Lumilens

Director/Sr. Director FP&A

Singapore. Posted 3 months ago

The role

This leader will drive financial planning, business partnership, and decision support from Singapore. You will partner with R&D and business leaders to strengthen financial discipline and scalable planning processes.

What you will do

  • Own the annual operating plan, quarterly forecasts, and monthly variance analysis.
  • Partner with business leaders to drive financial discipline, evaluate investments, and track operational KPIs.
  • Build driver-based financial models across revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, and capital expenditures.
  • Lead pricing analysis, customer and product profitability reviews, and unit economics assessments.
  • Drive Singapore R&D expense planning, tracking, and project-level variance management.
  • Support local finance operations for the Singapore entity including statutory requirements, audit support, tax matters, and cross-border transfer pricing.
  • Support board reporting, investor relations materials, and earnings preparation for a US listing.
  • Drive scenario planning, sensitivity analysis, and strategic financial reviews.
  • Coach analysts and mentor junior team members.

Required qualifications

  • CPA, CFA, or MBA required.
  • 10–15 years of FP&A or strategic finance experience.
  • Technology industry FP&A or strategic finance experience, or an engineering degree combined with an MBA.
  • Ability to operate effectively in a startup environment with ambiguity and limited structure.
  • Strong financial modeling, scenario analysis, and business partnering capabilities.
  • Proven ability to influence senior business leaders through data-driven insights and sound financial judgment.
  • Advanced financial modeling skills and comfort working with large datasets.

Nice to have

  • Experience in technology, hardware, semiconductor, or FMCG industries.
  • Manufacturing cost accounting exposure.
  • A track record of building and developing finance teams and processes from scratch.
  • US MNC experience as a controller or senior finance leader within a US-headquartered multinational.

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation commensurate with experience
  • Comprehensive health benefits
  • Professional growth and development opportunities

About the company

Lumilens is building photonics infrastructure for AI supercomputing. It is a well-funded startup backed by Mayfield.

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