Finance Lead

Austin Sensing Company•Austin, TX

About The Position

Austin Sensing Company is hiring a Finance Lead to own financial planning and day-to-day finance as the company grows its team and manufacturing operations. The role works directly with the founders on budgets, projections, capital allocation, fundraising, and financial decisions related to hiring and production. The successful candidate will bring investment banking, private equity, or similar analytical experience, as well as experience operating inside a business. The position combines detailed financial modeling and decision support with daily finance responsibilities, including cash management and coordination with accountants.

Requirements

At least 7 years of relevant finance experience, including investment banking, private equity, or a comparable analytical role, and experience operating inside a business.
Experience owning finance responsibilities inside a company, with direct accountability for budgets, cash, or operating performance.
Strong experience building financial models, operating projections, and scenario analyses, and understanding how the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement connect.
Sound judgment about spending, financing, and the tradeoffs involved in growing a business.
Ability to explain financial information clearly to people outside finance.
Comfort working with incomplete information and updating assumptions as the business changes.
Attention to detail and willingness to handle both strategic decisions and daily finance work.

Nice To Haves

Experience at a hardware, manufacturing, aerospace, defense, or industrial technology company.
Familiarity with inventory accounting, working capital, capital expenditures, and product costing.
Experience supporting venture fundraising, board reporting, or investor diligence.
Experience building a finance function at an early-stage company.

Responsibilities

Own and update the company’s financial models, budgets, projections, and cash forecasts as hiring, sales, and production plans change.
Build revenue, expense, headcount, and capital expenditure projections; model growth scenarios and their effects on cash needs and runway.
Track spending, burn, and runway; compare actual results with projections, explain variances, and recommend adjustments.
Work with engineering, manufacturing, and sales to understand product costs, margins, inventory needs, and customer economics.
Evaluate hiring plans, equipment purchases, financing options, and other uses of capital.
Manage banking relationships, cash balances, and equipment financing.
Coordinate with external accountants on monthly close, financial statements, payroll, and tax filings, ensuring accurate and timely figures.
Build financial reporting for the founders, board, and investors.
Support fundraising through financial models, projections, investor materials, and an organized data room.
Establish practical processes for budgeting, purchasing approvals, expense management, and collections.