Director of Project Financial Management and Controls

Director of Project Financial Management and Controls

Santa Clara, CA or Remote

Oklo is seeking a Director of Project Financial Management and Controls to join our team.

Position Description

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Director of Project Financial Management and Controls to lead project-level financial budgeting, forecasting, reporting and controls across our FOAK nuclear powerhouses, fuel plants, radioisotope production facilities, and supporting infrastructure. This role will ensure spend is properly planned, managed, and controlled for Oklo’s capital projects, with disciplined cost management and project delivery aligned to approved spending plans.

The successful candidate will establish and scale Oklo’s Project Financial Management & Controls team, creating consistent processes and tools for budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and financial oversight across the full capital project lifecycle. This role will partner with Oklo’s Sr. Director of PMO and collaborate across engineering, product, construction, supply chain, regulatory, finance, and business development teams for successful project delivery.

The ideal candidate will have a strong track record of financial project control experience within large-scale energy, infrastructure, or industrial projects (ideally including nuclear or power generation) and prior experience working with EPC firms, contractors, and regulators. This is a high-visibility, high-impact role in advanced nuclear energy with regular engagement across Oklo’s project delivery organization, CFO and other members of the executive team.

This role reports into the office of the CFO with a strong dotted-line relationship to the Senior Director of PMO.

Specific responsibilities may include:

• Project Budgeting:
  Lead development of detailed project budgets using work breakdown structures (WBS) or cost codes, ensuring alignment with cost estimates, scope, resources, and timelines
• Project Forecasting:
  Provide updated cost-to-complete and estimate-at-completion forecasts as projects evolve, identifying and analyzing variances between budgeted and forecasted costs
• Project Financial Reporting & Analysis:
  Deliver clear and timely project financial reports, dashboards, and presentations for leadership and project teams to include actual cost variance analysis versus budget
• Cost Tracking & Allocations:
  Implement processes for allocating direct and indirect costs (labor, materials, subcontractors, overhead) to the correct project phases and activities
• Compliance & Audit Support:
  Ensure adherence to company policies, financial guidelines, and contractual terms; manage processes for approvals, controls, and audit trails for capital expenditures
• Controls & Standards:
  Establish and implement standardized methodologies, processes, and tools for project financial management and controls that improve efficiency and project execution across all projects and phases
• Risk & Issue Management:
  Proactively identify potential risks and issues, and work with the project team to develop mitigation strategies
• Collaboration & Alignment:
  Partner with PMO, Engineering, Product, Procurement & Supply Chain, Regulatory, Finance, and Business Development to align financial controls with business objectives
• Systems Integration:
  Integrate project financial planning and reporting systems with project management and ERP systems
• Team Leadership:
  Recruit, develop, and lead a high-performing project financial management and controls team capable of supporting multiple parallel deployments

Minimum Qualifications:

• 10+ years of Project Financial Management and Control experience in large-scale power, energy, industrial, or nuclear sectors
• Demonstrated experience supporting large-scale EPC or construction projects, including budgets of $100M+
• Strong knowledge of project controls (cost, schedule, earned value, risk), project management systems (Primavera, MS Project, PMIS platforms), and ERP platforms (Netsuite)
• Demonstrated financial acumen with strong understanding of accounting, finance, budgeting and financial analysis
• Experience analyzing large datasets, identifying trends and providing actionable insights
• Track record…