Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

The role

The Director, FP&A will build and lead the Financial Planning and Analysis function. This leader will own the financial plan, forecasting, and operating metrics to guide business decisions.

What you will do

• Lead annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, monthly financial performance reviews, and long-range financial planning.
• Establish planning timelines and assumptions and hold teams accountable for deliverables.
• Build a planning process connecting financial targets to operating plans, headcount, capital spending, and cash needs.
• Deliver decision-ready reporting for the executive team and board.
• Develop and maintain an integrated financial model for scenario planning and capital allocation.
• Lead financial analyses and projections supporting fundraising and investor communications.
• Strengthen forecast accuracy, financial controls, and management reporting.
• Define a consistent set of financial and operating metrics.
• Build and lead a strong FP&A team.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required qualifications

• Deep experience leading FP&A in a growing company, including budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, and long-range planning.
• Experience developing integrated financial models, including integrated financial statements, cash forecasts, and scenario analyses.
• Experience supporting fundraising, investor diligence, and board presentations.
• Experience improving financial systems, data quality, and reporting processes as an organization scales.
• Demonstrated experience hiring, developing, and leading a high-performing FP&A team.
• Knowledge of financial planning, financial statement relationships, cash flow forecasting, and financial and operating performance measures.
• Skill in financial modeling and analysis.
• Ability to build a disciplined planning cadence.
• Strong business partnership skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize competing demands and establish structure and rigor.
• Remaining in a stationary position, often standing or sitting, for prolonged periods.

Nice to have

• Experience in a capital-intensive or project-based business
• Experience partnering with engineering, manufacturing, or project delivery teams to incorporate technical milestones, spending commitments, and schedule changes into financial forecasts
• Relevant professional credential, such as Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Certified Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis Professional (FPAC), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), or Certified

Benefits

• Competitive compensation packages
• Medical, dental and vision benefits for employees and their dependents
• Paid Vacation
• 401(k) and pre-tax health insurance, dependent care, and commuter benefits (FSA)

Before you apply

• You need to be authorized by the Department of Energy to access Part 810-controlled information.
• Foreign nationals who are citizens of countries that are not on the Department of Energy’s general authorization list are not permitted to work in this facility unless the Department of Energy issues

About the company

Kairos Power is a new nuclear energy technology and engineering company whose mission is to enable the world’s transition to clean energy through the commercialization of the fluoride-salt-cooled, high-temperature reactor (FHR).