Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

Last Energy is a nuclear energy company that designs, builds, owns, and operates small modular reactors (SMRs) for industrial and commercial customers. The company's flagship product, the PWR-20, is a 20 MWe pressurized water reactor that is fully modular and factory-produced, enabling faster and more cost-effective deployment than traditional nuclear power plants. Last Energy serves as a behind-the-meter independent power producer, supplying reliable baseload electricity to energy-intensive industries including data centers, metals production, food and beverage, pulp and paper, chemicals, and cement manufacturing. The company's mission centers on making nuclear power radically simpler and more accessible by removing the burden of development, financing, and operations from customers through a power purchase agreement model. This approach aligns nuclear energy deployment with the urgent need for resilient, low-carbon power, particularly as demand from AI infrastructure and industrial growth accelerates. Last Energy's use of proven reactor technology combined with proprietary steel containment systems is designed to streamline licensing and reduce construction timelines. Last Energy represents a new generation of nuclear developers focused on decarbonizing hard-to-abate industrial sectors with firm, emissions-free power. By standardizing and modularizing the entire plant through factory manufacturing, the company aims to bring predictable costs and schedules to a sector historically challenged by both, positioning SMRs as a practical climate solution at commercial scale.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

Own and maintain unit economics models, including construction cost forecasts, capital deployment schedules, contingency tracking, and long-term return metrics

Partner with the business development team to ensure model assumptions reflect current commercial, regulatory, and procurement realities

Translate project finance model outputs into clear, decision-ready analysis for the CEO, investors, and the board 

Build and maintain internal budget frameworks as the company transitions from development-stage planning to active project execution

Support ad hoc financial analysis for strategic decisions, including contracting, procurement, and capital allocation

Prepare financial summaries and scenario analyses for board and leadership consumption as needed

Lay the groundwork for a formal FP&A function as the company and project portfolio grow

Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

4–7 years of experience in FP&A, project finance, or financial analysis in a capital-intensive industry — energy, infrastructure, defense, or similar

Strong financial modeling skills; able to inherit, interrogate, and evolve complex multi-year project economics models

Fluency in project finance concepts — construction draw schedules, IRR, NPV, contingency management, and capital deployment phasing

Comfortable operating as a senior IC in a lean, pre-revenue startup where structure is still being built

Strong communicator who can translate model outputs into clear narratives for non-finance leadership

Exposure to DOE loan programs, ATVM, or federal energy project financing structures is a plus

Experience transitioning a company from development-stage to operational financial reporting is a plus

NetSuite experience preferred