Head of Finance

Permanent employee, Full-time · Diemen

Your mission

The Head of Finance will own Moonwatt’s financial strategy, operations, and fundraising readiness. This is a hands-on, high-impact role combining financial structuring, operational finance, and strategic decision support.

You will work directly with the CEO and co-founders, acting as a thought partner on capital allocation, unit economics, manufacturing strategy, and investor interactions.

This role is expected to evolve into a CFO position as the company scales

Key Responsibilities

1.Financial Strategy & Leadership

Own and continuously refine Moonwatt’s financial model (operating model, cash flow, scenario planning)
Define financial strategy aligned with product roadmap, manufacturing scale-up, and go-to-market plans
Support strategic decision-making at leadership and board level

2. Fundraising & Investor Readiness

Prepare the company for future fundraising rounds (Equity & Debt)
Lead financial due diligence, data room preparation, and investor materials
Act as a key interface with existing and prospective investors
Support non-dilutive funding efforts (grants, subsidies, public funding)

3. Business & Project Finance

Build and maintain robust project-level financial models (hybrid PV + BESS, system economics, margin structure)
Support pricing strategy, customer proposals, and commercial negotiations
Analyze make-vs-buy scenarios, manufacturing localisation, and supply-chain economics
Help structure contracts with customers, suppliers, and partners

4. Financial Operations & Governance

Own budgeting, forecasting, and cash management
Implement scalable finance processes and tools (ERP, reporting, controls)
Ensure compliance with accounting, tax, and regulatory requirements
Manage relationships with accountants, auditors, banks, and advisors

5. Scaling the Finance Function

Lay the foundations for a future finance team
Define reporting standards, KPIs, and internal financial discipline
Support the transition from early-stage startup to structured scale-up

Your profile

Experience

7–12+ years of experience in finance, with exposure to:
1. startups / scale-ups or
2. infrastructure, energy, industrial, or hardware-heavy businesses
Strong background in financial modelling and analysis
Experience working closely with founders and senior leadership
Fundraising exposure (VC, growth equity, project finance, or similar)

Skills & Mindset

Highly analytical, but pragmatic and business-oriented
Comfortable operating with incomplete information and making assumptions explicit
Able to go from strategic discussions to hands-on execution
Strong communicator, able to explain finance clearly to non-finance stakeholders
Entrepreneurial mindset — ownership > process, impact > perfection

Nice to Have

Experience in energy, renewables, BESS, infrastructure, or manufacturing
Exposure to project finance or asset-heavy business models
Prior role as Head of Finance / Finance Director / early-stage CFO

Why us?

Be part of a founding-level leadership team in a deeptech energy company
Work on a differentiated product at the intersection of hardware, energy, and climate impact
Shape the financial backbone of a company ahead of Series A
High ownership, high learning curve, real influence on strategy
Role evolution: This role is expected to evolve into a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) position as Moonwatt scales in team size, revenues, and geographic footprint.

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About us

Moonwatt is developing the next generation of highly competitive Energy Storage Systems utilizing advanced sodium-ion battery technology. Our hardware and software solutions are optimized for co-location with solar power plants, enabling them to completely replace fossil-fuel power generation on the world’s power grids. We are seeking talented individuals across all areas whether you are in engineering, marketing, design, project management, HR, or finance. Join our team push the boundaries of innovation. If you are driven by the desire to create change, tackle big challenges, and make a meaningful impact, we’d love to have you onboard!