Senior Director, FP&A and Strategic Finance

Electra•Boulder, CO

8d•$189,000 - $250,000

About The Position

Electra is hiring a Senior Director, FP&A and Strategic Finance to shape the company’s financial positioning and long-term growth strategy. The role partners closely with the CFO and teams across Business and Strategy, Engineering, Operations, and Project Development. It leads long-range financial planning, strategic finance initiatives, fundraising activities, and project finance efforts that support Electra’s path to commercial scale. The position uses expertise in FP&A, financial modeling, capital markets, and investor engagement to clarify the company’s financial outlook, optimize capital deployment, and develop an appropriate capital structure for the next stages of growth. The Senior Director will oversee budgeting, forecasting, financial performance reporting, liquidity planning, capital allocation, and evaluation of customer, product, and manufacturing economics. The role also leads capital raising and project finance modeling, supports lender and investor diligence, manages investor relations activities, and prepares materials for executives and the Board. In addition, this leader will build and develop the FP&A and strategic finance function, improve planning processes and systems, and foster analytical rigor, business partnership, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

12 or more years of experience in FP&A, strategic finance, corporate finance, investment banking, or related financial leadership roles; internships and co-ops do not count.
Demonstrated experience building and maintaining integrated financial models, including income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, and project finance models.
Experience supporting executive leadership teams and Boards of Directors through financial reporting, strategic planning, and decision support.
Proven ability to evaluate large-scale capital projects, manufacturing investments, and strategic growth opportunities.
Experience supporting debt financing, project finance, export credit agency financing, infrastructure financing, or other complex capital structures.
Strong business partnering experience with engineering, operations, commercial, and corporate functions in a rapidly scaling organization.
Demonstrated ability to translate complex analyses into clear strategic recommendations and executive-level communications.
Experience leading, developing, and scaling high-performing finance teams.

Nice To Haves

MBA or advanced degree in finance, economics, or a related field.
Proven track record of leading capital raises and fundraising efforts for early-stage companies.

Responsibilities

Lead the annual budgeting process, quarterly reforecasts, and long-range financial planning.
Develop and maintain integrated income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow forecasts to support strategic planning and capital deployment decisions, including capital expenditure planning and portfolio-level prioritization of investments.
Own monthly financial performance reviews, management reporting, and variance analysis, providing actionable insights to executive leadership and serving as a business partner to the organization.
Evaluate customer, product, and manufacturing economics, including contribution margin, profitability, and cash flow implications.
Build scenarios and decision frameworks for scale-up planning, capacity expansion, sequencing, and capital allocation decisions.
Oversee liquidity planning and cash flow forecasting to ensure adequate funding for operations, investments, and strategic growth initiatives.
Lead capital raising efforts, including equity, debt, export credit agency financing, project financing, public-private financing structures, and hybrid instruments.
Develop and maintain project finance models, including sensitivities, downside cases, financing scenarios, and investment return analyses.
Support the development of bankable assumptions, lender presentations, investor diligence materials, and financing cases for large-scale projects.
Manage investor relations activities and serve as the primary finance lead for investor requests, diligence workstreams, and data room management.
Develop and maintain investor presentations, board materials, executive dashboards, financing analyses, and strategic planning materials.
Translate complex financial analyses into concise recommendations for executive leadership and the Board of Directors.
Develop and maintain comprehensive capital structure models, financing strategies, and an integrated corporate financial model aligned with short- and long-term objectives.
Ensure compliance with loan covenants, regulatory disclosures, reporting requirements, and financing obligations.
Build, lead, and develop a high-performing FP&A and strategic finance function through hiring, coaching, and performance development.
Improve financial planning processes, reporting automation, financial systems, and data governance capabilities across the organization.
Foster analytical rigor, business partnership, accountability, and continuous improvement throughout the finance organization.

Benefits

100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for full-time employees, spouses or domestic partners, and dependents.
Company equity.
401(k) with a 5% employer match, immediately 100% vested once eligible.
Health Savings Account with employer contributions of $1,800 for individuals and $3,600 for families.
Paid time off and paid holidays.
12 weeks of 100% paid parental leave.
100% employer-paid life insurance and AD&D coverage equal to 2x annual salary.
100% employer-paid disability insurance.
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible healthcare and dependent-care expenses.
Supplemental accident and critical illness insurance.
Employee Assistance Programs offering confidential mental health, financial, and wellness resources for employees and their families.