Senior Manager, FP&A and Investor Relations

Redwood Materials; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 252,500; Full time

Job summary

Redwood Materials is seeking a Senior Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis to lead enterprise-wide planning, forecasting, and strategic financial analysis. You will partner with business unit leaders and the executive team to translate operations into financial insight, drive the annual operating plan and re-forecast cycles, and deliver decision-ready reporting to senior leadership and the board.

The role requires building and maintaining the consolidated corporate model and developing

Qualifications

• 6–8+ years of total experience in financial planning and analysis or corporate finance.
• At least 2 years in investment banking or management consulting.
• Strong FP&A experience in a multi-site company; experience in tech/industrial/energy sectors is a plus.
• Exceptional financial modeling skills; able to build three-statement models for executives.
• Ability to clearly communicate financial insights to non-finance audiences.
• Experience owning an end-to-end planning cycle (AOP, re-forecast, LRP).
• Comfort navigating ambiguity and building process in a fast-moving environment.

Responsibilities

• Own the annual operating plan (AOP) process across business units and functions.
• Lead quarterly and monthly re-forecast cycles with rolling views of revenue, cost, headcount, and capex.
• Maintain the consolidated corporate model (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow) and key metrics.
• Develop long-range financial plans to support fundraising and board reporting.
• Partner with business units to translate operational activity into financial insight and recommendations.
• Design monthly business reviews with variance analysis for executive audiences.
• Build KPI frameworks linking financial outcomes to operational drivers and resource allocation.

Skills

Financial planning & analysis

Investment banking

FP&A experience

Financial modeling

Finance communication

Planning cycle ownership

Adaptability

Job description

About Redwood Materials

Redwood is localizing a global battery supply chain that seamlessly integrates recovery, reuse, and recycling — keeping critical minerals in circulation and driving the energy transition. Founded in 2017, we’re delivering low-cost and large-scale energy storage and producing battery materials in the U.S. for the first time, all from batteries we already have.

Position Summary

The Senior Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis is a high-visibility corporate finance role responsible for leading Redwood's enterprise-wide planning, forecasting, and strategic financial analysis. This role partners directly with business unit leaders and the executive team to translate operational activity into financial insight, drive the annual operating plan and re‑forecast cycles, and deliver decision‑ready reporting to senior leadership and the board. The position is responsible for building and maintaining the consolidated corporate financial model and for developing the FP&A infrastructure needed to support a fast-growing, multi‑site manufacturing company. This role is primarily performed in an office environment, with 3–4 days per week onsite at Redwood Materials’ San Francisco location.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Planning & Forecasting

• Own Redwood's annual operating plan (AOP) process, coordinating inputs across business units, manufacturing operations, and G&A functions to produce a unified, board-ready financial plan
• Lead quarterly and monthly re‑forecast cycles, maintaining rolling views of revenue, cost, headcount, and capex against plan
• Build and maintain the consolidated corporate model, including P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, and key operating metrics
• Develop and improve long‑range financial plans in support of fundraising, board reporting, and strategic planning processes

Business Partnership & Analysis

• Serve as the primary finance business partner to 2–3 business units or functional leaders, translating operational activity into financial insight and actionable recommendations
• Design and deliver monthly business reviews with clear variance analysis, bridging actuals to plan and forecast with crisp narratives for executive audiences
• Build financial frameworks to evaluate strategic initiatives, investment decisions, headcount plans, and resource allocation trade‑offs
• Partner with Accounting to ensure a clean close process and accurate management reporting; help define what "good" looks like as reporting infrastructure matures

Reporting & Infrastructure

• Own and continuously improve the management reporting package distributed to senior leadership and the board, ensuring it is accurate, insightful, and decision‑ready
• Identify opportunities to automate and scale FP&A processes; drive adoption of planning tools and best practices across the Finance team
• Develop KPI frameworks that connect financial outcomes to operational drivers, helping the business manage to leading indicators rather than lagging results
• Support ad hoc financial analyses and special projects as directed by the CFO and VP Finance

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

• 6‑8+ years of total experience, with a track record of increasing responsibility in financial planning and analysis, corporate finance, or a closely related function
• At least 2 years of foundational experience in investment banking, management consulting, or a similarly rigorous analytical training ground
• Strong corporate FP&A experience in a complex, multi‑site operating company; experience at a high‑growth technology, industrials, or energy company is a plus
• Exceptional financial modeling skills—able to build and maintain complex, integrated three‑statement models and executive‑facing reports from scratch
• Demonstrated ability to communicate financial insights clearly to non‑finance audiences, including executives and business unit leaders
• Experience owning an end‑to‑end planning cycle (AOP, re‑forecast, LRP) in an environment with meaningful operational complexity
• Comfort navigating ambiguity and building process in a fast‑moving, resource‑constrained environment
• Ability to be onsite 3–4 days per week in assigned office(s)

California Pay Range

$190,000—$252,500 USD

The position is full‑time. Compensation will be commensurate with experience.

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