Head of Finance

Charge Robotics; San Leandro (CA); On-site; USD 260,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Charge Robotics is seeking a seasoned Head of Finance to lead strategic finance, FP&A, accounting, AR/AP and debt financing for its growing robotics platform that builds solar farms. You will report to the CEO and help scale from a couple of deployed systems to a Series B and a dedicated manufacturing facility by early 2027.

You will own capital raises, manage equipment financing, forecast runway, and lead treasury, tax, and compliance.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in finance, including time as the senior finance lead at a venture-backed startup (Series A–C).
• Raised capital on equity and debt, including equipment lease/ABL facilities.
• Built and owned three-statement financial models used by leadership and investors.
• Hands-on: chase invoices, negotiate term sheets, manage processes from ground up.

Responsibilities

• Capital raising (equity): manage model, data room, investor pipeline, diligence, term sheets, cap table.
• Capital raising (debt & equipment finance): negotiate and manage equipment leases and ABL facilities.
• FP&A: forecast runway, burn, headcount, per-system economics; support board and investor updates.
• Treasury & banking: cash forecasting, banking relations, spend programs.
• Accounting & AP: month-end close, GL clean-up, PO-to-payment workflow.
• Tax & compliance: federal/state filings, R&D tax credits, sales/use tax posture.
• Corporate & facilities: HQ lease, vendor relationships, planning for expansion.
• Team: build and scale the Finance function.

Skills

Finance leadership

Capital raising

Financial modeling

GAAP accounting

Stakeholder communication

Cross-functional ops

Tools

QuickBooks

Excel

Job description

About Charge Robotics:

Charge Robotics is a Series A startup building robots that build solar farms.

Demand for new solar projects is booming (1 ⁄ 5 of all the solar that exists in the US was installed last year!), but today’s construction companies can’t keep up due to limited labor resources.

We thought this was insane, so we started working on robots to directly address this bottleneck and speed up the world’s transition to renewables.

Charge is a fast-moving company, which means constant opportunities for learning and growth. You’ll have a large impact on the direction of our company, and will be compensated accordingly.

We’re MIT-founded and backed by top generalist and climate tech investors, including Energy Impact Partners, Founders Fund, Lux Capital, and Y Combinator.

If you’re excited to work on interesting problems with direct climate impact, you’re going to fit right in! Read more about Charge at the links below:

• YouTube – video of our robots building a solar farm

• Fast Company – Solar Building Robots to Solve One of Climate's Biggest Problems

• MIT News – Making solar projects cheaper and faster with portable factories

About this role:

As Head of Finance, you’ll own strategic finance, FP&A, accounting, AR, AP, and the debt financing behind our fleet of robotic systems. You’ll be a hands‑on member of the leadership team, reporting to the CEO, as we scale from a few deployed systems today to a Series B and a dedicated manufacturing facility in early 2027. As the owner of the Finance function, you’ll provide critical updates and reporting to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, including the Board of Directors.

What you'll be working on:

• Capital raising (equity): Together with our CEO, running our fundraises end to end, including the model, dataroom, investor pipeline, diligence, term‑sheet negotiation, closing, and cap table/409A management

• Capital raising (debt & equipment finance): Sourcing, negotiating, and managing our equipment financing facilities: both equipment lease and ABL; preparing and submitting asset schedules, tracking collateral and covenants, and making sure every lender payment lands on time

• FP&A: Owning and iterating the financial model to accurately forecast runway, burn, headcount, per-system unit economics, and project pricing. Leveraging that forecast in board decks, investor updates, and decisions the leadership team can act on

• Treasury & banking: Managing daily cash and short‑term cash forecasting, banking relationships, and corporate card and spend programs (Ramp), including employee expense policies

• Accounting & AP: Owning AP, approvals, and month‑end close; keeping the GL in QuickBooks clean (project and COGS coding, audit‑readiness); running the PO-to‑payment flow with our purchasing system (supported by our external bookkeeper and internal Supply Chain team

• Tax & compliance: Managing federal and state tax filings, R&D tax credit studies and monetization, 1099s, multi‑state sales/use and gross‑receipts tax posture and exemption certificates, and import/customs compliance

• Corporate & facilities: Managing our HQ lease and key vendor and provider relationships (bookkeeping, tax, legal, insurance), including managing future expansion

• Team: Building out an exceptional team to scale the Finance function as the company grows

You:

• Have 8+ years in finance, including time as the senior finance lead at a venture‑backed startup (Series A–C)
• Have raised capital on both sides of the balance sheet: equity and debt, ideally including equipment lease and/or ABL facilities
• Build and own complex, three‑statement financial models that leadership and investors depend on for key analyses
• Are comfortable owning operational areas beyond core finance (insurance, tax, payroll, procurement) and enjoy building robust process from the ground up
• Are fluent in accounting and close (GAAP, AP, accruals, audit‑readiness) and comfortable managing outsourced bookkeepers and tax advisors
• Are genuinely hands‑on: you’ll build the model, chase the invoice, and negotiate the term sheet yourself
• Communicate clearly and directly with founders, the board, investors, lenders, and customers
• Are based in or can relocate to the SF Bay Area, and able to work in person at our San Leandro HQ
• Are excited to see our robots come together and get deployed onto actual solar construction sites around the world!

It'd also be nice if you:

• Have equipment, project, or infrastructure finance experience (sale‑leasebacks, asset‑backed lending, CapEx‑heavy businesses)
• Have worked in hardware, robotics, manufacturing, energy, or construction
• Have taken a company through a Series B or a first financial audit
• Have experience on the other side of the table: deploying equity capital - or lending - to early‑stage, CapEx‑heavy businesses (investment banking, private equity, venture, or private credit experience)
• Have experience with international contracts or entities
• Have hired and managed a small Finance or Operations team

Charge Robotics is an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.