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Poseidon Aero

Head of Finance

AlamedaExecutiveFull-timeFinancePosted 3 weeks ago

The role

What you'll do

  • Poseidon is looking for a Head of Finance to own our finance function and help shape how we fund and scale the company. You will lead accounting, FP&A, treasury, tax, and financial operations while partnering with leadership on planning, capital allocation, and financing strategy. This is a hands-on role for someone comfortable moving between long-term decisions and day-to-day execution.
  • Own accounting, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, tax, treasury, procurement, and cash management.
  • Provide leadership with a clear view of performance, liquidity, runway, and future capital needs.
  • Develop Poseidon’s capital strategy across equity, loans, credit facilities, equipment financing, and leases.
  • Lead financing processes and manage relationships with banks, lenders, and leasing providers.
  • Evaluate major equipment purchases and investments based on return, cash flow, risk, and financing options.
  • Build scalable financial systems, controls, and processes.
  • Support fundraising, investor reporting, board materials, audits, and financial diligence.
  • Manage external accounting, tax, audit, and financial partners.

The company

About Poseidon Aero

You have at least five years of relevant finance experience, including: Experience leading finance at an early-stage, high-growth, technology, industrial, or R&D-driven company. Experience leading finance at an early-stage, high-growth, technology, industrial, or R&D-driven company. Strong hands-on experience across accounting, FP&A, treasury, and operational finance. Strong hands-on experience across accounting, FP&A, treasury, and operational finance. Experience evaluating or securing loans, equipment financing, leases, or other forms of capital. Experience evaluating or securing loans, equipment financing, leases, or other forms of capital. Experience building financial systems and processes from the ground up. Experience building financial systems and processes from the ground up. The ability to move comfortably between strategic planning, external negotiations, and detailed execution. The ability to move comfortably between strategic planning, external negotiations, and detailed execution. Excellent analytical, organizational, negotiation, and communication skills. Excellent analytical, organizational, negotiation, and communication skills. High integrity, sound judgment, and a strong sense of ownership. High integrity, sound judgment, and a strong sense of ownership. Experience with capital-intensive businesses, lender relationships, venture financing, or non-dilutive funding is a plus.

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About Poseidon Aerospace:

Poseidon Aerospace is reimagining how the world moves goods. We build and operate full-size autonomous cargo aircraft - capable of carrying two tons of payload over a thousand nautical miles. From remote communities to contested logistics operations, our platforms unlock a new cost curve for air freight, making it faster, cheaper, and accessible anywhere it's needed. Headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area with locations in Washington DC, Oregon, and Maine; we're building something consequential.

What you get from us

Competitive salary and meaningful early-stage equity

Relocation support if applicable

Employee Health Benefit Plans

6% Retirement matching

Flexible PTO

Free lunches, snacks, and a stocked fridge at our offices

AI tools and subscriptions

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