Director of Corporate Treasury & Corporate FP&A
THE PURPOSE:
This dual role will encompass two different functions in the Finance organization at Virgin Hyperloop One. First, as the leader of the Corporate Treasury team, you will be responsible for all capital markets activities, including debt structuring, equity fundraising, executing leasing programs and banking relationship management. You will also be required to bring these skills and apply them to project financing initiatives. Additionally, as the leader of the FP&A function, you will responsible for all budgeting, forecasting and reporting. This is a key Finance role with executive level visibility. The successful candidate will help to drive capital markets and financial strategy across the organization, delivering insightful financial analyses and reports to internal and external parties.
THE CORPORATE TREASURY ROLE:
• Structure debt facilities in collaboration with financial institutions. Support equity fundraising efforts and IR activities
• Partner with equipment leasing providers to arrange equipment leasing programs
• Manage all banking relationships and services
• Determine short term and long-term cash needs and develop appropriate funding solutions
• Partner with project developers to build project financing solutions
• Identify, analyze and hedge against any foreign currency exposure
• Develop, execute and maintain cash management initiatives
THE FP&A ROLE:
• Develop and execute annual planning process, including quarterly updates and present results to Board of Directors for approval
• Partner with functional leaders to develop three-year long-range forecast
• Develop and maintain monthly financial management reports for executive team
• Design budget variance analysis and reporting to be shared with individual organizational leaders throughout the Company
• Prepare reports for existing investors and lenders
• Partners with Business Strategy group to develop cost and revenue estimates for future projects and initiatives
• Identify, select and implement system infrastructure, including reporting and planning tools
THE CANDIDATE:
• Operates and thrives in a fast-paced, unstructured environment
• Adjusts to multiple demands, rapid changes and shifting priorities
• Maintains the highest standards of quality
• Excellent communication skills -- must be capable of presenting analytical results in verbal and written form across a multi-disciplinary organization
• Ability to frame unstructured and complex problems and develop appropriate solutions
• Demonstrates ability to establish positive relationships and work effectively across all areas of the company, from engineers to the C-suite.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Mathematics, or similar.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in Banking/Treasury/FP&A or Project Finance
• Technical skills in debt, equity structuring.
• Experience developing planning and forecasting processes
• Strong leadership and management skills
• Strong presentation and communication skills
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and Powerpoint
• Experience implementing financial system infrastructure
• Experience with FP&A, financial reporting, analytics, and modeling
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
- MBA and or CFA
- Previous startup experience