Director of FP&A

Coreshells metallurgical Silicon anode technology delivers high capacity fast-charging and superior safety. Our low-cost liquid-phase nano-coating addresses critical electrode-surface degradation issues and enables batteries with a Silicon-dominant anode that have higher energy density superior intrinsic thermal safety and significantly lower cost/kWh compared to current LIBs. Our Si anode material is lower than the cost of graphite and 100% domestically sourced. We strive to transform the global automotive market by enabling low-cost and long-range EVs as a first step towards net-zero sustainability in the near future.

Core Responsibilities: We are seeking a Director of FP&A to build and lead financial planning budgeting forecasting and analysis for a fast-growing capital-intensive battery materials business. This role will partner closely with the CFO executive team and functional leaders (R&D Process/Manufacturing Engineering Commercial Supply Chain) to translate technical and operational plans into financial models that guide capital allocation fundraising and strategic decision-making. This is a highly cross-functional builder role suited to someone comfortable operating with the ambiguity of a pre-commercial or early-commercial-stage company while bringing the rigor needed to satisfy investors lenders and board-level scrutiny.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Planning & Forecasting

• Own the preparation of companys annual financial plan rolling forecasts and long-range financial model integrating R&D spend and commercial-scale manufacturing ramp assumptions.
• Build and maintain detailed unit economics models (cost per kWh/kg/ton of material produced) that track sensitivity to key inputs such as precursor and raw material costs yield rates energy costs and throughput.
• Model capital expenditure plans for pilot lines and gigafactory-scale facilities including phasing equipment lead times and construction draw schedules.

Business Partnering & Decision Support

• Partner with R&D and Process Engineering to evaluate the financial impact of technology and process decisions (e.g. yield improvements alternative chemistries equipment choices).
• Partner with Commercial/BD on customer contract economics offtake agreement modeling and pricing strategy.
• Evaluate build-vs-buy in-house vs. contract manufacturing and site selection decisions with structured financial analysis.

Reporting & Governance

• Deliver monthly/quarterly board and investor reporting packages including budget-vs-actual variance analysis.
• Establish FP&A processes systems and controls suited to a scaling organization.
• Partner with Accounting to ensure alignment between forecasts actuals and GAAP reporting.

• 8 years of progressive FP&A or corporate finance including experience in a capital-intensive industry (manufacturing materials industrials energy or similar).
• Proven experience building financial models from scratch in a high-growth or startup environment ideally including pre-revenue or pre-commercial-scale phases.
• Strong grasp of unit economics cost modeling and capital budgeting for physical/manufacturing assets.
• Experience supporting fundraising processes (equity and/or debt) and preparing investor/board materials.
• Advanced Excel/financial modeling skills; experience with planning tools a plus.
• Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting Economics Engineering or related field.

• Experience in battery materials battery manufacturing EV supply chain chemicals or clean energy hardware.
• Experience with government incentive programs (DOE loans/grants IRA 45X tax credits state incentives).
• MBA or CPA a plus but not required.
• Prior experience at a startup scaling from pilot to commercial production.

Location & Benefits: San Leandro CA. Full-time. $00 with stock incentives. Dental vision healthcare and 401(k) benefits are included. Applications will be screened as received.

Coreshell Technologies is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion sex (including pregnancy gender identity and sexual orientation) national origin ancestry age disability genetic information military or veteran status marital status or any other protected status under California law.

Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process should notify the recruiting team.