Senior Financial Analyst

Position:      Senior Financial Analyst

Report To:    Director of Finance & Controller

Location:      Richmond, BC, Canada

About Us:

Established in 2002, General Fusion is a global leader in the race to commercialize clean fusion energy. We are pursuing a uniquely practical approach, Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF), and aim to provide zero-carbon fusion power to the grid in the early to mid-2030s. Today at our state-of-the-art labs in Richmond, BC, we’re building a groundbreaking fusion demonstration machine called Lawson Machine 26 (LM26), designed to achieve transformational technical milestones and accelerate General Fusion’s technology to commercialization. Our path to market is funded by a global syndicate of leading energy venture capital firms, industry leaders, and technology pioneers. Learn more at www.generalfusion.com.

Position Overview:

General Fusion is looking for a talented and experienced Senior Financial Analyst to join our team and support the growth of the accounting team and business intelligence to the Senior Leadership Team. General Fusion has over 140 people, has raised USD 350 million historically, and focused in the next 2 years on its game changing LM26 program located in Richmond, BC. Beyond LM26, General Fusion is planning for significant growth to over 300 people and expansion to new markets where we will construct a commercial scale demonstration of our MTF technology.

The ideal candidate is an individual with experience dealing in a mid to large project-based business environment, understands how financial information is tracked, can communicate and interpret information to a variety of stakeholders, embraces change, process improvement and automation, and interacting across all functions/groups within the organization. 

The successful candidate will be responsible for all aspects of timely and accurate financial forecasting of cash, operating expenses, future commercial models, and modelling of various scenarios for a variety of stakeholders mostly within the Senior Leadership Team. The position will work closely with the accounting team and operations teams to understand the flow of information and to ensure completeness and accuracy of forecasts and analyses.

The Senior Financial Analyst will play a key role in the implementation and optimization business intelligence reporting tools (e.g. Power BI) and other FP&A software being considered.

The successful candidate will have the benefit of working with an existing finance team that is both highly capable as well as collaborative. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Support Senior Leadership Team’s needs for budgeting, forecasting, reporting, variance analysis, and ad hoc financial/business analysis to help understand and drive business decisions.
• Develop and maintain financial models to support pre and post commercialization efforts.
• Support finance department in achieving key operational initiatives including month end close, AP management, financial statement audits, and analysis of complex financial transactions.
• Support short-term cash flow by tracking liquidity, managing working capital, and predicting cash needs.
• Provide meaningful, value-added analysis of actual results, forecasts and budgets to provide actionable recommendations to management to meet key performance targets and improve operational efficiencies.
• Analyze the financial impact of business opportunities to enhance tactical decision making and provide guidance to help achieve financial targets, including scenario and sensitivity analysis.
• Demonstrate an understanding of complex problems and an ability to clearly present and communicate recommendations to senior leaders, including suggestions for course correction.
• Build effective relationships with internal and external business partners.
• All other duties as assigned by Director of Finance & Controller.

Relevant Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• 6-8 years of experience in financial analysis, corporate finance, or a related field.
• Designated CPA. We value a background from a high-level consulting/accounting environment with directly related experiences.
• Strong proficiency in financial modeling, forecasting, and data analysis.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with FP&A software. Power BI experience is a benefit.
• Experience working with ERP systems, preference being with NetSuite.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and strategic thinking skills.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to present financial data to non-financial stakeholders.
• Detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

The typical hiring range for this position is $95,000 - $115,000. General Fusion considers many factors when determining total compensation include job specific or highly specialized knowledge, skills and experience, proficiency, job location and internal equity. 

What We Offer:

• Flexible hours
• Four weeks’ vacation
• Comprehensive benefits package
• RRSP Contribution
• Support for professional development
• Great company culture – social events, food trucks, bike rides, Sun Run, etc.

Applications:

We thank all applicants for their interest, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

General Fusion is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be 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, or age.