Director of FP&A

Bedrock Energy; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Bedrock Energy is seeking an FP&A Lead to mature financial planning, project-based accounting, and capital strategy. As the first in-house finance hire, you will own FP&A, build financial systems, and report to the CEO, shaping analyses for operations and future Series B fundraising.

You will partner with Product, Operations, and Engineering to deliver actionable insights, manage budgets, and implement controls in an equipment-intensive, clean energy deployment environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of FP&A, corporate finance, or investment banking experience.
• Experience in capital-intensive, project-based businesses.
• Strong financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and working capital management.
• Autonomy with cross-functional collaboration and investor interfacing.
• Startup/early-stage FP&A experience and multiple venture fundraises.

Responsibilities

• Structure books with project-based accounting; own and refine the financial model with the CEO.
• Implement financial controls, close cycles, variance reviews, and budgeting.
• Negotiate equipment financing and leasing; explore infrastructure/project finance structures.
• Partner with Product to enable streamlined technoeconomic analyses.
• Provide actionable insights to leadership; own dashboards and reporting.

Skills

Financial modeling

Budgeting & forecasting

Working capital management

Cross-functional collaboration

Investor communications

Autonomy & proactivity

Problem-solving

Education

CPA

CFA

MBA

Tools

Excel

ERP systems

Budgeting software

Job description

About Us

The earth beneath our feet holds extraordinary, untapped capacity to accelerate the clean energy transition. Bedrock Energy is on a mission to transform the heating and cooling of buildings, using carbon-free, hyper-efficient, and ultra-safe geothermal energy to radically reduce costs for people and the environment. Incorporated in 2022, Bedrock has raised over $25M in capital and is gathering exceptional talent to scale up geothermal heating/cooling for real estate and infrastructure developers in any city in the world. We seek creative, collaborative, proactive team members who inspire us with their high standards of excellence, integrity, and commitment to our shared mission.

About the Role

Bedrock is in our second year of commercialization and scaling our financial and operational foundations to support growth; accordingly, this FP&A Lead who will mature our financial planning, project-based accounting, and capital strategy across multiple capital types. This role will be central in building disciplined financial systems, equipping leadership with actionable insights, and ensuring our financial model supports both judicious company operations and product-driven technoeconomic analysis. The ideal candidate will be a hands‑on yet strategically discerning finance leader with excellent communication skills to other functional leaders. Excitement about and experience with equipment‑intensive, construction‑related clean energy deployment is a must.

As the first in‑house finance hire, you will take ownership of our FP&A function and report directly to the CEO. This strategic role will require you to be a self‑sufficient architect of financial systems, processes, and budgets, sometimes from the ground up. You will take on some of the Controller role, orienting Bedrock’s financials for strategic communication suitable for a future SeriesB fundraise. While you will oversee our outsourced accounting firm, you should be prepared to roll up your sleeves to handle budget modeling and improve the structure of our accounting.

Responsibilities

• Maturing Financial Accounting & Forecasting: Structure books with project‑based accounting and lease accounting practices in line with compliance standards; own and continuously refine our financial model in tight collaboration with the CEO
• Financial Controls for Scale‑up: Implement financial controls, monthly close and variance reviews, monthly and annual budgeting cycles with functional leaders
• Working Capital Strategy: Assess, negotiate, and optimize equipment financing and leasing arrangements, and lead early‑stage exploration of infrastructure/project finance structures
• Technoeconomic Analysis: Partner with the Product team to ensure our books can be used for streamlined technoeconomic analyses.
• Strategic Analysis & Messaging: Provide actionable insights to executive leadership on company performance, strategic tradeoffs, and capital allocation; own financial dashboards and reporting to functional decision‑makers

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or investment banking; experience in capital‑intensive, project‑based businesses strongly preferred.
• CPA, CFA, or MBA preferred but not required.
• Deep experience with financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and working capital management, with a proven track record of implementing financial systems and controls in a high‑growth or scaling environment.
• Autonomy and proactivity are a must, but also with exceptional collaboration skills for partnering with cross‑functional colleagues (Product, Operations, and Engineering teams on financial problem‑solving and strategy) and clear communication skills for interfacing with investors
• A "roll-up-your-sleeves" execution mentality is essential; positive, "yes if" mindset with a bias towards action; proactive and resourceful problem‑solver with the ability to drive to consensus while maintaining healthy interpersonal respect and empathy for different viewpoints
• Early‑stage start‑up experience with building FP&A functions from the very basics, as well as with multiple venture fundraises.
• Familiarity with equipment financing, leasing structures, and infrastructure/project finance basics.
• A passion for our mission and technology innovation.

Qualities

• Proactivity: You take ownership, offer hypotheses, and hold yourself accountable.
• Coachability: You welcome & react constructively to feedback and seek new skills with gusto.
• Excellence: You hold yourself and your team members to high‑performance standards.
• Creativity: You enjoy finding resourceful, unconventional, flexible solutions to problems.
• Integrity: You take pride in ethical, honest behavior, no matter who is around to see it.
• Compassion: You remember empathy, respect, and care in your interactions with others.
• Commitment to Diversity: You actively seek to surround yourself with and collaborate inclusively with people who are different from you in experience, background, worldview, and resources.

Salary

Base salary of $160,000-180,000 plus equity

Bedrock Energy is building a strong culture based on our Organizational Values. In addition, we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Bedrock Energy is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

Location: Los Angeles, California.