Head of Finance

Charge Robotics • San Leandro, CA

5d • $250,000 - $300,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Charge Robotics is a Series A startup building robots to construct solar farms and address labor constraints in solar construction. The Head of Finance will own strategic finance, FP&A, accounting, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and debt financing for the company’s fleet of robotic systems. This hands-on leadership team member will report to the CEO and help scale the company from a few deployed systems toward a Series B and a dedicated manufacturing facility in early 2027. The role provides financial updates and reporting to internal and external stakeholders, including the Board of Directors.

The position covers equity and debt fundraising, financial planning and analysis, treasury and banking, accounting and AP, tax and compliance, corporate and facilities management, and building the Finance team. The Head of Finance will work in person at the San Leandro headquarters and must be based in or able to relocate to the San Francisco Bay Area.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of finance experience, including time as the senior finance lead at a venture-backed Series A–C startup.
• Experience raising capital through both equity and debt; equipment leasing and/or asset-based lending experience is desired within this requirement.
• Ability to build and own complex three-statement financial models used by leadership and investors.
• Comfort owning operational areas beyond core finance, such as insurance, tax, payroll, and procurement, and building robust processes from the ground up.
• Fluency in accounting and close, including GAAP, accounts payable, accruals, and audit readiness; ability to manage outsourced bookkeepers and tax advisors.
• Hands-on approach, including building financial models, pursuing invoices, and negotiating term sheets.
• Clear and direct communication with founders, the board, investors, lenders, and customers.
• Based in or able to relocate to the San Francisco Bay Area and able to work in person at the San Leandro headquarters.
• Excitement about seeing the company’s robots assembled and deployed at solar construction sites.

Nice To Haves

• Equipment, project, or infrastructure finance experience, including sale-leasebacks, asset-backed lending, or capital-expenditure-heavy businesses.
• Experience in hardware, robotics, manufacturing, energy, or construction.
• Experience taking a company through a Series B or its first financial audit.
• Experience deploying equity capital or lending to early-stage, capital-expenditure-heavy businesses, such as investment banking, private equity, venture, or private credit experience.
• Experience with international contracts or entities.
• Experience hiring and managing a small Finance or Operations team.

Responsibilities

• Lead equity fundraising with the CEO, including financial modeling, dataroom preparation, investor pipeline management, diligence, term-sheet negotiation, closing, and cap table and 409A management.
• Source, negotiate, and manage equipment financing facilities, including equipment leases and asset-based lending; prepare asset schedules, track collateral and covenants, and ensure lender payments are made on time.
• Own and iterate the financial model to forecast runway, burn, headcount, per-system unit economics, and project pricing; use forecasts for board decks, investor updates, and leadership decisions.
• Manage daily cash, short-term cash forecasting, banking relationships, corporate card and spend programs, and employee expense policies.
• Own accounts payable, approvals, and month-end close; maintain a clean QuickBooks general ledger with project and cost-of-goods-sold coding and audit readiness; manage the purchase-order-to-payment process with the purchasing system, external bookkeeper, and internal Supply Chain team.
• Manage federal and state tax filings, R&D tax credit studies and monetization, 1099s, multi-state sales/use and gross-receipts tax posture and exemption certificates, and import/customs compliance.
• Manage the headquarters lease and key vendor and provider relationships, including bookkeeping, tax, legal, and insurance, as well as future expansion.
• Build out the Finance team as the company grows.
• Provide critical finance updates and reporting to internal and external stakeholders, including the Board of Directors.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed