Senior Financial Analyst (Contract)

Socket.dev; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Helion, based in Everett, WA, is seeking an FP&A professional for an onsite contract role in Seattle. You will support monthly financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and build financial models to guide strategic decisions.

You will partner with department leaders to provide clear visibility into performance, drive data-informed decisions, and develop AI-enhanced reporting using tools like Power BI/Tableau. This is an onsite role reporting to FP&A leadership.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of FP&A, corporate finance, or financial analysis experience in tech/energy or high-growth environments.
• Experience owning budgets, forecasts, financial models, and variance analysis with a strong grasp of financial statements and planning processes.
• Proficiency with large datasets in Excel and ERP systems; NetSuite/Oracle Fusion or SAP experience is a plus.
• Knowledge of forecasting tools (Anaplan, Adaptive, Pigment) is a plus.
• Proficiency with BI tools (Power BI, Tableau) and using AI tools to enhance analysis and reporting.
• Strong analytical, communications, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Provide budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling with variance analysis.
• Develop departmental management accounts and KPI reporting for visibility into performance.
• Partner with department leaders to explain financial results and guide decision-making.
• Enhance reporting using BI tools and AI-enabled platforms to improve insights.
• Support monthly financial reporting and business operations across Communications, Marketing, Security, Operations, and Facilities.

Skills

Budgeting & Forecasting

Financial Modeling

Advanced Excel

ERP experience

Power BI

Tableau

AI tools

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business

Tools

NetSuite

Oracle Fusion

SAP

Job description

About Helion

We are a fusion power company based in Everett, WA, with the mission to build the world's first fusion power plant, enabling a future with unlimited clean electricity. Our vision is a world with clean, reliable, and affordable energy for everyone. Since Helion's founding in 2013, we have raised $1.5 billion from long-time investors such as Sam Altman, Mithril, and Capricorn Investment Group as well as new investors including Thrive Capital, LightSpeed Venture Capital, SoftBank, and others to propel us forward. Our current prototype, Polaris, has reached record-breaking plasma temperatures of 150 million degrees Celsius (13 keV). Helion is continuing to iterate and on the path to the world's first fusion power plant, Orion. This is a pivotal time to join Helion. You will tackle real-world challenges with a team that prizes urgency, rigor, ownership, and a commitment to delivering hard truths – values essential to achieving what no one has before. Together, we will change the future of energy, because the world can't wait.

What You Will Do:

You will join the Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team to support monthly financial reporting and business operations across Communications, Marketing, Security, Operations, and Facilities. You will help set up departmental management accounts, support forecasting and budgeting, and partner with department leaders to provide clear visibility into financial performance and year-to-date spending. You will also contribute to key finance projects and build financial models to support planning and decision-making.

This is an onsite contract role based in Seattle, WA, reporting to the Finance Director of FP&A.

You Will:

• Work with business and technology business managers across the company to provide financial guidance, influence decision-making, and support strategic planning
• Own budgeting, forecasting, and financial models, providing accurate projections, variance analysis, and actionable business insights
• Develop and enhance financial reporting using the latest AI finance toolsets, and KPI metrics to improve visibility and drive data-informed decisions
• Analyze operating expenses and capital expenditures, identify risks, opportunities, and recommendations to improve business performance
• Leverage Excel, ERP systems (NetSuite, Oracle Fusion or SAP preferred), BI platforms (Power BI, Tableau), and AI tools (ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude) to enhance reporting

Required Skills:

• 4–6 years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or financial analysis within technology, manufacturing, robotics, energy, or similar high growth technology environment
• Experience owning budgets, forecasts, financial models, and variance analysis, with a strong understanding of financial statements and planning processes
• Advanced Excel skills with experience working with large datasets; ERP experience (NetSuiteOracle Fusion or SAP preferred) are a plus
• Knowledge and practical application of forecasting tools (Anaplan, Adaptive or Pigment) are a plus
• Proficiency with BI tools (Power BI, Tableau) and practical experience leveraging AI tools (ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude, etc.) to improve financial analysis and reporting
• Strong analytical, communication, and cross functional working partnering skills with the ability to translate financial data into actionable insights for technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field

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