Manager, Financial Systems

The Nuclear Company•Washington, DC

2d•$118,000 - $140,000

About The Position

The Nuclear Company is the fastest growing AI tech-enabled startup in the nuclear and energy space, pioneering a fleet-scale approach to building the next generation of nuclear reactors. Through our design-once, build-many model, we're accelerating the deployment of safe, reliable, and affordable nuclear energy. We operate with an AI-first mindset. Every employee is expected to leverage AI, technology, and the Nuclear Operating System (NOS) as integral components of their role to improve the quality, speed, and impact of their work. We expect every team member to continuously identify opportunities to automate workflows, enhance decision-making, improve processes, and contribute to the ongoing evolution of NOS as a strategic operating capability that enables The Nuclear Company to scale with excellence. We hire people who are driven by purpose, thrive in ambiguity, and are energized by building what has never been built before. Our team combines intellectual curiosity with high agency, embraces candid feedback and continuous learning, and holds themselves and others to exceptional standards. Our values—Transparency, Responsibility, Unity, Scrappiness, and Tenacity—guide how we hire, collaborate, and make decisions every day. They are not words on a wall; they are the standard by which we operate. TRUST is the foundation of our safety culture, fostering intellectual honesty, accountability, and open communication, while our values challenge every team member to execute with urgency, humility, resilience, and an unwavering commitment to our mission. About the role The Finance Systems & ERP Manager owns The Nuclear Company's finance systems and ERP environment, responsible for selecting, configuring, and integrating the tools that support accounting, close, and financial reporting. This role partners closely with Accounting, FP&A, Software Engineering, and IT to build scalable, automated financial infrastructure that keeps pace with TNC's fleet-scale construction growth and services expansion. Serving as the technical bridge between the finance team's process needs and the underlying systems that support them, this role ensures TNC's financial operations are reliable, efficient, and positioned to scale with the company's rapid growth.

Requirements

5+ years administering financial systems (e.g., NetSuite, Oracle, Workday) including at least one ERP implementation
Strong data management skills
Demonstrated experience integrating multiple finance point solutions (AP automation, expense, procurement)
Solid accounting fundamentals
Experience leading system rollout projects end-to-end

Nice To Haves

Experience scaling systems at a high-growth, capital-intensive company
experience preparing systems for SOX/IPO readiness
AI integration; scripting (e.g., Python) for automation; exposure to construction-specific ERP tools (e.g., Procore, e-Builder).

Responsibilities

ERP administration, enhancement, configuration, and change management
Systems integration & automation across the finance tech stack (AP, expense, procurement, payroll)
Data integrity, access controls, and SOX-readiness of financial systems
Enabling close and FP&A reporting through dashboards and system-driven data
Vendor management for finance systems and tools
User training and support across the finance organization