Join the power movement as Senior Finance Analyst, Operations
We're looking for a Senior Financial Analyst to partner directly with our Operations teams, including Facilities, EHS and Supply Chain, owning the forecast, building business cases for new investments, and giving leaders the financial visibility they need to run an efficient, scalable operational network.
This is a business partner role at the center of how we operate. The ideal candidate will bring rigorous forecasting and modeling skills, the ability to turn financial results into practical operational actions, with a deep curiosity about how our sites, suppliers and processes work day to day.
What you'll do:
- Own the forecast process for the Operations teams (including Facilities, EHS and Supply Chain), driving accuracy and accountability across monthly and quarterly cycles
- Build annual budgets for Operations cost centers and track actuals against plan, investigating variances and flagging risks and opportunities early
- Collaborate cross-functionally to build business case models that evaluate new investments, partnerships, and strategic initiatives
- Translate financial results into operational insights and actions that improve business performance
- Advise Operations leadership and budget owners on resource allocation, operating efficiencies and investment risk to inform decision-making
- Help harmonize processes, data governance and reporting across the operational network
- Support special projects for operational improvement, including system and tool automation that increases efficiency and frees up time for deeper analysis
- Contribute to executive-level presentations and reporting packages for senior leadership
What we’re looking for:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related quantitative field
- 7 years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or operations/supply chain finance
- Strong financial modeling skills and advanced Excel, including experience building business cases and investment analyses (NPV, IRR, payback)
- Ability to communicate clearly with operational stakeholders and translate site, supplier and process data into financial impact
- Comfort presenting to senior leadership and building clear, concise reporting packages
- Detail-oriented, organized, and comfortable working with incomplete information in a fast-moving environment
Bonus Points For:
- Experience supporting a high-growth company.
- Exposure to manufacturing, facilities or supply chain cost structures (e.g., inventory, freight, capital projects)
- Hands-on experience with ERP and planning/automation tools (e.g., Oracle EPM, Anaplan, Tableau etc)
Must-have Requirements:
- Perform activities such as typing, standing, or sitting for extended periods of time
- Willingness to travel or work required nights/weekends/on-call occasionally
- Work in a facility that contains industrial hazards including heat, cold, noise, fumes, strong magnets, lead (Pb), high voltage, high current, pressure systems, and cryogenics
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related quantitative field
- Seven years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or operations/supply chain finance
- Strong financial modeling skills, including business cases and investment analyses using NPV, IRR, and payback
- Advanced Excel skills
- Ability to communicate financial insights clearly with operational stakeholders
- Ability to translate site, supplier, and process data into financial impact
- Experience presenting to senior leadership and building concise reporting packages
- Ability to work with incomplete information in a fast-moving environment
- Ability to perform typing, standing, or sitting for extended periods
- Willingness to travel or work occasional nights, weekends, or on-call shifts
- Experience supporting a high-growth company
- Exposure to manufacturing, facilities, or supply chain cost structures
- Hands-on experience with ERP and planning or automation tools such as Oracle EPM, Anaplan, or Tableau
Commonwealth Fusion Systems Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Commonwealth Fusion Systems and has not been reviewed or approved by Commonwealth Fusion Systems.
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Healthcare Strength — Health insurance is a core part of the package, with broad medical coverage presented as competitive for a growing tech and engineering employer. This is consistently listed alongside other cornerstone benefits.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) program with employer match is prominently included in compensation descriptions, signaling support for long-term savings. This appears across roles, including technical and production postings.
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Parental & Family Support — Generous parental leave is cited as a notable element of the offering. It sits alongside paid leave options that many candidates prioritize.
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What We Do
Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) has the fastest, lowest cost path to commercial fusion energy. CFS is collaborating with MIT to leverage decades of research combined with new groundbreaking high-temperature superconducting (HTS) magnet technology. HTS magnets will enable compact fusion power plants that can be constructed faster and at lower cost. CFS is now building SPARC, the world's first commercially relevant, net energy fusion demonstration device. SPARC will pave the way for the first fusion power plant, ARC, that will produce power on the grid. The ultimate mission is to deploy fusion power plants to meet global decarbonization goals as fast as possible. CFS has assembled a team of leaders in tough tech, fusion science, and manufacturing with a track record of rapid execution. Supported by the world’s leading investors, CFS is uniquely positioned to deliver limitless, clean, fusion power to combat climate change. If you are interested in joining our team, check out cfs.energy/careers for more information.
