Job OverviewWe are seeking an experienced FP&A professional to support our Services business unit, which services and maintains our hardware/equipment fleet in the field (Operations & Maintenance - O&M) . This role will partner closely with Operations, Field Service, and Supply Chain leadership to drive financial planning, forecasting, and performance analysis specific to a linear generator. The ideal candidate has 5-7 years of FP&A experience, ideally within a hardware, equipment, industrials, or asset-heavy services environment, and is comfortable translating operational metrics (uptime, service costs, spare parts, field labor) into financial outcomes.
Key Responsibilities- Own the annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and long-range planning process for the business line, including revenue, cost of service, and margin analysis
- Partner with Operations and Field Service leaders to build and maintain cost models covering field labor, spare parts/inventory, truck rolls, warranty, and third-party service contracts
- Track and report on key O&M/hardware operating metrics (e.g., fleet uptime, mean time to repair, cost per unit serviced, service margin by contract/customer) and connect them to financial performance
- Prepare monthly management reporting packages, including variance analysis (actuals vs budget/forecast) with clear narrative on drivers
- Support pricing and contract profitability analysis for service agreements, maintenance contracts, and warranty programs
- Build and maintain financial models to evaluate capital investments (equipment, tooling, spare parts inventory) and business cases for new service programs or geographic expansion
- Partner with Accounting on month-end close, ensuring accurate cost allocation and revenue recognition for service/maintenance contracts
- Identify cost-saving and margin-improvement opportunities across the O&M cost structure
- Develop dashboards and self-service reporting tools to give operational leaders real-time visibility into their financial performance
- Support ad hoc analyses for senior leadership, including board and investor reporting materials as needed
QualificationsRequired:- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
- 7-10 years of progressive FP&A or corporate finance experience
- Experience supporting a hardware, equipment, industrials, field services, or asset-intensive business (O&M, install base, or service organizations strongly preferred)
- Strong financial modeling skills (advanced Excel required; experience building models from scratch)
- Experience with budgeting/forecasting tools and ERP systems
- Ability to translate operational/technical metrics into financial insights for non-finance stakeholders
- Strong communication skills; comfortable presenting to senior operational and finance leadership
Preferred:- MBA or CFA a plus, not required
- Hardware/manufacturing background
- Familiarity with cost accounting and revenue recognition as it applies to maintenance/warranty agreements
- Experience with BI/reporting tools
$106,000 - $125,000 a year
This position is
onsite at our
Menlo Park HQ. The salary will be adjusted to reflect local market conditions based on employee location as well as the experience of the employee. Along with base salary, Mainspring offers pre-IPO company equity through Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) + benefits.
Does your experience not meet all of our posted requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to positions unless they meet every listed requirement. At Mainspring, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, flexible, and collaborative environment, so if you want to help us transition the world to clean and affordable electricity, and don't meet all posted requirements for a particular role, we'd still love to hear from you. Mainspring can sometimes be flexible enough to shift responsibilities for the right person, or otherwise identify open or upcoming roles that may better fit your professional background.
