Business Services & Consulting • all cities, MI 23
Swarm Aero is redefining air power, building the largest swarming UAV and the most versatile swarming aircraft network in the world. The company is moving quickly to launch the first aircraft designed specifically for swarming, as well as the Command & Controlsoftware to mobilize swarms of thousands of heterogeneous autonomous assets and empower human operators to achieve superhuman results.
The team has created and exited multiple startups, negotiated defense deals worth billions of dollars, and designed and built 30+ novel aircraft, with aerospace experience from Scaled Composites, Airbus, Archer Aviation, Blue Origin, and Boom Supersonic.
There's a version of a finance career where the playbook is already written, the policies are set, and the job is to run the process. It's comfortable. Well-defined. And for the right person at the right time, exactly what they need.
This isn't that role.
We're looking for someone who has lived inside a scaling startup and arrived with a playbook in hand. You know what good looks like on AP process, company credit card policy, expense controls, and financial reporting because you've built or inherited those systems somewhere between Series B and D. You didn't just execute someone else's framework, you understood it well enough to adapt it when things changed.
On top of that foundation, you have real exposure to manufacturing or a major hardware program. You've thought about inventory finance, cost structures, and what it means to track the money through a physical product. That context matters here. We're building hardware at scale, and the finance function needs to keep up.
Required
• 5+ years of experience in FP&A, strategic finance, or corporate finance at a venture-backed startup
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
• Experience scaling finance operations at a Series B, C, or D company
• Demonstrated ability to build complex financial models from scratch
• Familiarity with core financial operations: AP process, expense policy, vendor management, and financial controls
• Strong communication skills: able to distill financial complexity into clear, actionable narratives
Strongly Preferred
• Exposure to manufacturing, hardware programs, or inventory-intensive businesses
• Familiarity with manufacturing cost structures, including inventory, WIP, and COGS
• Experience preparing materials for senior leadership, boards, or investors
• Aerospace or defense industry background
• Experience partnering with or reporting to a CEO or CFO directly
Nice to Have
• Prior exposure to fundraising processes or investor relations
• MBA or CFA
• SQL or data analytics skills
• Prior experience building a finance function from scratch
• Carries a Playbook: You've seen enough scaling companies to know what good looks like and can adapt it to a new context without starting from zero
• Business-Minded: You understand finance as a tool for better decisions, not just a reporting function
• A Storyteller with Numbers: You can build a model and explain what it means to someone who doesn't live in spreadsheets
• Collaborative: You build trust with operators, not just finance peers
• Self-Directed: You identify what needs to be built and build it without being asked
Swarm Aero is redefining air power, building the largest swarming UAV and the most versatile swarming aircraft network in the world. The company is moving quickly to launch the first aircraft designed specifically for swarming, as well as the Command & Controlsoftware to mobilize swarms of thousands of heterogeneous autonomous assets and empower human operators to achieve superhuman results.
The team has created and exited multiple startups, negotiated defense deals worth billions of dollars, and designed and built 30+ novel aircraft, with aerospace experience from Scaled Composites, Airbus, Archer Aviation, Blue Origin, and Boom Supersonic.
There's a version of a finance career where the playbook is already written, the policies are set, and the job is to run the process. It's comfortable. Well-defined. And for the right person at the right time, exactly what they need.
This isn't that role.
We're looking for someone who has lived inside a scaling startup and arrived with a playbook in hand. You know what good looks like on AP process, company credit card policy, expense controls, and financial reporting because you've built or inherited those systems somewhere between Series B and D. You didn't just execute someone else's framework, you understood it well enough to adapt it when things changed.
On top of that foundation, you have real exposure to manufacturing or a major hardware program. You've thought about inventory finance, cost structures, and what it means to track the money through a physical product. That context matters here. We're building hardware at scale, and the finance function needs to keep up.
Required
• 5+ years of experience in FP&A, strategic finance, or corporate finance at a venture-backed startup
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
• Experience scaling finance operations at a Series B, C, or D company
• Demonstrated ability to build complex financial models from scratch
• Familiarity with core financial operations: AP process, expense policy, vendor management, and financial controls
• Strong communication skills: able to distill financial complexity into clear, actionable narratives
Strongly Preferred
• Exposure to manufacturing, hardware programs, or inventory-intensive businesses
• Familiarity with manufacturing cost structures, including inventory, WIP, and COGS
• Experience preparing materials for senior leadership, boards, or investors
• Aerospace or defense industry background
• Experience partnering with or reporting to a CEO or CFO directly
Nice to Have
• Prior exposure to fundraising processes or investor relations
• MBA or CFA
• SQL or data analytics skills
• Prior experience building a finance function from scratch
• Carries a Playbook: You've seen enough scaling companies to know what good looks like and can adapt it to a new context without starting from zero
• Business-Minded: You understand finance as a tool for better decisions, not just a reporting function
• A Storyteller with Numbers: You can build a model and explain what it means to someone who doesn't live in spreadsheets
• Collaborative: You build trust with operators, not just finance peers
• Self-Directed: You identify what needs to be built and build it without being asked
