Finance Manager

Phoenix Tailings•Rochester, NY

About The Position

Phoenix Tailings is seeking finance professionals interested in a future Finance Manager opportunity at its Rochester Freedom Facility, a commercial-scale rare earth separation facility being developed as part of the company’s expansion of domestic critical-materials production. As the facility develops toward operations in 2027 and 2028, the Finance Manager will build and maintain financial models, forecasts, and analyses to support planning, capital allocation, and operating decisions. The role connects capital expenditures, operating costs, production assumptions, and cash requirements to a clear view of financial performance and provides practical financial insight to site and company leadership. This posting is intended to connect Phoenix Tailings with people interested in future opportunities at the Rochester facility. Hiring timelines, responsibilities, qualifications, and organizational needs may evolve as the facility progresses toward startup and operations.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related quantitative field.
Experience in financial analysis, corporate finance, project finance, or financial planning; industrial operations or capital-intensive project experience is preferred.
Demonstrated ability to build integrated three-statement financial models and evaluate investments using discounted cash flow and return analyses.
Advanced Excel skills and experience preparing budgets, operating forecasts, cash flow projections, and sensitivity analyses.
Ability to interpret production and cost assumptions, reconcile financial information, and identify drivers of changes in forecast performance.
Clear financial reporting and communication skills, with the judgment to explain assumptions, uncertainty, and investment tradeoffs to operating and company leaders.

Nice To Haves

Experience involving industrial operations or capital-intensive projects.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain integrated financial models linking income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow to Rochester construction and operating assumptions.
Develop project finance models to evaluate capital expenditures, operating costs, production assumptions, and investment returns as the facility develops.
Support site budgets and operating forecasts, track spending against plan, and explain material changes in costs or project assumptions.
Prepare short- and long-term cash flow forecasts and liquidity analyses to inform site spending timing and funding requirements.
Evaluate capital projects using discounted cash flow, net present value, and internal rate of return analyses, documenting assumptions behind recommendations.
Run sensitivity and scenario analyses to assess changes in production, pricing, input costs, and financing structures.
Analyze operating costs and financial performance, and prepare clear reports for site and company leadership to support capital and operating decisions.