FP&A Manager

About Lilac Solutions, Inc.Lilac Solutions is a lithium extraction technology company focused on scaling lithium production for the electric vehicle era. Lilac solves the critical technology problems which today prevent development of the world’s largest lithium resources: low yields, high costs, slow start-up, poor reliability, and massive environmental impacts. Lilac’s technology represents such a step-change in performance and cost that it also unlocks the development of new unconventional lithium deposits with low lithium grades and high impurities, which have historically been impossible to produce. In 2021, Lilac raised $150M in Series B financing from investors including T. Rowe Price, Lowercarbon Capital, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Sumitomo, BMW and SK Materials. Lilac is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace.FP&A ManagerOakland, CAJob DescriptionWe are seeking a FP&A Manager who will play a critical role in providing valuable business insights to drive decision-making. Reporting to the Head of FP&A, this candidate will be responsible for budgeting/planning, managerial reporting, key metrics tracking, operations analysis, and programs/systems/processes to support each. This is a key, hands-on role as business partner and analyst where you will have broad scope to work with functional leaders across the organization.The successful candidate will be highly analytical and possess a strong passion for personal accountability and setting high standards. The candidate should be excited to join a climate tech company and navigate a rapidly changing, and sometimes ambiguous environment. This person will be comfortable juggling multiple tasks under tight deadlines and must be a strong writer and communicator at senior levels of the organization.This role is remote eligible, PST candidates preferred.Responsibilities• Participate in long-term planning/forecasting processes, including annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow Integrated)• Help build and maintain monthly and quarterly Budget vs. Actual and KPI review packages for the Exec team and the Board of Directors, and lead monthly or quarterly variance analysis and forecasting meetings with business leaders• Administer, enhance and maintain the enterprise-wide budgeting and forecasting system• Provide decision support to business leaders on investment and project decisions as well as strategic organizational and functional developments• Collaborate with accounting to streamline financial close processes and financial reporting• Serve as a thought leader to improve and simplify processes, drive standardization, and build scalable financial solutions• Spearhead ad-hoc projects to further improve the overall performance of the team and organization• Influence, motivate and collaborate with key global business partners and stakeholders across regions and functionCandidate Qualifications• 5+ years of work experience in FP&A or a related field (financial accounting, managerial/cost accounting, investment banking, strategy consulting, etc.)• A bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or a related field required; MBA strongly preferred• CMA/CPA or equivalent credentials desirablePreferred Skills• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills• Experience managing budgets and building supporting processes and systems in partnership with functional leaders• Experience building and maintaining detailed forecasting models, with integrated P&L, Balance sheet and Cashflows preferred• Experience with financial planning tools. Strong preference for Vena, but will also consider Workday Adaptive Planning, Anaplan, NetSuite Budgeting and Planning or similar.• Experience building business intelligence reports (Power BI and/or Tableau) strongly preferred• Experience utilizing mid- to large-size ERPs (NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics, SAP, etc.)• Preferred qualifications may include experience in public companies, high-growth private companies, managing of international budgets and large capital projects, as well as experience in manufacturing, mining or heavy industryCompensation & Benefits• Salary range: $125K-$150K USD annually (commensurate with experience)• Stock options• Health, dental, and vision insurance• Short-term and long-term disability insurance• 401k with pre- and post-tax investing options• Flexible spendings account/Health savings account• Group and term life• Flexible paid time off policy• Paid sick leave• Eight weeks of paid parental leave• Commuter Benefits• Employee assistance program• Monthly phone stipend• Daily catered lunch and on-site gym• Free EV ChargingEEO StatementLilac Solutions is committed to providing a professional work environment free from discrimination and harassment, including discrimination and harassment based on a protected category, and an environment free from retaliation for participating in any protected activity. Lilac Solutions is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment.