Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

The posting, as Kairos Power wrote it

Company Overview

Kairos Power is a new nuclear energy technology and engineering company whose mission is to enable the world’s transition to clean energy, with the ultimate goal to dramatically improve people’s quality of life while protecting the environment. This goal will be accomplished through the commercialization of the fluoride-salt-cooled, high-temperature reactor (FHR) that can be deployed with robust safety, affordable costs, and flexible operation to accommodate the expansion of variable renewables.

Job Summary

We are seeking a Director, FP&A to build and lead a world-class Financial Planning and Analysis function. Reporting to the CFO, this leader will own the financial plan, forecasting, and operating metrics that guide decisions across the business. They will partner closely with functional leaders to turn financial and operational data into clear insights, strengthen accountability, and help drive strategic decisions.

This is a pivotal role at a defining stage for the company. The Director, FP&A will develop the processes, systems, and team needed to operate at the highest standards, including more forecasting and operational cadence, board and investor materials, and support to fundraising. The ideal candidate combines strategic judgment with hands-on execution, communicates complex issues simply, and has helped a high-growth company scale through the different phases of growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead the company’s annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, monthly financial performance reviews, and long-range financial planning.
• Establish clear planning timelines and assumptions, define decision-making authority, and hold participating teams accountable for their planning inputs and deliverables.
• Build a planning process that connects financial targets to operating plans, headcount, capital spending, and cash needs. Partner with functional leaders to make forecasts actionable and identify tradeoffs early.
• Deliver timely, decision-ready reporting for the executive team and board, including results versus plan, KPI trends, forecast changes, risks, and recommended actions.
• Develop and maintain an integrated financial model that supports scenario planning, capital allocation, liquidity management, and strategic decisions.
• Lead financial analyses and projections supporting fundraising and ongoing investor communications, including diligence, use of proceeds, and responses to questions about performance and growth.
• Strengthen forecast accuracy, financial controls within FP&A, documentation, systems, and the speed and consistency of management reporting.
• Define a consistent set of financial and operating metrics, with clear ownership and reliable data, so leaders and investors can understand the drivers of performance.
• Build and lead a strong FP&A team, developing its capabilities in business partnership, financial modeling, communication, and execution as the company scales.
• Other duties as assign

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About our Benefits

We know that we have some of the most talented and dedicated employees, and we believe in rewarding them accordingly. If you work here, full-time employees (excludes interns) expect to have access to the benefits below:

• 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)

Kairos Power is committed to building a diverse workforce that reflects the communities where we do business. Kairos Power is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We actively welcome people of different experiences, abilities, and perspectives.

Kairos Power participates in E-Verify.

Candidates only, no recruiters or agencies please.

Note: You are applying for a position that is located in a facility that handles information that is subject to export control restrictions by the Department of Energy under 10 CFR Part 810. To work in this facility, 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 (link below) are not permitted to work in our facility unless the Department of Energy issues an export control license to the company to permit that individual to have access to Part 810-controlled information. The following questions are intended to determine the licensing requirements that may apply. https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/10/appendix-A_to_part_810