Director of Finance

FP&A and Financial Modeling

• Own Arbor's FP&A and core financial models including three-statement corporate models, long-range operating plans, monthly and quarterly forecasts, and cash burn, runway, and liquidity analysis.
• Build and maintain 13-week cash flow models alongside longer-range cash and liquidity forecasts.
• Develop scenario and sensitivity analysis to support decisions related to capital raises, financing strategy, hiring pace and organizational scale, FOAK project deployment, and manufacturing and supply chain scale up.
• Serve as the source of trust for financial assumptions, key drivers, risks, and trade-offs across the business.

Strategic and Capital Support

• Partner closely with the VP of Finance on fundraising diligence and investor materials, financial content for board decks and executive updates, and capital structure and financing scenarios.
• Support project level and commercial financial analysis that include unit economics and cost curves, as well as margin, pricing, and sensitivity analyses.
• Translate complex financial outcomes into clear, concise insights for executives, the board, and non-finance stakeholders.

Operating Rhythm and Performance Management

• Own the financial operating cadence including monthly forecast updates and re-forecasts, variance analysis versus plan, and budget tracking and performance reviews.
• Build and maintain dashboards and reporting that provide real-time visibility into cash burn and runway, headcount and labor costs, CapEx and major cost drivers.
• Partner cross-functionally with Engineering, Commercial, and Operations to ensure financial plans reflect operational reality.

Systems, Tools, and Analytical Infrastructure

• Own the financial modeling environment (Excel-first, systems-enabled).
• Partner with the VP of Finance to implement and scale FP&A tools, and ensure clean, reliable data flows between QBO, planning tools, and operational systems.
• Establish modeling standards, documentation, and quality controls to ensure models are auditable, defensible, and scalable.

This role creates positive change by enabling Arbor Energy to scale its clean energy technology, which delivers reliable baseload electricity with zero operating emissions, helping to protect the planet and build a future of lasting abundance.

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or related field, and/or relevant experience.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in analytical finance roles (investment banking, private equity, infrastructure or project finance, strategic finance or FP&A).
• Experience working in (or with) venture-backed, growth-stage companies and capital-intensive technology, energy, infrastructure, or industrial business environment.
• Exceptional financial modeling skills including three-statement models, cash flow, liquidity, and runway analysis, scenario and sensitivity analysis.
• Deep experience supporting decision-making in capital-intensive businesses with long development timelines, uncertainty, and incomplete data.
• Expert proficiency in Excel, with comfort building and maintaining complex models.
• Strong business judgement and ability to act as a source of truth for financial assumptions, drivers, and trade-offs.

• Stock options
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance (Arbor covers 90% for employees)
• Basic life insurance fully covered
• Health savings account (HSA) with matching
• Flexible savings account (FSA)
• Unlimited PTO
• 12+ company holidays, including Earth Day!
• 401(k)
• Commuter benefits
• Annual learning and development stipend
• And more!

Base Pay: $160,000 - $190,000 USD/year. The salary is subject to the applicant's skills, qualifications, experience, and geographic location.

Arbor Energy creates technology to power our lives while protecting the planet, delivering clean, reliable baseload electricity with zero operating emissions through advanced power systems with integrated carbon capture.