Director of Finance

nEye Systems, Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 192,000 - 274,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and equity package

401(k)

Full healthcare coverage

Fitness center access

Job summary

nEye Systems, Inc. is seeking a versatile Finance professional to join our innovative team in Santa Clara, California. This multi-faceted role bridges corporate finance, manufacturing operations, and global supply chains. Responsibilities include financial modeling, vendor management, and process improvements.

The ideal candidate has 5-8 years of finance experience, ideally in the semiconductor industry. Benefits include a competitive salary, healthcare coverage, and access to a fitness center. Join us in revolutionizing data centers!

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of finance/accounting experience, with 2-3 years in semiconductor sector.
• Experience with international business entities and global supply chains.
• Strong understanding of semiconductor operations and inventory costing.

Responsibilities

• Support monthly/quarterly financial closes and operational budgeting.
• Collaborate with operations on costs and inventory valuation.
• Review financial impacts of vendor agreements.

Skills

Finance

Accounting

Supply Chain Logistics

Analytical Skills

SQL

Education

Bachelor’s in Finance, Accounting, or Economics

Tools

Google Sheets

Microsoft Excel

ERP/MES/PLM Systems

Job description

About Us

nEye.ai is a well-funded silicon photonics startup poised to revolutionize the future of data centers. Our MEMS-based Optical Circuit Switches (OCS) eliminate critical bottlenecks in AI processing by enabling direct optical connections among thousands of GPUs and memory units. With an ultra-low power, high-radix, and compact chip-scale design, nEye offers hyperscale data centers unprecedented performance, efficiency, and scalability.

Job Overview

We are seeking a versatile Finance professional to join our team in a broad-scope role that touches almost every facet of our financial operations. If you are a high-performing finance professional who thrives on variety, understands the semiconductor lifecycle, this role is for you. In this position, you will bridge the gap between corporate finance, manufacturing operations, and global supply chain. You will be a key partner to both internal teams and external stakeholders (vendors, partners, and suppliers).

Key Responsibilities

• Cross-Functional Finance Support: Handle a wide array of tasks including monthly/quarterly close, operational budgeting, and forecasting.
• Operations and Supply Chain FP&A: Collaborate with operations to model costs, inventory valuation, CapEx fixed assets, etc.
• Vendor Finance Management: Review and analyze the financial impacts of major vendor agreements and supplier contracts.
• Process Improvements: Identify opportunities to update legacy processes, implement scalable financial systems, and build automated reports/dashboards to support business growth.
• Ad-Hoc Executive Analysis: Drive rapid-turnaround financial modeling and big-data analysis to provide leadership with insights on pricing, risk management, and strategic investments.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related quantitative field.
• 5 to 8+ years of progressive finance/accounting experience, with at least 2–3 years within a semiconductor or global hardware technology company.
• Demonstrated experience working with international business entities, global supply chains, and foreign currencies/subsidiaries.
• Solid understanding of semiconductor operations, wafer/chip manufacturing flows, inventory costing, and supply chain logistics.
• Advanced proficiency in Google Sheets, Microsoft Excel and AI Tools.
• Solid experience with ground-up ERP/MES/PLM implementation.
• Comfortable pivoting from a micro-level inventory audit to a macro-level international forecast.
• Highest regard for accuracy, completeness, and data integrity.

Preferred Skills

• Prior experience navigating both the engineering side (foundries, OSATs, and CMs) and the commercial side of the semiconductor ecosystem.
• Basic SQL skills or experience manipulating large, complex datasets into clean financial models.
• MBA, CPA, or progress toward an advanced financial certification.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with demonstrated ability to build successful partnerships across different cultures and time zones.

Benefits and Perks

• Opportunity to join a small, well-funded start-up company that is doing pioneering work in optical switches.
• Competitive salary and equity package, including early-stage company stock options.
• 401(k).
• Full healthcare coverage: medical, dental, and vision.
• Fitness center access.

$192,000 - $274,000 a year

Starting salary and title will depend on, and be commensurate with, relevant experience, skills, training, education, market demands, and the ultimate job duties and requirements.

nEye is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.