Senior Finance Manager

Palo Alto, California, United StatesFull TimeSenior$209,000–$222,000 /yrPosted 2 months ago

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Wing is seeking a Senior Finance Manager to join its FP&A team, reporting to the Head of FP&A. This critical leadership role involves shaping the company's financial future through core financial planning, resource allocation, short and long-term projections, business analysis, and leading a 10-year strategic planning process. The ideal candidate will have at least 10 years of progressive experience, a background in Investment Banking or Management Consulting, and a strong aptitude for automation and AI. Responsibilities include managing budgeting and forecasting, owning executive reporting, developing long-term financial plans, ensuring operational and strategic alignment, and driving commercial transition. The role requires strong financial modeling, presentation skills, and the ability to mentor a team, distilling complex data into clear, executive-level narratives.

About Wing:

Wing offers drone delivery as a safe, fast, and sustainable solution for last mile logistics. Consumer appetites for on-demand services are increasing, but current delivery methods are inefficient, costly, and contribute to road accidents and air pollution. Wing’s fleet of highly automated delivery drones can transport small packages directly from businesses to homes on-demand, in minutes. We design, build, and operate our aircraft, and offer drone delivery services on two continents. Our technology is designed to be easy to integrate into existing delivery and logistics networks, offering a scalable drone delivery solution for a broad range of businesses. Wing is a part of Google's parent company, Alphabet, and our mission is to create the preferred means of delivery for the planet. If you're ready to do the greatest work of your life, come join us.

About the Role:

Wing is looking for a Senior Finance Manager to join our FP&A team. In this role, you will report directly to the Head of FP&A and serve as a critical leader in shaping Wing’s financial future. You will be responsible for leading Wing's core financial planning, including resource allocation, short and long term financial projections, business analysis, and leading the long-term (10-year) strategic planning process.

We are looking for an individual with at least 10 years of progressive experience. We are looking for a highly proactive and results-driven individual with a background in Investment Banking or Management Consulting who possesses a continuous improvement mindset and an appetite for automation and AI. You will need the skillset to mentor and lead a team.

What You’ll Do:

Budgeting & Forecasting: Manage all aspects of budgeting and forecasting for Wing, including creating the annual plan, updating financial projections monthly, and managing resource allocation.

Executive Reporting: Own executive-level Wing financial reporting and conduct review, analysis, and reporting, explicitly connecting operational KPIs and unit economics to drive actionable financial insights.

Strategic Planning: Play a lead role in the development and refinement of the 10-year long-term plan (LTP), ensuring our financial models accurately reflect the realities of our scaling operations.

Operational & Strategic Alignment: Drive consistency across all financial deliverables by reconciling data, owning the documentation and stakeholder sign-offs, and ensure our day-to-day metrics tie to our long-term financial models.

Commercial Transition: Act as the strategic link between Accounting and FP&A to evolve our reporting frameworks as Wing transitions from an R&D-focused startup to a global commercial leader.

Executive Storytelling & Visual Communication: Distill complex operational data into visually compelling, "board-ready" narratives. You have a relentless eye for detail and a passion for creating clear, elegant slides that simplify the complex and drive executive decision-making.

Cross-Functional Leadership: Partner closely with Operations, Product, and Accounting to ensure all operational costs are captured and that our commercialization efforts are built on a sound financial foundation.

Automation & Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to automate manual workflows and use AI to improve the speed and accuracy of our financial insights.

What You’ll Need:

Experience: 10+ years of progressive experience in finance, with experience managing a small team.

Background: Proven track record in Investment Banking, Management Consulting, or a high-growth Strategic Finance environment.

Technical Skills: Strong foundation in accounting principles, coupled with advanced proficiency in financial modeling and presentation tools (e.g., Google Sheets, Slides).

Mindset: Resourceful and action-oriented, demonstrating an ability to independently drive data retrieval and analysis. Must possess the ability to synthesize detailed, complex data into clear, strategic narratives for executive-level audiences.

AI & Tech Savvy: A hunger for automation and experience (or high aptitude) for leveraging AI in finance workflows.

Leadership: Demonstrated ability to manage cross-functional projects and influence stakeholders at various levels.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is the salary range below + bonus + equity + benefits. Wing’s salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

Salary Range

$209,000—$222,000 USD

Wing is an equal opportunity employer and it is Wing's policy to comply with all applicable national, state and local laws pertaining to nondiscrimination and equal opportunity. Employment at Wing is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence. Wing does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), or any other basis protected by law.

If you have a need that requires accommodation during the interview process due to a disability or special need, please let us know by completing our Candidate Accommodations Request Form.

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