Director, Finance - Services

The Nuclear Company is the fastest growing AI tech-enabled startup in the nuclear and energy space, pioneering a fleet-scale approach to building the next generation of nuclear reactors. Through our design-once, build-many model, we're accelerating the deployment of safe, reliable, and affordable nuclear energy.
We operate with an AI-first mindset. Every employee is expected to leverage AI, technology, and the Nuclear Operating System (NOS) as integral components of their role to improve the quality, speed, and impact of their work. We expect every team member to continuously identify opportunities to automate workflows, enhance decision-making, improve processes, and contribute to the ongoing evolution of NOS as a strategic operating capability that enables The Nuclear Company to scale with excellence.
We hire people who are driven by purpose, thrive in ambiguity, and are energized by building what has never been built before. Our team combines intellectual curiosity with high agency, embraces candid feedback and continuous learning, and holds themselves and others to exceptional standards. Our values—Transparency, Responsibility, Unity, Scrappy, and Tenacity—guide how we hire, collaborate, and make decisions every day. They are not words on a wall; they are the standard by which we operate. TRUST is the foundation of our safety culture, fostering intellectual honesty, accountability, and open communication, while our values challenge every team member to execute with urgency, humility, resilience, and an unwavering commitment to our mission.
About the role
TNC is scaling its Services segment through a buy-and-build acquisition strategy layered on a growing organic field and professional services book. The Director of Finance, Services is the segment finance lead for Services, owning planning, forecasting, contract economics, and deal support for the segment. Accounting and controllership are centralized under the CAO; this role owns everything forward-looking for Services.
Role is embedded with the Services organization as the day-to-day finance partner to segment operating leaders, while reporting to the VP, Nuclear Finance, preserving a clean group finance line. Builds and leads the Services finance team so the segment can absorb acquisitions without losing forecast accuracy or reporting discipline. Success depends on operating fluently across two worlds...
1) the operational, field-driven rhythm of a labor-intensive services business, working closely with P&L owners on jobs, crews, and customers, and
2) group planning and reporting, partnering tightly with the VP, Nuclear Finance, the Controller's team, and Corporate FP&A so Services plugs cleanly into corporate processes.
Responsibilities
Business partnership & P&L leadership
Primary day-to-day finance partner to Services operating leaders and P&L owners; own the financial narrative behind the Services P&L
Bring financial rigor and challenge to the business; help shape pricing, rate cards, bidding, and margin decisions
Deliver decision-quality analysis on job profitability, unit economics, labor utilization, backlog, and working capital
Run the monthly operating review rhythm with Services leadership
FP&A and planning
Own the Services annual operating plan, rolling forecast, and long-range plan, integrating acquired businesses into a single segment operating model that rolls up cleanly to the group plan
Establish and track the KPIs that matter for the segment: job margin, utilization, backlog-to-bill, DSO and working capital
Maintain forecast accuracy standards for executive and board reporting
Contract economics & classification
Own segment and line-of-business classification at contract inception, working the revenue checklist with the Controller's team so every new contract lands where it belongs on day one
Keep rate cards current and defensible, including for related-party engagements, and give every material bid a finance view before it goes out
Deal finance & M&A
Support deal finance for the Services acquisition program: financial diligence, deal models, and integration planning through post-close performance tracking
Partner with Corporate Development and the CAO organization on opening balance sheets and post-acquisition true-ups
Hold acquired businesses accountable to the financial premise underlying each deal
Executive reporting
Deliver segment-grade Services reporting aligned to how the company presents its operating segments
Prepare Services content for board and executive leadership reviews
Systems, AI & scalability
Build and deploy AI tools and agentic workflows across Services planning, forecasting, and reporting; scale the function through AI rather than headcount
Partner on standardizing acquired businesses onto TNC's ERP and finance systems
Team & organization building
Hire, develop, and lead the Services finance managers, building bench strength beneath the director seat
Establish a finance operating model that absorbs acquisitions without proportional headcount growth
Experience
10+ years of progressive finance experience, including FP&A leadership and operating or segment finance ownership
Working command of ASC 606 for service contracts: time and materials, cost plus, and fixed price
Experience partnering directly with operational P&L owners and translating operating strategy into financial outcomes
Demonstrated M&A finance exposure: diligence, deal models, or integration
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
Preferred Experience
CPA and/or MBA
Field services, nuclear, utilities, or industrial services experience; comfort with craft labor economics (utilization, per diems, pass-through costs)
Track record of value creation in an acquisitive (buy-and-build) environment
NetSuite or comparable ERP fluency
Hands-on experience deploying AI and automation in core finance processes
Benefits
Competitive compensation packages
401k with company match
Medical, dental, vision plans
Generous vacation policy, plus holidays
Estimated Starting Salary Range
The estimated starting salary range for this role is $178,000 - $204,000 annually less applicable withholdings and deductions, paid on a bi-weekly basis. The actual salary offered may vary based on relevant factors as determined in the Company’s discretion, which may include experience, qualifications, tenure, skill set, availability of qualified candidates, geographic location, certifications held, and other criteria deemed pertinent to the particular role.