<br><br><h3>Key Responsibility Areas:</h3><ul><div><strong>1. High-CapEx Project Financial Management &amp; Modeling</strong><li><p>Build and maintain detailed financial models tracking high-value capital assets, long-lead procurement, engineering test beds, and facility construction/build-outs.</p></li><li><p>Partner with Supply Chain and Engineering to evaluate major equipment purchases, make-vs-buy decisions, vendor contracts, and hardware milestones against budget constraints.</p></li><li><p>Establish project-level financial tracking systems to monitor variance (budget vs. actuals) across complex engineering workstreams in real time.</p></li><strong>2. Financial Systems, Processes &amp; Procedures</strong><li><p>Build and standardize core FP&amp;A processes, including annual budgeting, monthly/quarterly forecasting, variance reporting, and long-range capital planning.</p></li><li><p>Select, implement, and maintain scalable FP&amp;A software and financial integration tools to automate data aggregation across ERP, procurement, and accounting systems.</p></li><li><p>Draft and enforce capital authorization limits, CapEx request procedures, and policy guidelines.</p></li><strong>3. Strategic Planning &amp; Executive Decision Support</strong><li><p>Own and refine the core 3-statement corporate financial model to support corporate strategy, runway modeling, and fund-raising/investor relations discussions.</p></li><li><p>Translate complex financial data into concise dashboard metrics, Board materials, and operational insights for C-suite decision-making.</p></li><li><p>Serve as the primary finance partner for Engineering, Operations, and Procurement teams, guiding technical leaders on budget management and cost optimization.</p></li></div></ul><h3>Ideal Experience &amp; Skillsets: </h3><ul><div><li><p>4+ years of progressive experience in Corporate FP&amp;A, Corporate Development, Investment Banking, or Strategic Finance, with at least 2+ years leading CapEx-intensive financial planning.</p></li><li><p>Experience in hardware-heavy industries (e.g., aerospace, automotive, energy storage, semiconductor, oil &amp; gas, or advanced manufacturing).</p></li><li><p>Advanced 3-statement financial modeling skills with demonstrated expertise building project finance models, capital investment frameworks, and scenario/sensitivity analyses.</p></li><li><p>Proven track record of creating financial processes, CapEx control frameworks, and reporting workflows from the ground up in a growing organization.</p></li><li><p>Proficient with modern ERPs (e.g., NetSuite, SAP), FP&amp;A software (e.g., Pigment, Anaplan, Adaptive Insights), and BI tools (e.g., Tableau, PowerBI).</p></li><li><p>Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Engineering, or a related quantitative field.</p></li><h3><strong>Mindset &amp; Traits</strong></h3><li><p><strong>Adaptability:</strong> Thrives in dynamic, high-ambition environments where processes need to be designed rather than just maintained.</p></li><li><p><strong>Technical Curiosity:</strong> Comfort collaborating closely with hardware and software engineers to understand complex technical milestones and translate them into financial realities.</p></li><li><p><strong>Clear Communicator:</strong> Ability to distill complex capital data into clear operational guidance for technical partners.</p></li></div></ul><h3>Company Benefits: </h3><ul><li>Salary range $125,000-$160,000</li><li>Comprehensive health benefits (e.g. medical/dental/vision)</li><li>Employee equity stock options</li><li>20 days PTO</li></ul><br>

<p>Thea Energy (formerly Princeton Stellarators) was founded in 2022 with a focus on leveraging recent breakthroughs in stellarator physics and engineering to create a faster, simpler approach to commercializing fusion energy. Thea Energy is reinventing the stellarator using computer-controlled arrays of planar coils and replacing the intricate, complex modular magnets required in all other proposed stellarator architectures. Stellarators are inherently steady-state, stable magnetic configurations that eliminate potential disruptions, making it an optimal pilot plant architecture. Thea Energy is building off foundational research and technology development that it spun out of Princeton University and Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, where the stellarator was first imagined in 1951. Thea Energy's proprietary breakthroughs have now enabled systems to be simpler and more practical than previously possible resulting in a system design that can scale to long-term commercial system operation and maintenance.​</p>

FP&A Manager

<br /><br /><h3>Key Responsibility Areas:</h3><ul><div><strong>1. High-CapEx Project Financial Management &amp; Modeling</strong><li><p>Build and maintain detailed financial models tracking high-value capital assets, long-lead procurement, engineering test beds, and facility construction/build-outs.</p></li><li><p>Partner with Supply Chain and Engineering to evaluate major equipment purchases, make-vs-buy decisions, vendor contracts, and hardware milestones against budget constraints.</p></li><li><p>Establish project-level financial tracking systems to monitor variance (budget vs. actuals) across complex engineering workstreams in real time.</p></li><strong>2. Financial Systems, Processes &amp; Procedures</strong><li><p>Build and standardize core FP&amp;A processes, including annual budgeting, monthly/quarterly forecasting, variance reporting, and long-range capital planning.</p></li><li><p>Select, implement, and maintain scalable FP&amp;A software and financial integration tools to automate data aggregation across ERP, procurement, and accounting systems.</p></li><li><p>Draft and enforce capital authorization limits, CapEx request procedures, and policy guidelines.</p></li><strong>3. Strategic Planning &amp; Executive Decision Support</strong><li><p>Own and refine the core 3-statement corporate financial model to support corporate strategy, runway modeling, and fund-raising/investor relations discussions.</p></li><li><p>Translate complex financial data into concise dashboard metrics, Board materials, and operational insights for C-suite decision-making.</p></li><li><p>Serve as the primary finance partner for Engineering, Operations, and Procurement teams, guiding technical leaders on budget management and cost optimization.</p></li></div></ul><h3>Ideal Experience &amp; Skillsets: </h3><ul><div><li><p>4+ years of progressive experience in Corporate FP&amp;A, Corporate Development, Investment Banking, or Strategic Finance, with at least 2+ years leading CapEx-intensive financial planning.</p></li><li><p>Experience in hardware-heavy industries (e.g., aerospace, automotive, energy storage, semiconductor, oil &amp; gas, or advanced manufacturing).</p></li><li><p>Advanced 3-statement financial modeling skills with demonstrated expertise building project finance models, capital investment frameworks, and scenario/sensitivity analyses.</p></li><li><p>Proven track record of creating financial processes, CapEx control frameworks, and reporting workflows from the ground up in a growing organization.</p></li><li><p>Proficient with modern ERPs (e.g., NetSuite, SAP), FP&amp;A software (e.g., Pigment, Anaplan, Adaptive Insights), and BI tools (e.g., Tableau, PowerBI).</p></li><li><p>Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Engineering, or a related quantitative field.</p></li><h3><strong>Mindset &amp; Traits</strong></h3><li><p><strong>Adaptability:</strong> Thrives in dynamic, high-ambition environments where processes need to be designed rather than just maintained.</p></li><li><p><strong>Technical Curiosity:</strong> Comfort collaborating closely with hardware and software engineers to understand complex technical milestones and translate them into financial realities.</p></li><li><p><strong>Clear Communicator:</strong> Ability to distill complex capital data into clear operational guidance for technical partners.</p></li></div></ul><h3>Company Benefits: </h3><ul><li>Salary range $125,000-$160,000</li><li>Comprehensive health benefits (e.g. medical/dental/vision)</li><li>Employee equity stock options</li><li>20 days PTO</li></ul><br />

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