Finance Operations Analyst

Valinor is a new type of defense and government tech company focused on solving the problems others don’t. Our unique model of centralized go-to-market and decentralized engineering allows us to move with unparalleled efficiency to identify unmet needs, build right-sized solutions, and get products where they matter most - in the hands of users. Unlike others in the space, who focus on the flashy problems, Valinor exists to solve the quiet, unaddressed problems–the small but significant ones that lead to cracks in the country’s strength, stability, and security.

Backed by General Catalyst, Founders Fund, and Friends & Family Capital, Valinor was founded in 2024 and has established strategic partnerships with Palantir, Anduril, and Helsing. We are building the dream team, and we want you on it.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are seeking a highly organized Finance Operations Analyst to join our Finance team and provide crisp execution of the day-to-day financial operations that keep Valinor’s Hub and Product Companies running full-speed ahead with their missions.

Given Valinor’s multi-entity ecosystem structure, the work spans numerous entities, bank accounts, software instances, and spend programs. Our Finance roadmap prioritizes building scalable systems that automate as much recurring work as possible, so while this position’s top priority is execution, this is not a pure processing role: you will execute the workflows reliably today while redesigning them so that they need less manual effort tomorrow. We are a lean team, and success in this role means owning problems and delivering reliable outcomes with a self-starting spirit.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

- Own the Finance front door. Triage the shared Finance mailboxes and ticket queue daily, resolve routine questions, document requests, and approvals directly, and route only true exceptions and judgment calls for escalation. You will serve as the key point of contact for Financial Operations, collaborating with functions including Growth, Procurement, Accounting, Product, and Engineering and ensuring that our financial processes effectively deliver on their operational needs.

- Run order-to-cash. Own and support billing and invoicing processes, including partnering with our Growth team at deal signing and at delivery milestones, generating and sending customer invoices, maintaining the ecosystem-wide receivables tracker, and driving dunning and collections so cash arrives on time.

- Manage payables. Ensure the smooth functioning of our Accounts Payable queue with the support of our outsourced Accounting team, including validating bills against purchase orders and completed work, scheduling payments, and enforcing expense and reimbursement policies.

- Monitor cash daily. Confirm balances and activity across all entity bank accounts, ensure sufficient funds ahead of payroll and bill runs, and flag unusual activity immediately.

- Keep the monthly close on rails. Deliver the inputs our accounting partners need on time, including bank statements, receivables and payables detail, and payroll alignment in conjunction with our People team.

- Support accurate reporting. Drive improvements in cost tracking and financial reporting. Conduct regular data-health checks to confirm that our reporting tools match the general ledger.

- Execute quarterly entity workflows. Prepare intra-company funding disbursements and maintain associated schedules, run internal expense allocations, and manage internal invoicing workflows.

- Manage tax registrations and filings. Prepare state tax registrations, maintain registration tracker and required filing schedule, and support Product Companies and Procurement with necessary documentation for tax-exempt purchases.

- Administer and enhance our finance systems. Serve as the power user of our spend management platform, including user setup and support, configuration, deployment of new features, and execution of fixes when needed.

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