Jobs in Union County

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, or related field
• 10+ years of progressive experience in analytical finance roles including investment banking, private equity, infrastructure or project finance, strategic finance, or FP&A
• Experience working in (or with) venture-backed, growth-stage companies in capital-intensive environments such as manufacturing, hardware, energy, infrastructure, or industrial operations
• Exceptional financial modeling skills including three-statement models, cash flow and liquidity analysis, scenario and sensitivity analysis, and driver-based planning
• Deep experience supporting decision-making in capital-intensive businesses with long development timelines, technical complexity, uncertainty, and incomplete data
• Demonstrated ability to partner with technical teams (Engineering, Operations) and translate complex technical programs into financial requirements
• Expert proficiency in Excel with comfort building and maintaining complex, multi-scenario models
• Strong business judgment and ability to act as "source of truth" for financial assumptions, drivers, risks, and trade-offs
• Excellent communication skills with ability to distill complexity into clear, actionable insights for diverse audiences
• Proven ability to thrive in ambiguity, build from first principles, and operate with both speed and rigor

Nice To Haves

• MBA from top-tier program
• CPA or CFA certification
• Prior experience in manufacturing finance, including unit economics modeling, cost-down curves, and factory economics
• Experience in power generation, energy technology, aerospace, or advanced manufacturing sectors
• Prior exposure to fundraising processes, investor diligence, and board-level financial presentations
• Experience with project finance or infrastructure development financial modeling
• Engineering or technical undergraduate degree
• Experience building and scaling FP&A functions in high-growth environments

Responsibilities

• Own all forward-looking financial planning and analysis across the company
• Build and maintain three-statement corporate models (income statement, balance sheet, cash flow)
• Develop and maintain long-range operating plans (3-5 year) that connect strategic goals to resource requirements
• Own monthly and quarterly rolling forecasts, updating assumptions based on operational performance and strategic shifts
• Build and maintain 13-week cash flow models for short-term liquidity management alongside long-range cash projections
• Conduct scenario and sensitivity analyses for all major strategic decisions: capital raises, financing strategy, hiring pace, first-of-a-kind project deployment, manufacturing scale-up
• Serve as the "source of truth" for financial assumptions, key drivers, risks, and trade-offs across the business
• Own cash burn, runway, and liquidity analysis — always maintaining current view of months of cash remaining and bridge to next milestone
• Partner deeply with Engineering leadership to translate complex technical programs into financial requirements and cash burn timelines
• Build program-level budgets that connect engineering milestones and deliverables to labor, materials, testing, and equipment needs
• Model R&D cash flow requirements by program, phase, and milestone — ensuring leadership understands burn rate implications of technical decisions
• Model test campaign costs including failure scenarios, iteration cycles, and contingency planning
• Develop resource planning models: headcount needs by function (engineers, technicians), hiring timing, and organizational scaling implications
• Plan and prioritize CapEx requirements: equipment, facilities, tooling, test infrastructure
• Model vendor spend forecasts for multi-year contracts and long-lead-time commitments
• Build and own the comprehensive factory financial model that drives manufacturing scale-up decisions, including: Production line capacity and throughput analysis, Equipment requirements and timing for each scale-up phase, Labor requirements by production volume (direct labor, technicians, engineers), Facility costs: lease, utilities, maintenance as production scales, Working capital requirements: inventory levels, receivables, payables at different production volumes
• Own unit economics modeling: cost per unit at different production volumes, identifying key cost drivers
• Build learning curve and cost-down analysis: project how costs decrease with volume, experience, and design improvements
• Conduct make-vs-buy financial analysis for manufacturing decisions: compare in-house production vs. outsourcing economics
• Model production scale-up scenarios: financial implications of ramping from pilot to commercial production, including capital requirements and cash needs
• Develop capacity planning models: when additional lines, shifts, or facilities are needed based on demand forecasts
• Build CapEx prioritization framework: ROI analysis on competing equipment and facility investments
• Partner with Engineering on bill of materials (BOM) cost modeling and cost stack analysis
• Break down system costs by component and subsystem to identify optimization opportunities
• Build cost reduction roadmaps: model financial impact of design changes, value engineering, and supplier negotiations
• Model supplier pricing at different volume tiers and negotiate economics
• Develop supply chain financial planning: payment terms, minimum order quantities, lead time impacts on cash and inventory
• Develop project finance models for commercial team: individual project financials including capex, opex, revenue, returns
• Build project-level ROI analysis: IRR, NPV, payback period, and sensitivity analyses for customer deals
• Model deployment scenarios: financial analysis of different project deployment strategies and their impact on corporate cash flow
• Support commercial team on deal structuring and financial terms, ensuring project economics align with corporate objectives
• Develop margin and pricing analysis for customer contracts
• Build revenue forecasting models as commercial contracts scale (2027+)
• Translate strategic roadmap into operational resource plans and capital needs
• Provide financial analysis to inform capital raise timing and amount
• Lead fundraising diligence preparation: build models, scenarios, and data room materials for investors
• Develop capital structure scenarios: evaluate equity, debt, project finance, and structured financing options
• Build business cases for M&A opportunities or corporate development initiatives
• Prepare financial content for board decks: forward-looking analysis, scenarios, strategic narrative
• Build the annual budget MODEL using driver-based, scenario-based approach
• Determine appropriate budget granularity and structure to support decision-making
• Work with Engineering to translate R&D programs into financial budgets
• Analyze budget variances for strategic implications: understand why over/under, what it means for runway, and recommend resource reallocation
• Connect budget to cash burn and runway projections
• Partner with Controller who owns the budget process (timeline, consolidation, variance reporting)
• Partner with Engineering, Commercial, and Operations to ensure financial plans reflect operational reality and technical constraints
• Provide financial guidance and decision support on strategic initiatives
• Build financial literacy across the organization, helping non-finance leaders understand financial implications of their decisions
• Translate complex financial outcomes into clear, decision-ready insights for executives, board, and cross-functional stakeholders
• Own the financial modeling environment: Excel-first, systems-enabled approach with rigorous standards and documentation
• Partner with Controller on ERP implementation to ensure system supports FP&A needs and provides clean data flows
• Implement and scale FP&A tools as needed (Adaptive, Anaplan, Mosaic, Pigment, or similar)
• Build dashboards and reporting for real-time visibility into key metrics and performance drivers
• Establish modeling standards, documentation, version control, and quality controls to ensure models are auditable, defensible, and scalable

Benefits

• Pre-IPO stock options
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance (Arbor covers 90% for employees)
• Basic life insurance fully covered
• Health savings account (HSA) with matching
• Flexible savings account (FSA)
• Unlimited PTO
• 12+ company holidays, including Earth Day!
• 401(k)
• Commuter benefits
• Annual learning and development stipend