At NS/TX, our mission is to accelerate the transition to a sustainable food system. By developing purpose-built production technologies, we are creating the next generation of meat and seafood alternatives with better taste, texture, price and nutritional profiles, designed to appeal to the average consumer.

ABOUT THE JOB

Your goal is to help mature our financial operations into a venture-scale institution with the fiscal discipline, reporting accuracy, and strategic insights needed to scale.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

1. Financial Reporting & Compliance
2. • Book Closing: Own the monthly, quarterly, and year-end closing process including reconciliation.
   • Audit Readiness: Establish "clean" books. You are responsible for making the due diligence process for investors as seamless as possible.
   • Tax & Regulatory: With support from 3rd party partners, manage R&D tax credit claims, EOY taxes, sales tax, and local compliance.
   • Monthly Budgets: Approve and continuously audit & adjust department budgets to stay on budget.
3. General Business Operations
4. • Support sales tracking, invoicing, procurement
   • Ensure financial systems are well maintained (Quickbooks, Float)
   • Support sales with pricing negotiations and new customer journey.
5. Strategic FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis)
6. • Burn & Runway: Maintain a real-time view of cash runway and burn rate.
   • The Model: Own the 1, 3 & 10-year financial models. Translate the vision into headcount plans, projections, and departmental budgets.
   • Variance Analysis: Track "Actuals vs. Budget" monthly and explain the why behind the numbers to the leadership team.
7. Fundraising & Grants
8. • Grant Management: Submit monthly grant claims and supporting documentation
   • Fundraising Support: Support all financial documentation for data rooms. Build the financial slides for pitch decks. Answer technical questions from VC associates during due diligence.
   • Board Reporting: Draft the financial section of the monthly or quarterly Board deck.
9. Scaling Operations
10. • Unit Economics: Work with Sales/Marketing to refine the cost of products to align with market trends

WHAT YOU BRING

• 2-3 years experience in a fast paced environment; food and CPG industries is a bonus
• CPA preferred but not a requirement
• Mastery of Google Drive and Quickbooks; Notion and Float a benefit.
• An obsession with continuous improvement and finding efficiencies
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Experience using AI-based tools