Business Operations, Normal Computing

• 5-8+ years of experience in corporate finance, strategic finance, investment banking, private equity, consulting, or other relevant experience
• Strong technical proficiency with financial modeling and ability to structure and process qualitative or quantitative data and draw insightful conclusions from it
• Working understanding of US and IFRS accounting terms, practices, and policies, sufficient to partner effectively with external accounting firms
• Ability to engage with product and engineering teams to understand the financial implications of hardware cycles and AI infrastructure
• Experience with finance and accounting systems such as Quickbooks, Sage Intacct, or Oracle NetSuite, particularly in the context of scaling systems as companies grow
• Experience managing contractors or relationships with vendors and comfort in negotiating contracting terms
• Strong track record of leading complex, cross-functional initiatives to success
• Ownership mindset and bias toward action; thrives in ambiguity and startup pace
• Excellent communicator with the ability to build trust across technical teams and senior leadership

Desirable

• We are looking for a Business Operations Finance Manager to help architect and maintain the financial operating system that powers Normal’s next phase of growth
• This is not a back-office accounting role; it is a high-trust, high-context position that sits at the intersection of company priorities, engineering, and execution
• In this role, you will support our leadership team in ensuring our capital is deployed with the same precision our engineers apply to silicon
• You will guide our transition to a robust, global financial infrastructure, providing the leadership team with the real-time visibility required to make capital allocation, hiring, and operating decisions
• The Business Operations team is responsible for elevating the success of all teams at Normal by building and scaling the company’s operating infrastructure
• We scale and optimize the company operating system to enable clear decision-making, drive execution rigor, manage and report our finances, build relationships with key strategic partners, and more
• Our team combines high capability with low ego to go where we are needed to ensure Normal's long-term success
• Business Operations team members combine depth in a specific area with the breadth required to drive complex, high-priority projects, partnering with Go-To-Market, People Operations, Product, and Engineering
• This is a demanding, high-visibility role that will offer you the opportunity to gain diverse operating experience in a fast-paced startup environment at the frontier of AI, while driving critical initiatives that shape Normal’s growth and success
• Manage the end-to-end migration to a multi-entity, global finance and accounting system
• Streamline the monthly close process by refining revenue recognition, expense, and multi-entity consolidation rules
• Lead the annual and quarterly budgeting processes; translate complex technical roadmaps into actionable financial plans
• Manage international financial complexities in collaboration with our accounting partners, including transfer pricing, tax compliance, and intercompany agreements across US and international entities
• Act as the connective tissue between technical leads and the business, ensuring that headcount, budgets, and timelines matches our highest-priority mission objectives
• Partner with the Go-To-Market team to review contract terms, ensuring commercial agreements are structured for long-term scalability
• Prepare finance updates for Board of Directors meetings and support recurring finance reviews with the executive team
• Partner across business operations disciplines to identify opportunities for improvement and design, scope, and implement solutions