Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Own and maintain unit economics models, including construction cost forecasts, capital deployment schedules, contingency tracking, and long-term return metrics
• Partner with the business development team to ensure model assumptions reflect current commercial, regulatory, and procurement realities
• Translate project finance model outputs into clear, decision-ready analysis for the CEO, investors, and the board 
• Build and maintain internal budget frameworks as the company transitions from development-stage planning to active project execution
• Support ad hoc financial analysis for strategic decisions, including contracting, procurement, and capital allocation
• Prepare financial summaries and scenario analyses for board and leadership consumption as needed
• Lay the groundwork for a formal FP&A function as the company and project portfolio grow
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• 4–7 years of experience in FP&A, project finance, or financial analysis in a capital-intensive industry — energy, infrastructure, defense, or similar
• Strong financial modeling skills; able to inherit, interrogate, and evolve complex multi-year project economics models
• Fluency in project finance concepts — construction draw schedules, IRR, NPV, contingency management, and capital deployment phasing
• Comfortable operating as a senior IC in a lean, pre-revenue startup where structure is still being built
• Strong communicator who can translate model outputs into clear narratives for non-finance leadership
• Exposure to DOE loan programs, ATVM, or federal energy project financing structures is a plus
• Experience transitioning a company from development-stage to operational financial reporting is a plus
• NetSuite experience preferred