Vice President of Finance, Breathe Battery Technologies
4+ days a week in office
Advanced battery management software
Job no longer available
Advanced battery management software
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
4+ days a week in office
21-100 employees
Company mission
To create technologies that enable people to breathe cleaner air.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years experience with 3 – 5 years at managerial level
- Excellent at creative problem solving
- Degree in Business, Finance, Economics or similar. MBA or similar is a plus, but not essential
- Proficient in financial software and systems, with advanced knowledge of financial modelling
- Demonstrated ability to translate financial concepts & analysis into actionable strategies, insights & recommendations
- Great communication, organizational and leadership ability
- Prior experience as a VP Finance or similar is a plus, but not essential
- Willingness to work from our London offices 4 days per week
- Kind and conscientious
What the job involves
- As the VP Finance, you will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of financial management, including budgeting, forecasting, financial planning and analysis, cash flow management, and financial reporting
- You will partner closely with the CEO and executive team to drive strategic initiatives, evaluate investment opportunities, and ensure the financial stability and growth of the company
- Developing financial strategies, policies, processes
- Building and leading a high-performing finance team
- Ensuring completion of statutory accounts & similar requirements, plus compliance
- Preparation of financial information and analysis for board meetings including acting as advisor for Founders
- Management of cash flow, liquidity & currency hedging
- Analysing financial data and advising CEO, CTO on the most effective strategic decisions
- Leading and managing budgeting processes which includes forecasting
- Being responsible for development and management of the investment plan
- Creating appropriate reporting to elevate financial data in the function
Salary benchmarks
Our take
The modern world is becoming increasingly battery-powered. Take electric cars, for example; it is predicted that that by 2025, 20% of all new cars sold across the world will be electric, and this figure is expected to double by 2030. Similarly, in 2021, Nasa announced the X-57, an experimental two-seater plane powered entirely by battery. It is becoming increasingly clear, then, that battery is the future of the modern world.
Breathe is hoping to capitalise on this developing trend. Their software - 'Lincc' - is the first to bring advanced battery management techniques to the electric vehicles and consumer electronics markets. Traditionally, the software managing battery physics and battery models could only be run on powerful workstation or desktop computing environments. Breathe, however, boasts that its software can be run on the low-power, low-cost microcontrollers in electric vehicles and consumer electronics. In practice, this unlocks a suite of potential improvements without any expensive hardware or materials upgrades. Breathe believes this will help accelerate battery technology rapidly to become more efficient, less wasteful, safer and fit for more applications.
Breathe will also benefit from a world which is increasingly focused on sustainability. Battery technology is known to be greener than alternatives, and if Breathe can unlock things like faster charging times and longer battery lifespans, it could really reduce some of the existing barriers to battery adoption.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
May 2025
$21m
SERIES B
Nov 2023
$10m
SERIES A
Total funding: $33.4m
Company benefits
- 34 days holidays
- Flexible working hours
- Drinks & snacks
- Regular socials
- Competitive salary
- Ethical pension scheme
- Formal courses & peer-to-peer training because we're always learning
- Work in our offices, at the biggest battery lab in London, or home
- Have a say in how the company is run and where we're going
Company HQ
Wandsworth, London, UK
Leadership
Ian Campbell
(CEO)Ian began his career as a consultant at Imperial Consultants, and also holds a PhD in Battery Engineering from Imperial College London.
Gregory Offer
(Chief Scientist)Gregory has been working in various roles at Imperial College London for over 15 years, and is currently a full-time professor there.
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