Finance Chief: Build & Scale Robotics Finance

Ultra; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Ultra in New York City is seeking its first finance leader to build the finance function from the ground up. You will own financial modeling, planning, reporting, and operations, with hiring a team as we scale to support rapid growth in deployment across the country.

You’ll own the operating model, budgeting, and forecasting, and collaborate with hardware, supply chain, and executive leadership to drive informed decisions and strategic fundraising activities.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in FP&A, strategic finance, or related fields with real operating time inside a company.
• Built models, processes, and reporting from nothing.
• Advanced modeling and scenario work; fast and accurate in a spreadsheet.
• Understanding of hardware businesses: COGS, margin, inventory, and manufacturing.
• Ability to connect financial results to operational drivers and explain them concisely.
• Thrives in a high-trust, high-autonomy environment.

Responsibilities

• Own the operating model: rolling 3-statement forecast, long-range plan, and annual budget.
• Build revenue and capacity forecast from deployment economics (robots, utilization, autonomy, teleoperation).
• Own unit economics per robot and per deployment and justify pricing decisions.
• Run the 13-week cash forecast and manage runway vs. hiring and hardware spend.
• Own monthly close with outside accountants, and monthly financial reviews with department leads.
• Prepare board/investor materials and lead diligence for fundraising.
• Partner with hardware/supply chain on BOM cost, vendor terms, inventory, and capex planning.
• Own financial operations: AP/AR, payroll, spend controls, treasury, insurance, and tax.
• Hire and manage the finance team as we scale.

Job description

Ultra in New York City is seeking its first finance leader to build the finance function from the ground up. You will own financial modeling, planning, reporting, and operations, with hiring a team as we scale to support rapid growth in deployment across the country.

You’ll own the operating model, budgeting, and forecasting, and collaborate with hardware, supply chain, and executive leadership to drive informed decisions and strategic fundraising activities.