Job Title: Director, FP&A

Location: Remote or Hybrid: Ft. Worth, TX (strong preference), Pittsburgh, PA, San Jose, CA, Tampa, FL

Reports To: Chief Financial Officer

Compensation: $175,000 – $200,000 salary + Bonus Eligible

Who we are: Lynx delivers modular, open standards-based software solutions that redefine the economics of developing, deploying, and maintaining high assurance, mission critical edge platforms. These secure edge computing solutions are designed to drive innovation and operational excellence in today’s most demanding environments. From advancing aerospace and defense capabilities to transforming commercial and industrial systems, Lynx collaborates across a wide range of industries, including automotive, medical, and critical infrastructure, to deliver tailored, high assurance solutions aligned with specific mission and operational requirements. Our key products and services are: 

• LYNX MOSA.ic: A software platform that can include a LYNX safety-critical real-time operating system. MOSA.ic's modular design provides robust support for multicore processing. It allows different operating systems and applications of different criticality levels to be run on separate cores for improved performance, reliability, and security.
• CoreSuite 2.0: A suite of graphics libraries and tools that enable GPU hardware acceleration for both graphics and "GPU Compute", supporting applications such as machine learning and AI processing in edge devices.
• MOSA.ic.SCA and Vigiles, tools that provide Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) and Common Vulnerabilities Exposure (CVE) management for embedded Linux-based and other applications.
• Software development services for high-reliability applications that can include initial setup of a "DevSecOps" development environment, software application development, and long-term product lifecycle management. 

Position Summary:

The Director, FP&A is a key member of the Lynx finance team and is responsible for overseeing the financial planning, analysis, and reporting functions for Lynx and its affiliated companies.  Working closely with the Chief Financial Officer, FP&A Manager, Private Equity team and other functional leaders across go-to-market, delivery, R&D, HR, and other support functions. The Director, FP&A executes critical financial processes including weekly revenue forecasting, monthly financial reporting and analysis, annual planning and budgeting, forecasting, and KPI tracking and reporting.  This position will play an integral role in helping Lynx achieve its strategic goals by leveraging Lynx’s business applications to improve operational visibility and business intelligence and contributing to merger & acquisition activities.

Responsibilities:

The Director, FP&A’s duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Develop a monthly and weekly cadence for various forecasts and financial performance reports
• Communicate performance and budgets with business leaders
• Prepare monthly financial reporting packages for management and external stakeholders
• Play an integral finance role with the company’s merger & acquisition activities, managing the consolidation of financials and modeling
• Execute the development of Lynx’s annual budget and periodic forecasts; manage these processes and support stakeholder participation and engagement to meet planning deadlines
• Evaluate vendors and oversee the implementation of the company’s financial planning and reporting software application in Netsuite; ensure users are trained to use the application effectively
• Perform analysis of key business data and drivers, present findings and provide recommendations
• Update weekly revenue forecast, identifying changes in assumptions or opportunities
• Prepare financial slides for quarterly board deck
• Implement Quarterly Business Review process between FP&A team and executive management team
• Work closely with the Sales & Product teams to analyze operational performance and trends
• Provide ad hoc financial analysis to support data-driven business decisions
• Participate in merger & acquisition activities, including due diligence, financial modeling, and integration
• Participate in the annual commission planning process and implementing commission tool integrated with Netsuite and Salesforce
• Participate in the determination of Professional Services consulting rates for government contracts – for both cost-plus models and commercial models

Qualifications and Requirements:

• 10+ years of progressive finance & accounting experience; experience in a high-growth environment and M&A is preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, business or equivalent; MBA preferred
• Private Equity backed company experience is a must have
• Experience with Adaptive Planning, Netsuite and Salesforce preferred
• Demonstrated experience building complex financial models and providing financial analysis; very strong Excel skills are required
• Attention to detail and ability to maintain accuracy while working with large datasets
• Ability to work cross-functionally with other teams in a remote environment
• Ability to work to deadlines with quick turnarounds
• Demonstrated experience executing budgeting and forecasting processes, working cross-functionally with key stakeholders
• Experience presenting and communicating at the senior leadership level
• Experience with consolidations, foreign subsidiaries and multiple entities is required
• Practical hands-on experience in a fast-paced, rapidly growing, and evolving business environment
• Experience in software industry, professional services businesses or government subcontracts is a plus

Sound Exciting? Get in touch today! We have very robust benefits including: 

• Low-cost Medical / Dental / Vision coverage options 
• 401K with generous employer match 
• Responsible Paid Time Off + 11 Paid Holidays 
• Remote work opportunities based on role 
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) 
• Career growth and professional development opportunities 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.