Lightship
VP of Finance
$200K–$220K
Broomfield, CO · On-site · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 7, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years of progressive finance experience; includes significant time leading a team at a high-growth company.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related quantitative field, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Own Lightship’s financial strategy and operations, building finance capabilities to support manufacturing scale, factory expansion, and a growing product line.
What you'll do
- Lead financial planning, forecasting, business operations, and product cost and margin management.
- Oversee accounting, reporting, treasury, working capital, controls, compliance, and finance systems.
- Partner on fundraising and investor relations, report to the board and executives, and build the finance team.
What they ask for
- 10+ years of progressive finance experience, including significant time leading a team at a high-growth company.
- Deep expertise in FP&A, corporate finance, and cash management at a hardware, manufacturing, or physical-product company; hands-on manufacturing product finance experience.
- Track record building and owning integrated three-statement models for a complex hardware business.
- Direct oversight of accounting, strong U.S. GAAP knowledge, and a bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related quantitative field, or equivalent experience.
Nice to have
- Experience in electric vehicle, automotive, or other complex hardware manufacturing; or in-house manufacturing finance leadership.
- Experience at a direct-to-consumer company, in investment banking, management consulting, private equity, or venture capital, or leading multiple equity and debt raises.
Pay
USD 200,000–220,000 per year base salary
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