Job Description

FP&A Lead - Strategic Finance for Deep Tech Hardware

Hybrid, Milton Keynes | Part-time OR Full-time | Finance | Deep Tech | Manufacturing Partnerships

This role is initially a Fixed Term Contract with the potential to become Permanent

About Us

We're a pioneering deep tech company developing breakthrough hardware technologies with global impact. As we scale production through outsourced manufacturing partners, we're entering a critical stage of growth. Our solutions are complex, our growth is accelerating, and our financial story needs a sharp, strategic mind behind it.

The Role

Reporting to the Head of Finance , you'll lead financial planning specially covering short and long term cashflow forecast and inventory forecasting. You'll work across engineering, supply chain, operations, and commercial teams to understand cost drivers, production dynamics, and revenue trajectories.

What You'll Do

Develop and maintain short and long term cashflow forecasting models. Working closely with division department heads ensuring accuracy of forecasts. Develop and maintain inventory financial models that reflect hardware production cycles, COGS structure, and capital requirements. Partner with operations to forecast and track inventory, logistics, and manufacturing partner costs Build long-term planning scenarios that incorporate supply chain risks, inventory cycles, and gross margin improvement opportunities Lead the annual operating plan and rolling forecasts, with a focus on variable production costs, unit economics, and scaling assumptions Collaborate with product and engineering teams to quantify R&D investments and ROI Deliver insightful financial and operational dashboards, KPIs, and board materials Analyse actuals vs. forecast; provide variance commentary and insights to leadership Monitor key deep tech/hardware metrics like gross margin, BOM cost trends, cash burn, and capital efficiency Help implement scalable systems and processes across finance, ops, and supply chain Ensure financial processes are audit-ready and aligned with investor expectations

What You Bring

Chartered accountant (ACCA, ACA or CIMA) 3 + years relevant experience working in a FP&A environment Extensive experience creating, maintaining and developing fully integrated financial models Demonstratable business partnering experience across a variety of business functions Comfortable in a scale up environment and able to adapt to the needs of the business i.e. working on strategic long-term forecasts to balance sheet reconciliations and variance analysis.

Good to have

Experience with BOM cost modeling, inventory forecasting, or NPI (new product introduction) financial support Background in deep tech, robotics, semiconductors, IoT, or climate hardware

Why Join Us?

Shape the future of deep tech as a key financial leader Competitive salary + significant equity in a mission-driven company Work with brilliant engineers, scientists, and operators building the future

Interested in leading strategic finance at the cutting edge of hardware innovation?

Apply now or contact us to learn more.