Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

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Thanks for your interest in Oklo! We are searching for a Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Manager to join our Finance team.

The FP&A Manager will play a critical role in building and leading Oklo's financial planning and analysis function as the company continues to scale. This position will own the budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, and FP&A systems that inform strategic and operational decision‑making across the organization.

Working closely with the Director of Finance, you'll provide financial leadership and guidance to business partners across departments, delivering insights that shape budgets and company resource allocation. You'll also help refine financial processes and systems to ensure Oklo's finance function supports growth with accuracy, speed, and clarity.

This is a high‑visibility, hands‑on role ideal for a finance professional who thrives in a dynamic, mission‑driven environment and wants to lead a growing FP&A organization.

• Lead the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting processes, partnering with department heads to align financial plans with company goals.
• Prepare and deliver monthly management reporting and KPI dashboards, including detailed variance analysis and financial commentary for executives.
• Serve as the primary finance business partner to department heads, supporting them with budgeting, expense management, headcount planning, and ad hoc financial analysis.
• Maintain and enhance the company's FP&A financial models.
• Drive implementation and improvement of FP&A tools, reporting systems, and automation to improve accuracy and efficiency.
• Collaborate with the accounting team to ensure accurate month‑end close data and consistent financial reporting.
• Support executive and board reporting, providing analysis and presentation materials.
• Identify and execute opportunities to improve financial processes, controls, and decision support capabilities across the organization.

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a related field.
• 5-8 years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or strategic finance.
• Industry exposure to energy, power, renewables, or related infrastructure preferred; nuclear or other FOAK energy technology experience is a plus.
• Strong financial modeling, forecasting, and analytical skills; advanced proficiency in Excel.
• Proficiency with FP&A systems, ERPs, and reporting tools.
• Ability to translate financial data into clear, actionable insights for non‑finance stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with strong attention to detail.
• Self‑starter comfortable working in a fast‑paced, evolving environment with minimal structure.
• Prior experience at a publicly traded company and/or a high‑growth company is preferred.

• Passionate about clean energy and making advanced nuclear a reality.
• Willing and able to learn quickly.
• Willing to think differently and do things in new ways.
• Comfortable in a fast‑paced, highly iterative startup environment.
• Excited to think creatively, critically, and reflectively about the problems they are solving while not leaning only on what has been done before.
• Willing to propose novel and creative solutions to technical problems.
• Able to communicate technical content and results verbally.
• Eager to work on a dynamic team, receive constructive feedback, and grow with us.
• An excellent writer who can write in modern active voice, so make your cover letter compelling and write it well!
• Able to communicate technical content and results verbally.

A startup person:
You aren't driven by titles or hierarchy, and prefer efficiency to excess process. You don't need or expect to have a lot of guidance but you enjoy working in a fast‑paced team. If you prefer the culture and feel of a large organization, that is great, but you likely won’t enjoy working with us! There is plenty of important work and plenty of good opportunities with organizations like that.

Motivated:
You are self‑motivated. You bring an enthusiasm to the team, and…