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SENIOR FINANCE ANALYST / FINANCE MANAGER – US OPERATIONS

Qnetic · Sacramento, CA · On-site

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About Qnetic

Qnetic was founded with the mission to enable the transition to clean, sustainable energy. To achieve it, we are developing a high-performance energy storage system for the electric grid, based on new flywheel technology. Backed by SOSV.

About the role

As our first US finance hire, you will bridge our existing accounting capabilities with the strategic financial needs of a growing US entity. This is a hands-on, build-from-scratch role perfect for someone who thrives in startup environments and wants to see their work directly impact manufacturing scale-up.

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About the role

As our first US finance hire, you will bridge our existing accounting capabilities with the strategic financial needs of a growing US entity. This is a hands-on, build-from-scratch role perfect for someone who thrives in startup environments and wants to see their work directly impact manufacturing scale-up.

You will own the critical transition from Non-Recurring Engineering (NRE) costing through small-batch production to series manufacturing cost structures, while simultaneously building financial planning capabilities for US operations.

What you'll do

Product Costing & Manufacturing Finance (40%)

• NRE Cost Tracking: Establish systems to capture and allocate non-recurring engineering costs from R&D through pilot production, including prototyping, testing, tooling, and certification expenses

• Cost Structure Development: Build product costing models transitioning from one-off NRE amortization to small-batch unit economics, preparing for series production scale

• BOM & Routing Analysis: Work with engineering and operations to develop accurate bill of materials and manufacturing routings for 4-meter flywheel assemblies

• Make-vs-Buy Analysis: Evaluate insourcing vs....

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