP&A; years of related experience.

Financial Planning & Analysis, Program Controls, Pricing, Earned Value Management, Budgets & Rates, ERP transformations, Accounting, FAR Compliance

Strong understanding of US GAAP, with practical experience applying accounting principles in a government contracting or manufacturing environment

Familiarity with cost accounting concepts and government contract structures (e.g., Advanced proficiency in Excel, financial modeling, AI tool suites, and data analysis

Strong working knowledge of Power BI and comfort with data visualization tools

Excellent communication skills with the ability to present complex financial data to non-financial stakeholders

Experience in a rapidly growing company or with integration post M&A;

Provided financial support to a Manufacturing and/or software focused business

MBA or Master's degree in a related discipline

Exposure to Microsoft Fabric, Power Query, DAX, or other data transformation and modeling tools

Familiarity with ERP systems (e.g., Costpoint) and planning tools (e.g., Anaplan) and Oracle ERP/EVM/MRP systems

Passion for using data to tell a story and drive strategic decisions

Working knowledge of accounting, demonstrated ability to lead projects that blend and bridge the lines between program finance and other financial functions

$Full-time regular employee offer package:

Temporary employee offer package:

Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)

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📌 Senior Manager Finance Accounting (Madrid)
🏢 shieldai
📍 Madrid