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This is a ground-floor opportunity to shape the systems, processes, team, and financial strategy that will support Inertia on its path toward commercializing fusion energy.\nReporting to the Head of Business, you’ll work closely with the executive team and leaders across the company, bringing financial rigor and insight to the strategic and operating decisions that matter most. You’ll be both a strategic partner and a hands-on builder, creating a finance organization designed to scale alongside the company.\nThis is a hybrid position, with regular in-office collaboration expected.\nWhat You’ll Get to Do\nOwn financial planning and forecasting, including annual budgeting, long-range capital planning, and rolling forecasts that connect Inertia’s financial resources to its strategic priorities.\n\nBuild the finance function from the ground up, establishing the systems, processes, team, controls, and reporting rhythms needed to support a rapidly scaling company.\n\nTurn financial data into actionable insight, leading monthly and quarterly reporting and helping leadership understand performance, key business drivers, opportunities, and tradeoffs.\n\nLead accounting and financial reporting, overseeing outsourced accounting partners across the general ledger, close, financial statements, tax, and audit activities.\n\nBuild and continuously strengthen financial systems, processes, and internal controls to support Inertia's growth.\n\nManage cash flow forecasting, treasury operations, and capital planning to support Inertia's long-term R&D and commercialization roadmap.\n\nPartner cross-functionally with Science, Engineering, Operations, and Talent Acquisition teams, providing financial guidance on hiring plans, capital expenditures, and vendor and contract decisions.\n\nEvaluate and implement financial systems and tools, including ERP and FP&A platforms, to support Inertia’s evolving needs.\n\nWhat You Bring to Inertia\n15+ years of finance and accounting experience, including meaningful leadership experience in a high-growth technology, energy, deep-tech, or similarly complex environment.\n\nBachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.\n\nA strong foundation of U.S. GAAP, financial reporting, and technical accounting, with the ability to establish a rigorous financial foundation.\n\nProven track record building and scaling FP&A processes, including budgeting, forecasting, and board-level reporting, in a fast-growing or capital-intensive environment.\n\nExperience managing external audit, tax compliance, and relationships with outside accounting and advisory firms.\n\nExceptional analytical, communication, and cross-functional partnership skills, with the ability to operate as a hands-on leader with a 0->1 mindset.\n\nHigh integrity, discretion, and sound judgment when handling sensitive financial and strategic information.\n\nBonus Points\nCPA.\n\nMBA or other relevant advanced degree.\n\nExperience at a VC backed, capital intensive startup, particularly in fusion, energy, hard tech, advanced manufacturing, or hardware.\n\nExperience supporting fundraising and investor relations.\n\nSalary & Benefits:\nThe base salary range for this role is $250,000 - $280,000; The pay range provided is an estimated base range for this role. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and education.\n\nWe offer market-competitive compensation and an excellent benefits program, including Medical, Dental, and Vision plans, company-paid holidays, matching 401k, and more!\n\nAbout Inertia:\nInertia is taking the most direct, scientifically-proven path to commercializing fusion, leveraging the only successful achievement of fusion ignition, using a process that was pioneered at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). With groundbreaking innovation, transformative technology, and multi-year investment, Inertia is committed to commercializing fusion energy in the next decade.\nThis position requires access to technology, software and other information that is subject to governmental access control restrictions, due to export controls, security classification and/or designation as Controlled Unclassified Information. 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