Head of Finance

Kunin Technologies • Chattanooga, TN

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About The Position

Kunin Technologies is hiring its first finance leader, with the explicit intent that the person progress to Chief Financial Officer. In the first year, the Head of Finance will own the company's fiduciary foundation while Kunin closes a Seed round, executes a federal pilot award, establishes a first-of-a-kind plant with a partner, and forms a manufacturing joint venture. This includes the monthly close, cash and runway management, government cost accounting, payroll and spend controls, tax, insurance, and board reporting. The stated path is to take on deal structuring in year two and move into the CFO role at or before the Series A, subject to earning the promotion.

As the fiduciary foundation solidifies, the role will partner with the CEO on joint venture structures, streaming and royalty-style recovery agreements, offtake agreements, debt and equipment financing, the Series A, and broader capital markets work. By the end of 2026, expectations include a reliable monthly close within ten business days; GAAP books maintained with the outside CPA; monthly cash, runway, and board reporting; government contract accounting, timekeeping, and invoicing able to withstand a DCAA-style review; diligence-ready Seed financials and Series A data room; and ownership of the term sheet and model for at least one financing or commercial structure. The role will also establish a written CFO readiness plan with the CEO.

The position will build the finance organization, including future controller and analyst roles and the systems they use. It requires relocation to Chattanooga, Tennessee, regular travel to counterparty sites, investors, and the partner plant, and willingness to work extended hours and weekends frequently around critical project milestones. The candidate must sign Kunin's standard NDA before interviewing.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, economics, or engineering.
• At least 8 years of finance experience.
• At least one prior Controller, Head of Finance, or senior investment or banking role.
• Experience running or establishing a close process in a venture-backed industrial or hardware company.
• Knowledge of what institutional investors look for during diligence.
• Ability to build a financial model and redline the agreement for the same transaction.
• Fluency in government contract cost accounting, or ability to become fluent in the first quarter.
• Willingness to relocate to Chattanooga, Tennessee.
• Willingness to travel regularly to counterparty sites, investors, and the partner plant.
• Willingness to sign Kunin's standard NDA before interviewing.
• Willingness to work extended hours and weekends frequently to support critical project milestones.

Nice To Haves

• CPA, CFA, or MBA.
• Exposure to streams, royalties, offtake, project finance, or metals and mining.
• A track record demonstrating a trajectory toward a CFO role.

Responsibilities

• Own the monthly close, GAAP discipline, audit readiness, and relationship with the outside CPA.
• Manage cash and treasury, runway, spend controls, payroll and benefits, tax, and insurance renewals.
• Manage government contract finance, including cost accounting, indirect rates, timekeeping, and invoicing across federal awards.
• Lead FP&A, including the operating model, program unit economics, metal price sensitivity, and board and investor reporting.
• Work with the CEO on deal structuring for joint ventures, streaming and royalty-style recovery agreements, offtake agreements, and debt and equipment financing, from modeling through redlining and signature.
• Lead the Series A process and data room, and develop the layering of equity, debt, and project finance as the deployment portfolio scales.
• Build the finance organization, including controller and analyst roles and the systems they run on.
• Establish reliable monthly close and reporting processes, diligence-ready financial records, and a written CFO readiness plan with the CEO.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior