The RoleWe're looking for an experienced FP&A Manage
r to build and lead the financial planning and analysis function that drives how Valar plans, invests, and measures performance. You'll own the budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and management reporting processes, providing the insights and analysis that support strategic decision-making across the business. The right person combines strong financial acumen with analytical rigor, is comfortable partnering with leaders across the organization, and is energized by building scalable planning processes that help a fast-growing company allocate resources effectively, make informed decisions, and achieve its long-term goals.
Key Responsibilities- Own the company's budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes end-to-end.
- Build and maintain the consolidated operating model, integrating inputs across all departments and business lines.
- Lead the monthly and quarterly forecasting cycles, partnering with department leaders to set and refine assumptions.
- Deliver monthly, quarterly, and board-level reporting packages that clearly communicate business performance, risks, and opportunities.
- Own budget-versus-actual analysis and drive accountability to plan across the organization.
- Develop and track the KPIs and dashboards that give leadership clear visibility into financial and operational performance.
- Lead headcount planning, departmental budgeting, and company-wide spend management in partnership with leaders across the business.
- Build and maintain cash-flow forecasts, monitoring burn, runway, and capital needs to support fundraising and capital planning.
- Partner with Accounting to ensure clean alignment between actuals, plan, and reporting structures.
- Build the financial planning systems, processes, and tools needed to scale, and help build and lead a growing FP&A team over time.
- Prepare financial materials and analysis to support fundraising, investor relations, and strategic decisions.
Will Be Successful in This Role If- You turn complex financial and operational information into clear analysis that drives decisions.
- You build models and reporting that are accurate, scalable, and easy for others to follow.
- You are comfortable partnering with and influencing executives, finance leaders, and department heads.
- You can explain financial outputs clearly to both financial and non-financial audiences.
- You bring strong ownership and hold yourself and the organization accountable to plan and to deadlines.
- You can move quickly without sacrificing accuracy or judgment in an ambiguous, fast-changing environment.
- You are interested in building and eventually leading a strong finance team.
Basical Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
- 6+ years of experience in FP&A, investment banking, consulting, corporate finance, or a related role, with progressive ownership of planning and reporting.
- Expert financial modeling skills and advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
- Deep experience owning budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting cycles.
- Proven ability to produce executive and board-ready financial materials under tight deadlines.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to partner across all levels of an organization.
- Ability to operate in a fast-moving environment with incomplete information.
- Preferred Skills and Experience
- Experience at a startup, high-growth company, or similarly fast-paced environment, including building FP&A processes from scratch.
- Experience managing or building a team.
- Exposure to a VC-backed company and familiarity with fundraising, investor, and board reporting requirements.
- Experience with energy, infrastructure, hardware, advanced manufacturing, or capital-intensive industries.
- Familiarity with ERP, planning, or BI tools (e.g., NetSuite, Adaptive, Power BI, Tableau).
What We Offer- Competitive base salary
- Equity ownership in a rapidly growing, advanced energy company
- Comprehensive medical benefits
- Free daily lunch and dinner provided onsite
- Generous stipend for steel-toed boots
- Unlimited PTO
- High-impact startup environment with significant ownership and autonomy
- Opportunities for rapid career growth and internal advancement
- Direct collaboration with experienced operators, engineers, and industry leaders
- The opportunity to help build and scale transformative energy technology from the ground up
Salary$160,000-$185,000 USD
