FP&A Manager

What We Do

Gecko Robotics is helping the worlds most important organizations ensure the availability reliability and sustainability of critical infrastructure. Geckos complete and connected solutions combine wall-climbing robots industry-leading sensors and an AI-powered data platform to provide customerswith a unique window into the current and future health of their physical assets. This enables real-time decision making to increase the efficiency and safety of operations promote mission readiness and protect the environment and civilization from the effects of infrastructure failure.

Role At A Glance

Were looking for an FP&A Manager to own financial planning and performance reporting and help Gecko decide where and how to invest. Reporting to the VP Finance you will partner with business leaders to build forecasts challenge assumptions and turn analysis into clear recommendations on growth profitability and cash needs. You will also improve the planning and reporting processes that support our next stage of growth. This is a hands-on individual contributor role with no direct reports supporting a business that combines robotics software and field operations.

What You Will Do

• Own the annual budget rolling forecasts and long-range plan bringing together business inputs in an integrated model covering revenue gross margin headcount spending and cash flow.

• Partner with commercial and operations teams to forecast revenue and cash from sales opportunities signed contracts deployment schedules and delivery capacity clearly explaining timing assumptions and risks.

• Lead monthly financial reviews explain results against plan separate timing differences from underlying trends and agree on actions with business owners.

• Analyze profitability by customer contract and offering including delivery costs costs to complete remaining work scope and schedule risks and team and equipment utilization.

• Build scenarios to guide hiring pricing spending and capital investments weighing returns payback periods and cash needs against growth and profitability goals.

• Prepare financial analyses KPI dashboards and commentary for leadership the board and investors explaining results risks and the outlook.

• Partner with Accounting to reconcile actual results and understand revenue and cost treatment; improve planning tools and automate reporting while preserving financial controls and traceability.

• Support the VP Finance on fundraising through funding scenarios financial models investor materials data room preparation and due diligence keeping assumptions consistent across forecasts and investor communications.

• Support M&A through valuations acquisition models and assessments of strategic and financial fit; review earnings quality working capital and integration costs and track post-close results against the investment case.

About You

Required Skills

• 7 years of relevant experience in FP&A strategic finance corporate finance investment banking private equity or venture capital with the ability to own planning and reporting in an operating business.

• A bachelors degree in finance accounting economics or a related field or equivalent practical experience.

• Strong financial modeling and analysis skills and advanced Excel or Google Sheets proficiency including building forecasts from operating drivers connecting the income statement balance sheet and cash flow and clearly explaining assumptions.

• A solid understanding of accounting and financial statements including how bookings recognized revenue billing and cash collection differ.

• Experience working with business leaders to challenge assumptions evaluate tradeoffs and make decisions with clear communication across financial and nonfinancial audiences.

• Ability to work with incomplete data build practical processes and manage competing deadlines with accuracy and follow-through.

Preferred Skills

• Finance experience at a growing technology company particularly one combining software hardware and services or delivering complex customer projects

• Exposure to contract or project profitability field operations capacity planning or government and industrial customers

• Experience improving planning systems or using SQL business intelligence automation or AI tools in finance with appropriate checks for accuracy

• Experience supporting fundraising M&A financial due diligence or board and investor reporting

Who We Are

At Gecko our people are our greatest addition to competitive compensation packages we offer company equity 401(k) matching gender-neutral parental leave full medical dental and vision insurance mental health ongoing professional development family planning assistance and flexible paid time off.

Gecko values collaboration innovation and partnership and we believe we do our best work when were together in person. Were an office-first culture but understand that sometimes you may need to work from home. Many people are in the office five days a week others need a bit moreflexibility. Ultimately we care about the outcomes we achieve - and creating a culture of autonomy and trust that enables that impact.

Gecko is committed to creating a culture of inclusion and belonging and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe it is our collective responsibility to uphold these values and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to join us in our mission to protect todays infrastructure and give form to tomorrows. All qualified applicants will be treated with respect and receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race color creed religion sex gender identity sexual orientation national origin disability uniform service veteran status age or any other protected characteristic per federal state or local law. If you are passionate about what you do and want to use your talents to support our critical mission wed love to hear from you.

Required Experience:

Manager