Kairos Power
Director, Financial Planning & Analysis
Alameda, CA · Director · Full-time
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Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~61% per draw at Level IV). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
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Personalize to your clock →H-1B wage level
the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry
$35,021 more — $244,421 — moves this role to Level III and 3 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $244,421 would place this position at wage Level III. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Financial Managers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Financial Managers (11-3031) · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- This is a pivotal role at a defining stage for the company.
- 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
- 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.
- Build and lead a strong FP&A team, developing its capabilities in business partnership, financial modeling, communication, and execution as the company scales.
Requirements
- Experience supporting fundraising, investor diligence, and board presentations.
- Experience improving financial systems, data quality, and reporting processes as an organization scales.
- Experience partnering with engineering, manufacturing, or project delivery teams to incorporate technical milestones, spending commitments, and schedule changes into financial forecasts is desirable.
- Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Knowledge of financial planning, financial statement relationships, cash flow forecasting, and financial and operating performance measures.
- Deep experience leading FP&A in a growing company, including ownership of budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, and long-range planning.
- Experience developing integrated financial models, including integrated financial statements, cash forecasts, and scenario analyses.
- Demonstrated experience hiring, developing, and leading a high-performing FP&A team.
- Relevant professional credential, such as Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Certified Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis Professional (FPAC), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), or Certified Public Accountant (CPA) is desirable but not required.
- Skill in financial modeling and analysis, including evaluating assumptions, testing scenarios, and translating results into clear recommendations.
- Ability to build a disciplined planning cadence from the ground up and gain commitment from leaders across the business.
- Sound judgment about which metrics matter, what drives them, and how to turn financial analysis into clear recommendations.
- Strong business partnership skills, with the ability to challenge assumptions constructively and hold teams accountable to plans.
Nice to have
- Experience in a capital-intensive or project-based business is preferred.
Compensation
- Lead the company's annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, monthly financial performance reviews, and long-range financial planning.
Company info
- 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.
- We are seeking a Director, FP&A to build and lead a world-class Financial Planning and Analysis function.
Visa & Work Authorization
- 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
This listing is sourced directly from Kairos Power's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.