Strategic Finance Associate
About The Position
Antares is seeking a Strategic Finance Associate to join its Finance organization. This role will collaborate directly with the Head of Finance and company leadership on critical financial and strategic decisions. The position is distinct from traditional FP&A roles and will encompass corporate finance, financial modeling, manufacturing economics, capital allocation, commercial and government programs, fundraising, and long-range planning. The associate will be responsible for translating complex technical and operational decisions into financial implications, providing leadership with the necessary analysis for scaling Antares. This role is ideal for individuals with a background in investment banking, investing, or strategic finance looking to transition to the operational side of a fast-growing hard-tech company.
Requirements
- 5+ years of relevant experience across investment banking, private equity/growth investing, strategic finance, corporate finance, or a high-growth operating company
- Exceptional financial modeling and analytical skills with the ability to build complex models from the ground up
- Highly proficient in Excel and financial modeling.
Nice To Haves
- Investment banking experience strongly preferred; experience subsequently working in an operating finance role is a plus
- Strong understanding of financial statements, valuation, corporate finance, and investment analysis
- Ability to take ambiguous business questions, structure the problem, perform the analysis, and communicate a clear recommendation
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present financial concepts to both financial and non-financial audiences
- High attention to detail without losing sight of the larger strategic question
- Comfortable working in a fast-moving environment where priorities can change quickly
- Experience in aerospace & defense, energy, infrastructure, industrials, manufacturing, or another hard-tech industry
- Experience with project finance, infrastructure finance, or complex capital-intensive businesses
- Experience evaluating government contracts or working with government customers
- Experience with manufacturing cost structures and unit economics
- Familiarity with energy markets, power generation, or nuclear energy
Responsibilities
- Own and continuously improve Antares' long-range financial model, including integrated income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, and operating forecasts
- Build financial models supporting major strategic decisions across manufacturing, reactor deployments, pricing, capital investment, and company growth
- Develop and maintain reactor unit economics, cost curves, margin analysis, and production scaling models
- Evaluate government and commercial contracts, including program economics, milestone structures, profitability, cash requirements, and return profiles
- Support annual planning, forecasting, cash management, runway analysis, and capital allocation
- Partner with engineering, manufacturing, nuclear, operations, and business development teams to analyze CapEx investments, manufacturing capacity, make-vs-buy decisions, and other operational investments
- Build analyses and materials for the Board of Directors, investors, lenders, and other strategic partners
- Support commercial strategy through pricing analysis, market sizing, customer economics, and project-level financial modeling
- Perform competitive, industry, and market analysis across advanced nuclear, energy, defense, and adjacent markets
- Develop reporting and decision-making tools that provide leadership with greater visibility into company performance
- Take on high-priority strategic projects directly for the Head of Finance and executive team
Benefits
- Venture capital funding
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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