Senior Financial Analyst

About Helion

We are a fusion power company based in Everett, WA, with the mission to build the world's first fusion power plant, enabling a future with unlimited clean electricity. Our vision is a world with clean, reliable, and affordable energy for everyone.
Since Helion's founding in 2013, we have raised $1.5 billion from long-time investors such as Sam Altman, Mithril, and Capricorn Investment Group as well as new investors including Thrive Capital, LightSpeed Venture Capital, SoftBank, and others to propel us forward. Our current prototype, Polaris, has reached record-breaking plasma temperatures of 150 million degrees Celsius (13 keV). Helion is continuing to iterate and on the path to the world's first fusion power plant, Orion.
This is a pivotal time to join Helion. You will tackle real-world challenges with a team that prizes urgency, rigor, ownership, and a commitment to delivering hard truths – values essential to achieving what no one has before. Together, we will change the future of energy, because the world can't wait.

What You Will Do:

You will be a critical member of the Finance team, providing analytical and financial support within the Helion Financial Planning & Analysis team (FP&A). This role will be a key Finance role supporting Business Operations, Engineering, Software, Computer Hardware, and owning departmental forecast plans. A successful finance candidate will have a seat at the table with the business and technical leaders, working day-to-day with multiple teams and managing their P&L and capex costs. Providing analytical analysis, building financial models, and financial reporting support in making key business decisions. This is an onsite role that reports directly to the Finance Director of FP&A at our Everett, WA office.

You Will:

• Develop and enhance reporting tools, dashboards, and financial analyses to deliver actionable insights and communicate financial forecast trends

• Maintain and manage budgets, business inputs, and update forecasting models on a timely basis

• Conduct targeted financial and operational analyses to guide cost management and project decision making

• Partnered with key stakeholders across the organization to understand business drivers, define and measure key KPI metrics, and enhance financial reporting processes to support a dynamic, fast-paced business environment

• Use Excel, ERP systems (NetSuite or Fusion preferred), and BI and AI Finance tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, ChatGPT, Copilot, Cohere, etc.) to improve reporting and automate workflows

• Support efforts to implement new financial and AI tools

Required Skills:

• 4–6 years of experience in FP&A, financial analysis, or accounting support within the technology, robotics, energy, or manufacturing industries

• Experience with financial statements, budgeting, cost tracking, and bridging variance between key aspects of the financials

• Advanced Excel skills with a strong ability to leverage large data sets; experience with SQL or other database query tools would be a plus

• Proficiency with BI tools (e.g. Power BI, Tableau) and practical application of AI tools (eg. ChatGPT, CoPilot, Cohere) for use in financial planning and analytics

• Ability to distill financial analyses into clear insights and effectively communicate findings to both finance and non-finance stakeholders

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or related field

Benefits

Our total compensation package includes benefits, including but not limited to:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision plans for employees and their families

• 31 Days of PTO (21 vacation days and 10 sick days)

• 10 Paid holidays, plus company-wide winter break

• Up to 5% employer 401(k) match

• Short term disability, long term disability, and life insurance

• Paid parental leave and support (up to 16 weeks)

• Annual wellness stipend

Helion is an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the interview process, please let us know.