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About the Role
Critical Materials Group (CMG) is seeking a Strategic Finance Associate to own the company's financial outlook. This role involves building and maintaining the operating model, budget, and rolling forecast, supporting proposal pricing, and providing analysis for key business decisions. It offers direct exposure to executive and board-level work, suitable for early-career professionals or new graduates with 1-3 years of experience.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain CMG's operating model, annual budget, and rolling forecast, including cash runway.
- Compare actuals to budget and forecast monthly, explaining variances using data from the Senior Controller.
- Track KPIs for production, program margins, headcount, and cash, and maintain leadership dashboards.
- Build pricing models and bid estimates for government proposals, utilizing indirect rates set with the Senior Controller.
- Model program returns and margins across various contract types.
- Analyze capital expenditures, plant capacity, make vs. buy decisions, and program economics.
- Deliver timely and well-reasoned ad hoc analysis to the CEO on operating and investment decisions.
- Utilize ERP data to automate recurring reports and analysis.
- Prepare board and investor reporting packages, KPIs, and presentation materials.
- Support capital raises, lender and investor diligence, non-dilutive funding, and M&A activities.
- Collaborate with the Senior Controller for accurate financial actuals, indirect rates, and compliance guidance.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, or a related field.
- 2 to 5 years of experience in investment banking, private equity, venture capital, corporate finance, or FP&A; strong internship experience will be considered for new graduates.
- Advanced financial modeling skills in Excel or Google Sheets, including three statement models and valuation.
- Ability to communicate findings clearly and concisely to executives and the board.
- Comfort building processes and models from scratch with limited structure.
- May require U.S. person status due to access to export controlled information.
Skills
- Financial modeling
- Excel
- Google Sheets
- Three statement models
- Valuation
- Communication
- Process building
- Model building
- ERP data analysis
- SQL
- Power BI
- Tableau
Location
- Austin, TX
Work Type
- Full Time
- Onsite
Experience Level
- Early career
- 1-3 years of experience
- New graduates considered
- 2-5 years of experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
Benefits
- Competitive base salary
- Equity
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Sign on bonus
About the Company
- Critical Materials Group (CMG) is a federally licensed energetics manufacturer rebuilding America's defense industrial base.
- CMG is building its finance function from the ground up.