Stanford, California
** InPipe Energy ** is looking for a motivated, strategic minded, and energetic person to join our team as Vice President of Finance. The Vice President of Finance will be our first full-time finance hire. This role is critically important as we grow to strengthen the foundation of our organization through effective financial leadership.
We are commercializing the ** HydroXS **, an energy recovery system that generates renewable energy from new and existing water pipeline infrastructure. The product is delivered as a turnkey, end-to-end, and easy-to-deploy solution that controls water pressure precisely while also producing carbon-free electricity.
A third-party Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) report from Boundless Impact concluded that InPipe Energy outperforms all distributed clean power alternatives using commonly applied social/environmental impact metrics. Full deployment of InPipe’s technology at the global scale, 1.75 giga tonnes of CO2e could be saved per year, equivalent to avoiding driving 4,300 billion miles.
** Overview **
The Vice President of Finance is responsible for all aspects of fiscal management, planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and bookkeeping, and will serve as the company’s controller and financial conscience. The person in this role will be a creative problem-solver who can proactively build and iterate the systems we need and be equally skilled at high-level strategy and day-to-day operations. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer.
** Responsibilities **
Work closely with the CEO and the team to scale the business in the US and overseas.
• Own the development and day-to-day operations of all aspects of InPipe’s financials; month-end close process, billing, financial statements, general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, tax compliance, revenue recognition, monitoring and reporting cash balances, cash flow forecasting, and various special analyses.
• Actively participate in understanding contracting and procurement processes and developing standardized BOM, product costing, and project financing methodology. Including, the preparation of proformas for pricing products and projects. Requires a thorough understanding of State and Federal incentives and understanding of state contractor requirements.
• Proactively understand construction contracting rules and develop strategies for addressing them in States with which InPipe plans to do business.
• Support CEO in developing an efficient structure to expand sales outside the US; create criteria, identify and resolve key issues for scaling into key markets outside the US.
• Support CEO with venture fundraising activities, banking relationships, and board communication.
• Prepare clear, timely, and user-friendly financial reports and cash flow projections to assist in our ability to make effective decisions.
• Develop and facilitate the annual budgeting and monthly tracking process to support leadership in decision-making.
• Oversee processes and reconcile payroll including monthly and quarterly commission accruals, statements, and payments.
• Oversee, and maintain employee benefits.
• Ensure all insurance policies are appropriate and up to date.
• Monitor status and ensure compliance with financial regulations, including filing of annual statements with the IRS and relevant state and federal agencies, working with our tax accountants to manage the annual filing and audit processes.
** About you **
This job is for you if you’re a strategic, flexible, creative financial leader who can be a thought partner and thrives working both independently and collaboratively. You love to manage systems that produce accurate, timely data and analysis for anyone who needs it.
• 6-10+ years of increasing responsibility in finance at a cleantech venture-backed start-up
• Knowledge of accounting, budgeting, cash management, and corporate tax as they relate to project finance and construction
• 4+ years of experience developing/implementing corporate financial processes, particularly in the context of cleantech, project finance, government contracting, and/or construction
• Self-starter who is capable of driving business results in the face of ambiguity, and a proven ability to identify and drive impactful financial outcomes
• Proven ability to communicate effectively and build strong working relationships with key leaders
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
• Previous experience in or proven desire to work in a mission-driven, cleantech environment
• Bachelor's Degree, Master’s Degree preferred
We conduct pre-employment drug and background screening.
** We offer **
• Competitive Salary
• Equity in a growing company
• Benefits: Health, Dental, 401(k) Benefits
At InPipe Energy we strive to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and be their authentic selves every day. We do not tolerate discrimination based on race, skin color, ancestry, national origins, gender, gender-identity, trans-gender status, disability status, or age of any kind.
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