Financial Analyst

General Matter is enriching uranium in America.

Our mission is to restore our country’s ability to make nuclear fuel. Our fuel will help power AI, manufacturing, and other critical industries. It will power our next generation of reactors. Ultimately, it will power our national ambitions.

We were incubated by Founders Fund, like Anduril and Palantir before us, and we are backed by top tier investors. 

Our lean, world-class team of engineers and operators is applying a first-principles approach to solving the problem of nuclear fuel production.

We are a mission-driven company with a culture of urgency, accountability and transparency.

The Financial Analyst will be instrumental in the development, tracking, forecasting, reporting, and accounting for all General Matter projects. This is a key financial planning and analysis (FP&A) role with executive-level visibility driving spending and contract profitability for all of our product lines. The successful candidate will interface with all aspects of the company, including production, engineering, sales, program management, accounting, and executive management.

• →Lead forecast of key performance indicators (KPIs), including spending and resource requirements for assigned business groups, such as headcount, capital, and operating expenses
• →Forecast future unit costs with cross-functional teams and track progress in achieving cost reduction targets
• →Conduct ad-hoc analyses as needed to support operational decision-making, from new idea generation through to the implementation phase
• →Perform a leading role on internal projects, working closely with peer organizations to understand key business issues and translate them into financial models and metrics
• →Prepare and update capital expenditure and inventory cash forecasts
• →Support product cost tracking and inventory analysis, including scrap, inventory obsolescence, and productivity efforts
• →Develop and enhance tools to track revenue performance and incurred project costs every month
• →Provide insight on revenue, spending variances, and department-level reporting to business partners
• →Analyze and interpret financial data for use in management reviews

• Bachelor’s degree
• 2+ years of experience in an accounting, finance, or business role (internship experience qualifies)

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, economics, or engineering
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, applied business statistics, and general modeling experience of complex non-linear systems
• Experience in a manufacturing or technology environment
• Familiarity with reporting, visualization, intelligence, and analysis tools (SQL, Power BI, Tableau, etc.)
• Strong presentation skills with the ability to regularly interface with executive management
• Experience with presenting analytical results in both verbal and written form across a multi-disciplinary organization
• Ability to frame unstructured and complex analytical problems for a broad audience

• Willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed
• This position is based in Los Angeles, CA and requires being onsite full-time – hybrid and remote work will not be considered

General Matter is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with General Matter is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.