R&D FP&A Senior Analyst — Budget & Insights

Commonwealth Fusion Systems LLC; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

13 Company-wide Holidays

Flexible vacation days

10 sick days

Generous parental leave policy

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with employer matching

Professional growth opportunities

Team-building activities

Job summary

Commonwealth Fusion Systems LLC seeks a Senior Financial Analyst to partner with our R&D and Technology Development teams, translating experimental roadmaps into budgets and tracking spend against milestones.

You will own program forecasts end-to-end, advise leadership on resource allocation, and provide financial visibility amid technical uncertainty, enabling informed decisions and continued innovation at scale.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related quantitative field.
• 7 years of FP&A, corporate finance, or program finance experience.
• Strong financial modeling skills and advanced Excel; ability to build models from evolving inputs.
• Ability to communicate clearly with technical stakeholders and translate projects to financial data.
• Detail-oriented, organized, and comfortable working with incomplete information in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Build annual budgets and periodic forecasts for R&D cost centers, tracking actual spending against plans.
• Forecast short-term cash flows by adjusting amortization schedules and down payments.
• Track actuals against budget at the project and program level, investigate variances, and flag risks early.
• Advise R&D leadership on resource allocation, operating efficiencies, and investment risk to inform decisions.
• Own program and project forecasts end-to-end, providing insights to enable capital re-allocation with leadership.
• Investigate vendor commitments, payment status and ensure master data records are maintained.
• Identify and track risks and opportunities.

Skills

Financial modeling

Advanced Excel

FP&A experience

Technical communication

Detail-oriented

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics

Tools

Excel

Job description

Commonwealth Fusion Systems LLC seeks a Senior Financial Analyst to partner with our R&D and Technology Development teams, translating experimental roadmaps into budgets and tracking spend against milestones.

You will own program forecasts end-to-end, advise leadership on resource allocation, and provide financial visibility amid technical uncertainty, enabling informed decisions and continued innovation at scale.