Head of Finance at Rangeview

<p>Head of Finance Apply<br>n El Segundo, California, United States<br>Head of Finance<br>Compensation: $250,000-$300,000 + equity<br>Location: El Segundo, CA<br>Work Policy: Onsite<br>Level: Level 7<br>Hiring Count: 1</p> <p>Core KPIs: Cost of capital, non-dilutive and debt capital raised, capital deployed against<br>production contracts, cash runway and forecast accuracy, monthly close and reporting cadence,<br>audit readiness, and finance-team development</p> <p>Who we are<br>Rangeview is on a mission to build the foundry system that reindustrializes America. We exist to<br>break the legacy manufacturing trap by reinventing critical production for the twenty-first century.<br>Through advanced software, deep automation, breakthroughs in materials science, and modern<br>financing strategies, Rangeview rewrites both the cost curve and the power structure of making<br>metal parts. We are now building the production foundry that supplies gas turbine hot section<br>parts to defense, aerospace, and energy customers. Here is a video where you can check out our<br>team, office and what we are doing here at Rangeview, Inc.</p> <p>What's in it for you<br>As the Head of Finance, you will be Rangeview's first finance hire and the architect of how the<br>company funds itself. Foundries are capital intensive, and the winning move is not to fund them<br>with venture equity. Your central mandate is to bring in cheap capital to build factories against<br>long-term production contracts, and to build the finance function that lenders, customers, and<br>government capital offices will trust with those dollars.<br>This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who can operate at both the strategic and tactical<br>levels. You will personally run the model, the board materials, and the debt processes on day<br>one, and you will hire the controller and financial analyst who take the operating work off your<br>plate as the function scales. You will work directly with the CEO, the board, lenders, customers,<br>and government capital programs, including the Department of Defense Office of Strategic<br>Capital, to structure the financing behind each factory.<br>You will ultimately own the "how" behind Rangeview's ability to build production capacity faster<br>and cheaper than the incumbents.</p> <p>What you'll do<br>• Serve as the leader accountable for the Finance organization and the primary point of<br>ownership for capital strategy, financial planning, accounting, and financial controls.<br>• Structure and close non-dilutive and low-cost capital for factory buildouts, including project<br>finance, asset-based and equipment financing, contract-backed facilities, and government<br>loan and loan-guarantee programs.<br>• Lead Rangeview's engagement with the Department of Defense Office of Strategic Capital<br>and related federal, state, and local capital programs, and build the financial credibility those<br>offices require.<br>• Convert customer production contracts into bankable collateral by working with business<br>development and legal on contract structure, take-or-pay terms, milestone schedules, and<br>offtake commitments.<br>• Build and maintain lender and capital-provider relationships across private credit, banks,<br>export credit agencies, equipment lessors, and strategic investors.<br>• Own the company's financial model, capital plan, and cash forecast, and keep them accurate<br>enough to make factory-level capital decisions against.<br>• Recruit, hire, and manage a controller and a financial analyst, and establish the<br>organizational structure to support multi-site manufacturing.<br>• Stand up the accounting function, monthly close, financial reporting, and internal controls,<br>and prepare the company for its first audit.<br>• Develop and justify departmental budgets, headcount plans, and capital-expenditure<br>proposals across the company in partnership with engineering, operations, and supply chain.<br>• Manage board and investor reporting, covenant compliance, and lender reporting.<br>• Lead pricing, contract economics, and margin analysis for production programs, and give the<br>executive team objective findings to make cross-functional decisions.<br>• Select and implement the finance and accounting systems required to scale across sites and<br>entities.<br>• Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, contractual, and regulatory requirements,<br>including cost accounting and government contract requirements where applicable.<br>• Lead financial diligence for future equity rounds, strategic transactions, and<br>vertical-integration opportunities.</p> <p>What you'll need<br>• Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, engineering, or a quantitative discipline.<br>• 3+ years of experience in investment banking at a bulge-bracket or top-tier boutique, with a<br>focus on industrials, aerospace and defense, leveraged finance, or M&amp;A.;<br>• 3+ years of experience in private credit, direct lending, structured credit, or project finance,<br>including originating, underwriting, and closing transactions.<br>• Demonstrated experience taking a financing from term sheet to close, including negotiating<br>structure, covenants, and documentation.<br>• Expert financial modeling skills, including project-level and corporate models with debt sizing,<br>covenant testing, and scenario analysis.<br>• Strong understanding of how lenders underwrite manufacturing assets and contract-backed<br>cash flows.<br>• Working knowledge of GAAP and the ability to build and oversee an accounting function you<br>have not previously run.<br>• Ability to clearly and concisely communicate complex financial information to executive<br>leadership, boards, lenders, government officials, and cross-functional teams.<br>• Track record of sustained high output in demanding environments, and the appetite to keep<br>that pace at a company that is building factories.<br>• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with evolving systems, processes, and<br>organizational needs.<br>Preferred qualifications<br>• Experience with Department of Defense Office of Strategic Capital, Defense Production Act<br>Title III, Department of Energy Loan Programs Office, EXIM, SBA, or similar government<br>capital programs.<br>• Experience financing manufacturing, energy, infrastructure, or other hard-asset projects<br>against offtake or production contracts.<br>• Experience with equipment financing, sale-leaseback, and asset-based lending structures.<br>• Experience at a venture-backed company, or leading a financing process on the company<br>side of the table.<br>• Knowledge of government contract accounting, FAR and DFARS cost principles, and CAS.<br>• Experience selecting, implementing, or scaling ERP, accounting, and FP&amp;A platforms.<br>• Experience hiring and managing accounting and finance staff.<br>• Familiarity with aerospace, defense, or industrial supply chains and customers.<br>• CFA, CPA, or MBA.</p> <p>Additional requirements<br>• Must be able to work onsite in El Segundo, California.<br>• Must be able to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed.<br>• Must be able to travel to lenders, customers, government offices, and factory sites based on<br>business needs.</p> <p>Compensation<br>The salary range for this role is:<br>Level 7: $250,000-$300,000 annually + equity<br>Salary is based on demonstrated candidate experience, qualifications, level, market conditions,<br>and business considerations.</p> <p>Benefits and perks<br>Rangeview offers a competitive benefits package, including:<br>• Equity<br>• Unlimited PTO<br>• Medical insurance<br>• Dental insurance<br>• Vision insurance</p> <p>Compliance<br>Rangeview is a DDTC-registered, ITAR-compliant business. To conform to U.S. Government<br>export regulations, applicants must be a:<br>• U.S. citizen or U.S. national<br>• U.S. lawful permanent resident<br>• Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157<br>• Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158<br>Applicants may also be considered if they are eligible to obtain the required authorization from<br>the U.S. Department of State.<br>Rangeview is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are based on merit,<br>qualifications, and business needs and will not be influenced by any legally protected status</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>