Financial Analyst
General Matter
<p><strong>About the Company</strong></p> <p><u>General Matter enriches uranium.</u></p> <p>We are designing, building, and operating the world’s lowest-cost enrichment services, here in the US. &nbsp;</p> <p>In the process, we are restoring America’s ability to produce nuclear fuel to power AI, advanced manufacturing and critical industries our country relies on to remain competitive.&nbsp;</p> <p>Fuel drives the cost of advanced reactor electricity production, and enrichment drives the cost of the fuel that advanced reactors consume. &nbsp;Reliable, low-cost enrichment is the catalyst for the nuclear Renaissance now under way.</p> <p>Our mission is to make nuclear not only the cleanest and safest source of baseload power, but also the most affordable. &nbsp;We believe abundant nuclear energy will lead to a post-scarcity society.&nbsp;</p> <p>We were incubated inside Founders Fund, like Anduril and Palantir before us, and are backed by over a dozen of the world's top venture capital firms. &nbsp;</p> <p>Our lean, world-class team of engineers and operators is applying a first-principles approach to solving the problem of nuclear fuel production. &nbsp;</p> <p>We are a mission-driven company with a culture of urgency, accountability, and transparency.&nbsp;</p> <p>Help us build a high-energy society by making the cleanest, safest form of baseload energy the most affordable.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>About This Role</strong></p> <p>The Financial Analyst will be instrumental in the development, tracking, forecasting, reporting, and accounting for all General Matter projects. This is a key financial planning and analysis (FP&amp;A) role with executive-level visibility driving spending and contract profitability for all of our product lines. The successful candidate will interface with all aspects of the company, including production, engineering, sales, program management, accounting, and executive management.</p> <p><strong>Responsibilities</strong></p> <ul> <li>Lead forecast of key performance indicators (KPIs), including spending and resource requirements for assigned business groups, such as headcount, capital, and operating expenses.</li> <li>Forecast future unit costs with cross-functional teams and track progress in achieving cost reduction targets.</li> <li>Conduct ad-hoc analyses as needed to support operational decision-making, from new idea generation through to the implementation phase.</li> <li>Perform a leading role on internal projects, working closely with peer organizations to understand key business issues and translate them into financial models and metrics.</li> <li>Prepare and update capital expenditure and inventory cash forecasts.</li> <li>Support product cost tracking and inventory analysis, including scrap, inventory obsolescence, and productivity efforts.</li> <li>Develop and enhance tools to track revenue performance and incurred project costs every month.</li> <li>Provide insight on revenue, spending variances, and department-level reporting to business partners.</li> <li>Analyze and interpret financial data for use in management reviews.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Basic Qualifications</strong></p> <ul> <li>Bachelor’s degree.</li> <li>2+ years of experience in an accounting, finance, or business role (internship experience qualifies).</li> </ul> <p><strong>Preferred Skills and Experience</strong></p> <ul> <li>Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, economics, or engineering.</li> <li>Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, applied business statistic