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Nevados · 1 day ago

Chief Financial Officer

Oakland, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

$175K/yr - $225K/yr

10+ years exp

Nevados is the premier solar tracker company for PV power plants, transforming utility-scale PV deployment with innovative tracking solutions. They are seeking an experienced Chief Financial Officer to lead financial strategy, operational discipline, and provide leadership across budgeting, forecasting, and investor relations.

Environmental ConsultingManufacturingRenewable EnergySolar

Responsibilities

Develop and own the company’s long-term financial strategy, ensuring alignment with growth, product roadmap, manufacturing scale-up, and market expansion goals

Serve as a thought partner to the CEO and executive team on corporate strategy, resource prioritization, and capital structure

Establish finance-based company KPIs to bring alignment across all functions

Manage and develop finance and accounting team members

Lead capital planning: debt, equity, and alternative financing structures relevant to solar deployment

Manage lender relationships and covenant compliance

Own reporting, analysis, and narratives to investors/the Board

Own 13-week cash forecast, ensuring liquidity needs are met

Lead annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and multi-year planning across all functions—including hardware production, supply chain/logistics, field deployment, and customer project lifecycles

Oversee development of sophisticated financial models to support scenario planning, unit economics, pricing strategy, and hardware/software margin optimization

Present clear, actionable insights to leadership and the board through monthly financial reviews, operational dashboards, and variance analyses

Partner with Operations and Supply Chain to forecast material costs, lead times, logistics, and manufacturing capacity needs

Collaborate with project delivery and EPC partners to model project schedules, revenue recognition, installation economics, and cash flow requirements

Support product cost-down initiatives through detailed COGS analysis, supplier cost modeling, and margin improvement strategies

Together with the accounting team, ensure financial statements are in compliance with US GAAP

Introduce efficiencies and documentation standards for a faster, cleaner month-end close

Work with external auditors to publish audited financials in compliance with investor and lender requirements

Partner with external tax firm for timely filing of income taxes, including reporting of 45x rebates, and ensure sales tax compliance

Drive implementation and optimization of financial systems, ERP integrations, data infrastructure, and workflow automation to support a growing hardware company

Ensure alignment between Finance, Accounting, Operations, Commercial, and Strategy to maintain data integrity and forecasting accuracy

Qualification

Financial strategyFinancial modelingFP&A leadershipInvestor relationsSolar industry experienceMBACFACPACapital planningTeam developmentStakeholder managementCollaboration skills