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US Citizen or Permanent Resident
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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.
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.
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.
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