cruxclimate - VP, Strategic Finance
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Requirements
• 8–12+ years of experience in strategic finance, FP&A, investing, private credit, or related finance roles • Strong financial modeling skills and a track record of influencing important business and capital allocation decisions • Excellent judgment in planning, resource allocation, and risk assessment • Ability to distill complex analysis into clear recommendations for executive leadership and Board-level audiences • Demonstrated experience building scalable financial planning, reporting, and operating processes • Comfort operating in dynamic, high-growth environments with evolving priorities • Strong interest in leveraging technology and AI day to day • Backing, traction & brand: • We have raised $77 million in capital from some of the best venture and strategic investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Lowercarbon Capital, New System Ventures, Ardent Venture Partners, Pattern, Clearway, EDFR, Intersect, LS Power, Orsted, Hartree Partners, Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures, MassMutual Ventures, and OMERS Ventures. • Have been profitable and are growing exponentially • We have closed over 130+ transactions in just the last 2 years, facilitating billions of dollars of capital flowing into renewables projects • Culture & working dynamic • Remote-first operating model: Work from anywhere in the US and Canada, or work out of our optional offices in DC (open), NYC (opening Q1’26). Optional co-working opportunities with co-workers in Bay Area, Seattle, Denver, Boston, LA, and beyond. • High growth & high ownership culture: We grow quickly by giving extremely talented people a lot of responsibility. • Best of financial services & technology: We have brought together a team that are experts in clean energy finance, and the best technologies. Use your expertise while getting to be on the cutting edge of applying AI to your day and your clients’ experience. • Regular team offsites: We sustain culture by bringing the entire company together 3 times a year. Individual teams may also meet up more frequently.
Responsibilities
• Forecasting & Planning • Own the company’s integrated financial model, annual operating plan, and multi-year forecast • Lead company-wide budgeting and planning cycles, aligning functional plans with strategic priorities • Improve forecasting accuracy, planning rigor, and decision-useful reporting across the business • Capital Allocation • Establish a disciplined capital allocation framework tied to long-term value creation • Partner with the CFO and executive team to evaluate trade-offs across hiring, compensation, vendor spend, product investment, and strategic initiatives • Develop financial frameworks to assess returns, risks, and resource prioritization across the company • Strategic Finance • Support the CFO and executive team on strategic finance initiatives, including capital planning, financing analysis, and select corporate priorities • Partner cross-functionally to improve financial processes, operating discipline, and scalability as the business grows • Financial Analysis & Metrics • Build scalable dashboards, reporting systems, and analytical tools that improve visibility into business performance • Support business leaders with analysis that sharpens decision-making and reinforces accountability • Translate financial and operating performance into clear insights for the executive team and Board • Risk, Liquidity & Treasury • Identify and assess financial, operational, regulatory, liquidity, and counterparty risks • Develop risk mitigation frameworks and present recommendations to the executive team • Oversee corporate treasury operations, including cash management, liquidity planning, and banking relationships • Monitor compliance with financing covenants and reporting obligations, as applicable
Benefits
• Healthcare: We cover 100% of premiums for employees with a variety of plans on Aetna (nationwide) and Kaiser (WA and California) and subsidize 70% for dependents (total as a group), if relevant. • Dental & vision: We cover 100% of premiums for employees and 50% for dependents (each), if relevant. • Holidays: 10 company holidays per year. • Paid time off: 20 days per year. • 401k: We support a 401k account but don't have a matching program set up at this time (typical for an early-stage startup). • Parental leave: 16 weeks for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents. • Total cash compensation: $200,000s-$300,000s depending on years of relevant experience, not inclusive of equity value. • Opportunity to exceed bonus targets based on team and individual performance. • Stock options in a rapidly growing company. • Care for each other: We want to work on a team where people support each other - in their growth, in their work, and towards our shared mission. When we do that, we have fun. • Build and improve rapidly: We move quickly. To do that, we focus, consistently ask ourselves if we are prioritizing the right things, and execute them as best as possible. • Focus unremittingly on customers: Our first obligation is to our customers and partners, and we keep their needs front and center in everything we do. • Demonstrate ownership: We are all owners of Crux. This is our team, our company, our product and we show that to each other. • Convene a team that reflects the breadth of experiences in the country: We’re building a team with a wide range of backgrounds and a culture where everyone can thrive.
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