Director, Corporate FP&A

Commonwealth Fusion Systems

$170K — $250K *
Finance & Insurance
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field; MBA, CPA, or CFA preferred
  • 15+ years of progressive finance experience, particularly in corporate FP&A or strategic finance
  • Proven experience in executive-level communication and storytelling for leadership and Boards
  • Expertise in advanced financial modeling and scenario analysis
  • Deep understanding of enterprise planning processes

Responsibilities

  • Oversee corporate planning cycles and manage the financial planning calendar and interconnections
  • Establish standards and governance to maintain a disciplined planning process
  • Evaluate planning and reporting effectiveness for continuous improvement
  • Maintain the enterprise financial risk register to track key risks and mitigation actions
  • Lead preparation of accurate and insightful reporting packages for executives and the Board
  • Manage cash forecasting to inform capital allocation and funding decisions
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance FP&A tools and support transformation with AI

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation with equity
  • 13 Company-wide Holidays
  • Flexible vacation days
  • 10 sick days
  • Generous parental leave policy
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) with employer matching
  • Professional growth opportunities
  • Team-building activities
Full Job Description
Join the power movement as Director, Corporate FP&A

We are seeking a strategic and analytical Director, Corporate FP&A, to drive our enterprise-level financial planning processes. This role sits at the center of how the company sets direction, allocates capital, and measures performance-translating complex financial and operational data into the insights that guide Executive Leadership and Board decisions. The Director will partner across Finance, including Accounting and Investor Relations, to ensure a consistent, credible financial narrative and help mature the infrastructure to enable scale.

What you'll do:

Planning Process & Risk Governance:
  • Oversee corporate planning cycles and direct the financial planning calendar, cadence and interconnectivity including the budgets, forecasts and long-range plans
  • Establish standards, timelines, and governance that keep the planning process disciplined and on schedule
  • Evaluate effectiveness of the planning and reporting processes with a view to continuous improvement
  • Maintain the enterprise financial risk register, tracking key risks, mitigation actions, and surfacing material exposures

Strategic Planning & Decision Support:
  • Lead the cadence and guide preparation of Executive Committee and Board reporting packages, ensuring materials are accurate and insight-driven. Distill complex analysis into clear narratives and recommendations for senior stakeholders
  • Own enterprise cash forecasting, providing visibility into liquidity, working capital, and cash flow to support capital deployment and funding decisions
  • Support enterprise capital allocation evaluations, target setting, financial modeling, and scenario analysis

Team Leadership, Partnership & Transformation:
  • Oversee a shared pool of financial analysts supporting the broader finance team, ensuring consistent quality and effective coverage across the organization
  • Serve as a financial advisor to the G&A and R&D leadership teams to drive capital allocation decisions or development of business cases as needed
  • Partner with Accounting and Investor Relations on financial results narratives, ensuring alignment across stakeholder needs
  • Collaborate with the Finance Systems lead, IT, and other cross-functional teams on maintenance of financial planning tools and reporting integrations with other systems. Support Global Finance transformation, including AI adoption and process improvements, to enhance the speed, quality, and scalability of the FP&A function


What we're looking for:

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field; MBA, CPA, or CFA preferred
  • 15+ years of progressive finance experience, with significant time in corporate FP&A, strategic finance, or a comparable function
  • Demonstrated experience and executive-level communication and storytelling in preparing materials for Company leadership and Boards
  • Advanced financial modeling and scenario analysis expertise; deep command of enterprise planning processes


Bonus Points For:

  • Familiarity with modern FP&A tooling and interest in applying AI and automation to finance workflows
  • Experience supporting a high-growth company


Must-have Requirements:

  • Perform activities such as typing, standing, or sitting for extended periods of time
  • Willingness to travel or work required nights/weekends/on-call occasionally
  • Work in a facility that contains industrial hazards including heat, cold, noise, fumes, strong magnets, lead (Pb), high voltage, high current, pressure systems, and cryogenics


$170,000 - $250,000 a year

Salary range for this full-time position + equity + benefits. The actual salary will depend on level, location, qualifications, and experience. The range displayed on each job posting reflects new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Benefits include:

Competitive compensation with equity

13 Company-wide Holidays

Flexible vacation days

10 sick days

Generous parental leave policy

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with employer matching

Professional growth opportunities

Team-building activities

#LI-Hybrid

At CFS, we excel in fast-paced environments, driven by our values of integrity, execution, impact, and self-critique. As we grow, we're eager to bring on mission-driven folks who offer diverse perspectives and fresh ways to tackle challenges.

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