Strategic Finance Associate

Oklo•Santa Clara, CA

1d•Remote

About The Position

The Strategic Finance Associate will play a critical role in supporting Oklo's corporate long-range financial planning, capital allocation and investment decisions, and financing activities. This individual will own project-level financial models across Oklo's capital project portfolio spanning Power, Fuel, and Isotopes, perform investment analysis for new capital projects and business units, and support the broader strategic finance function including capital raising, long-range planning, and executive decision-making support. The Strategic Finance Associate will report to the Director of Finance. This role offers meaningful visibility with senior leaders including the CFO, VP Finance, and executive team. This is a high-impact, analytical role ideal for a finance professional with strong modeling skills, project finance experience, and an interest in advanced nuclear energy.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a related field
2-5 years of experience in investment banking, project finance, strategic finance, or a related analytical role
Industry exposure to energy, power, renewables, nuclear, or related capital-intensive infrastructure preferred
Advanced financial modeling and Excel skills; ability to build and maintain complex, multi-scenario project financial models
Working knowledge of project finance concepts including debt sizing, DSCR, IRR, tax equity, and sponsor returns
Strong understanding of capital structure, cash flow modeling, and investment economics
Excellent communication and presentation skills with strong attention to detail
Self-starter comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment with multiple concurrent workstreams
Prior experience at a high-growth startup is a plus
Passionate about clean energy
An optimist at heart
Passionate about making advanced fission a reality
Willing and able to learn quickly
Willing to think differently and do things in new ways
Comfortable in a fast-paced, highly iterative startup environment
Excited to think creatively, critically, and reflectively about the problems they are solving while not leaning only on what has been done before
Willing to propose novel and creative solutions to technical problems
An excellent writer who can write in a modern active voice, so make your cover letter compelling and write it well!
Able to communicate technical content and results verbally
A startup person: You aren't driven by titles or hierarchy, and prefer efficiency to excess process. You don't need or expect to have a lot of guidance but you enjoy working in a fast-paced team. If you prefer the culture and feel of a large organization, that is great, but you likely won’t enjoy working with us! There is plenty of important work and plenty of good opportunities with organizations like that.
Motivated: You are self-motivated. You bring an enthusiasm to the team, and imbue a sense of passion that goes beyond clocking in and clocking out. This isn’t about a fake or arbitrary “pieces of flair” mentality or lack of work-life balance! It is about being a part of the vision and feeling a part of reaching team goals.
A team-player: Oklo genuinely is a team. We aren’t about taking credit for ourselves, and we aren’t about pushing blame to others. We do incredible things because we work as a team.
An excellent communicator: We need a person who is not only technically competent but also a clear and upbeat communicator.
Creative: Being creative means that when things fall outside clear scopes or processes or problems arise without clear solutions, you are able to identify it as well as invent ways to solve a problem or fill a need without micromanagement. The successful person in this job will not only be creative, but also enjoy being creative and solving open-ended problems which may change day-by-day.
Detail-oriented: This focus is a big part of excellence, consistency, and quality. Excellent grammar and spelling matter for both good communication as well as the image of the company that we put forward.

Responsibilities

Own and maintain detailed project-level financial models for capital projects across Oklo's Power, Fuel, and Isotopes business units
Prepare presentation materials for executive leadership and the board of directors to inform capital allocation and investment decisions
Support the corporate long-range financial model by ensuring project-level inputs are current and accurately reflected at the enterprise level
Analyze unit economics and key cost drivers across Oklo’s Power, Fuel, and Isotopes product lines
Support capital raising activities (equity, debt, and project finance) by preparing financial projections, diligence materials, and investor presentations
Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering and operations teams to gather and integrate data inputs into financial models