Finance Director Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in FP&A, strategic finance, corporate finance, investment banking, or related financial leadership roles; internships and co-ops do not count toward this requirement.
• 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 for strategic planning and capital deployment, including capital expenditure planning and portfolio-level prioritization of capital investments.
• Own monthly financial performance reviews, management reporting, and variance analysis, provide actionable insights to executive leadership, and serve 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 to support 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 work streams, 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/domestic partners, and dependents.
• Company equity.
• 401(k) with 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 providing confidential mental health, financial, and wellness resources for employees and families.