Senior Finance Manager, PsiQuantum

• 8+ years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or capital-focused finance roles
• Experience in semiconductor, advanced hardware, electronics, or similarly capital-intensive industries
• Strong understanding of capital expenditure accounting, fixed assets, CIP, and long-lived assets
• Hands-on experience with NetSuite or comparable ERP systems
• Advanced financial modeling and analytical skills
• Ability to work independently, prioritize effectively, and drive initiatives forward with limited direction
• Builder mindset with strong ownership mentality
• Comfort with ambiguity and evolving priorities
• Proactive problem-solving and bias toward action
• Strategic capital allocation and financial rigor
• Strong cross-functional collaboration with technical teams
• Ability to balance flexibility with discipline and control

Desirable

• We are seeking a Senior Finance Manager in the FP&A team with experience supporting capital-intensive, advanced hardware businesses in a startup or high-growth environment. This role is ideal for a finance leader who thrives in ambiguity, operates with a proactive, builder mindset, and can establish scalable capital planning processes, controls, and financial discipline while maintaining flexibility as the business evolves
• This individual contributor role partners with Engineering/R&D, Operations, Facilities, IT, and Accounting to provide financial leadership across high-value capital expenditures, complex equipment purchases, and large-scale facility and lab projects
• Role will require candidate to have on-site flexibility to work in Chicago, Illinois offices as situation requires
• Capital Planning, Controls & Governance
• Design and own capital planning frameworks, including approval workflows, funding governance, and prioritization models appropriate for a startup or scaling environment
• Establish and continuously improve controls, processes, and structure around capital requests, project approvals, and spend tracking while balancing speed and rigor
• Develop capital authorization policies and ensure compliance as the organization grows
• Capital Expenditures & Project Finance
• Lead FP&A for large-scale capital investments related to semiconductor equipment, advanced computing systems, R&D labs, and specialized facilities
• Partner with R&D to evaluate investments in building the world's first useful quantum computer, including tooling, test equipment, cryogenic systems, and supporting infrastructure
• Build and maintain robust tracking and scenario models for long-cycle, high-risk technology investments
• Own short- and long-range capex forecasting, adjusting plans dynamically as priorities evolve
• Purchase Orders & Spend Tracking
• Oversee purchase order creation, approvals, and commitment tracking for multi-vendor, long lead-time equipment and construction projects
• Implement scalable methods to track committed vs. actual spend, progress payments, and milestone-based billing
• Proactively identify risks, overruns, and timing issues and partner with stakeholders on mitigation plans
• Accounting & Financial Close Support
• Serve as a key finance partner to Accounting on capitalization, depreciation, construction-in-progress (CIP), asset lives, and impairment for advanced hardware and facilities
• Ensure appropriate accounting treatment for tooling, wafers, masks, prototypes, pilot lines, lab equipment, cryogenic infrastructure, and specialized software
• Support month-end and quarter-end close activities related to fixed assets and project accounting in accordance with US GAAP
• FP&A & Strategic Business Partnership
• Act as a trusted, hands-on finance partner to leadership in a fast-moving startup environment, providing clear insights despite incomplete data
• Translate technically complex project and engineering inputs into executive-ready financial summaries
• Balance long-term technology bets with near-term cash management and funding constraints
• Systems, Tools & Process Improvement
• Leverage NetSuite or comparable ERP and project accounting tools to support high-value capital projects
• Lead process improvements and system enhancements for fixed assets, CIP, and project tracking as the organization scales
• Build financial infrastructure that can evolve from early-stage to more mature operations