Sr. Manager, Finance (Starlink Revenue)

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.

SR. MANAGER, FINANCE (STARLINK REVENUE)

The Sr. Manager, Finance will be instrumental in the tracking, analyzing, forecasting and reporting of revenue for SpaceX’s Starlink global internet business. This is a key leadership role within the financial planning and analysis (FP&A) team with responsibility for providing executive level visibility of revenue and customer unit-economic performance metrics necessary to optimize Starlink business performance. The successful candidate will have strong drive and analytical skills and is expected to manage a team that interfaces with all aspects of the Starlink customer operations and sales teams.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop and enhance tools to track and analyze Starlink revenue performance, network utilization and other critical key performance indicators
• Analyze customer acquisition cost metrics, customer churn and other key performance metrics necessary to analyze and optimize per-user economics
• Monitor and analyze service offering effectiveness in all markets across the world
• Lead GAAP revenue recognition processes for Starlink sales agreements
• Develop/enhance revenue assurance processes necessary to optimize cash collections
• Work with treasury, tax and legal teams to ensure compliance with global invoicing requirements across the world
• Work with sales teams to support large proposal activity
• Provide support for international audit requirements for revenue cycles of Starlink international subsidiary undertakings across the world
• Provide insight on revenue, spending variances, and department level reporting to business partners
• Conduct ad-hoc analyses as needed to support operational decision making and improve profitability
• Perform a leading role on internal projects, working closely with peer organizations to understand key business issues and translate them into financial models and metrics

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 10+ years of professional experience in accounting, finance, business, or economics

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, economics, or engineering
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, applied business statistics, and general modeling experience of complex non-linear systems
• MBA and/or CPA
• Experience managing a team
• Experience in finance/accounting within manufacturing or technology industries with global sales
• Experience acting as a finance subject matter expert in the optimization of various enterprise resource planning (ERP) business tools and applications
• Knowledge of reporting, visualization, intelligence and analysis tools
• Strong presentation skills with the ability to regularly interface with executive management
• Strong leadership skills and a high level of responsibility and ability to work with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with presenting analytical results in verbal and written form across a multi-disciplinary organization
• Ability to frame unstructured and complex analytical problems to a broad audience

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:    
    
Pay range:    
Sr. Manager, Finance: $160,000.00 - $205,000.00/per year    

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.

Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at SpaceX. You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, and various other discounts and perks. You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year. Exempt employees are eligible for 5 days of sick leave per year.

ITAR REQUIREMENTS:

• To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected i