Strategic Finance Manager

About the role

As Arc's Strategic Finance Manager you will own strategic finance and FP&A across the company. That means owning our financial models and forecasts, driving reporting that goes directly to our CEO and Board, and running our budgeting and planning processes. This role will report to the Director of Finance. We're looking for someone fired up by the mission and ready to build. You'll thrive here if you move fast, take ownership, and care about the details. This is a full-time, on-site role at our Los Angeles headquarters.

What You'll Do

• Building and owning Arc's operating model, forecasts, and long-range plan across our Consumer, Commercial, and Defense segments
• Creating board materials, investor updates, and monthly internal reporting that goes directly to our CEO and Board
• Leading the annual budget and quarterly re-forecasts end to end, from target-setting through variance analysis
• Partnering with leaders across engineering, production, and sales to turn operating plans into financial outcomes and guide pricing, hiring, and capital allocation decisions
• Designing scalable, AI-enabled reporting and planning workflows as the first dedicated hire on our strategic finance team

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years in investment banking, strategic finance, or FP&A at a high-growth company
• Proficiency with advanced financial modeling in Excel and building clear, executive-ready presentations
• Background in corporate finance fundamentals, with fluency connecting operational drivers to three-statement forecasts and telling the story behind the numbers
• Ability to operate autonomously in ambiguity, manage multiple workstreams, and sweat the details under tight deadlines

Bonus Qualifications

• Solid accounting foundation (GAAP fluency, close experience) with willingness to support month-end close alongside the accounting team
• Passion for using AI tools to automate workflows and multiply your output
• Experience in hard tech, manufacturing, marine, automotive, or aerospace and defense
• Comfortable pushing at a fast but sustainable pace
• Enthusiasm for boating and the water

What we offer

The base salary for this role is $140,000 annually. Highly competitive equity grants are included with full time offers. As well as semi-annual bonuses tied to your impact, not just your tenure.

Additionally, Arc offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

• Healthcare benefits — 99% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision
• Parental leave — 14 weeks fully paid for birthing and non-birthing parents
• Generous time off — Highly competitive PTO with an opportunity to earn more time with tenure
• Income protection — Life and disability insurance for all employees
• Retirement savings — Traditional and Roth 401(k) access
• Water fund — $500 for you to spend each year to get out on the water, however you choose
• Professional development — $500 annual reimbursement for professional development and a monthly AI stipend
• Safety Support — Annual reimbursement for PPE, ergonomic equipment and anything that ensures we keep our crew safe
• Captain training — Training and access to take Arcboats out with friends and family
• Office perks — Daily lunches, snacks, and good coffee while onsite
• Relocation assistance — Available depending on role eligibility

Our values

We move with urgency and build with care. We value these five things above all else:

• Ownership over both your work and the company's success
• Empathy for colleagues and for customers
• Humility in problem solving and collaboration
• Pragmatism for navigating ambiguity quickly and sensibly
• Inclusion of different backgrounds, opinions, cultures, and perspectives. We want people who share and embody these values. It is vital that our values align - we'd be happy to elaborate on any or all of these during the interview process.