Strategic Finance Lead – Tech, Manufacturing, Corporate

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Take charge of and oversee the company's integrated three-statement financial model, ensuring accurate representation of all business activities.

• Aggregate and verify inputs across revenue, cost of goods sold, operating expenses, capital expenditures, working capital, and financing activities.

• Collaborate with the finance team to lead the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting processes.

• Convert company objectives into practical financial and operational plans.

• Create management and board-level reports on company performance, spending priorities, balance sheet health, and working capital management.

• Improve finance tools, reporting processes, and analytical frameworks to enhance the speed, quality, and effectiveness of financial decision-making.

• Act as the main finance partner for R&D, manufacturing engineering, and production teams.

• Oversee planning and forecasting activities related to headcount, operating expenses, manufacturing scale-up, material purchasing, and inventory management.

• Provide monthly financial and operational reports, including plan versus actual analysis, KPI tracking, and business performance metrics.

• Recognize and clarify key variances from the plan, collaborating with business leaders to implement corrective actions and integrate learnings into future forecasts.

• Conduct business case analyses to support strategic decision-making, including evaluations of capital investments and make-versus-buy assessments.

• Develop and maintain production cost models that account for bill of materials updates, labor costs, manufacturing efficiencies, and volume-driven cost changes.

• Assist in strategic initiatives and special projects aimed at enhancing operational and financial performance across the organization.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, Business, or a related field.

• A minimum of 7 years of experience in strategic finance, FP&A, corporate finance, corporate development, investment banking, consulting, equity research, or a similar analytical field.

• Solid understanding of finance fundamentals, including accounting principles, financial statements, capital allocation, and cash versus accrual accounting.

• Advanced financial modeling skills, with a proven track record in developing and maintaining complex financial models.

• Demonstrated capability to analyze large and potentially unstructured datasets, translating findings into actionable business insights.

• Experience in supporting budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes.

• Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities, with the capacity to influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

• Proven capability to function effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

• Strong problem-solving skills, intellectual curiosity, and meticulous attention to detail.

• Preferred experience in supporting manufacturing, industrial, energy, or other operationally intensive sectors.

• Preferred experience collaborating with engineering, manufacturing, or product development organizations.

• Alignment with Electric Hydrogen’s mission and values.

🏝️ Benefits

• An equity grant.

• Time off programs.

• A $75/month cell phone allowance.

• A 4% employer 401(k) match.

• Access to competitive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term & long-term disability plans.

• A discretionary bonus.