Staff Finance Associate, Corporate

Redwood Materials is currently seeking a Staff Finance Associate to join our FP&A team. Our finance function combines rigorous financial planning and analysis with direct strategic decision support for executive leadership and the board. The right candidate is a senior individual contributor who operates independently, manages complex modeling and reporting workstreams end-to-end, and produces outputs that reach the most senior levels of the organization.

Responsibilities will include:  

Consolidation & Financial Reporting 

• Own the monthly consolidated financial outlook, integrating operational forecasts, corporate assumptions, and key risk factors into a unified view for leadership. 
• Lead monthly close reporting cycles, including detailed variance analysis with clear narrative on drivers and implications. 
• Develop and maintain management reporting packages distributed to the executive team and board of directors. 
• Continuously improve the accuracy, timeliness, and clarity of consolidated financial reporting processes. 

Long-Range Modeling & Scenario Planning 

• Support maintenance and refresh of the long-range financial model, incorporating updated operating assumptions, strategic initiatives, and market conditions on a quarterly basis. 
• Build and run scenario analyses, sensitivities, and stress tests to support capital allocation and investment decisions. 
• Develop analytical frameworks to evaluate strategic alternatives, new business opportunities, and trade-offs across the corporate portfolio. 
• Partner with senior finance leadership to translate strategic priorities into quantified financial projections. 

Cash Flow Management & Planning 

• Support consolidated cash flow forecasting by integrating actuals, purchase order activity, payment terms, and operational inputs into a reliable short- and long-range liquidity view. 
• Drive working capital analysis and support initiatives to optimize receivables, payables, and inventory dynamics. 
• Partner cross-functionally to ensure cash-relevant assumptions are accurate and consistently reflected across models. 

Actuals Tracking & Financial Controls 

• Oversee accurate classification and reconciliation of financial actuals across revenue, cost, and investment categories. 
• Conduct comprehensive monthly review and analysis of spend actuals, with variance commentary relative to plan and forecast. 
• Identify and drive improvements in financial systems and tools to enhance reporting accuracy and efficiency. 

Board & Investor Communications 

• Support preparation of board of directors financial materials, ensuring content is accurate, well-structured, and delivered on time. 
• Support development of quarterly investor communications that clearly convey operational and financial performance and strategic progress. 
• Translate complex financial data into concise, executive-ready narratives for board and investor audiences. 

Ad Hoc Analysis & Strategic Support 

• Provide deep-dive analysis on high-impact financial and corporate decisions, including capital structure, liquidity, and organizational growth. 
• Scope and structure ambiguous problems independently, delivering well-reasoned recommendations under tight timelines. 
• Evaluate and recommend tools or process improvements that enhance the efficiency and quality of FP&A outputs. 

Desired Qualifications:

• 5–8 years of increasingly complex experience in financial planning, analysis, and corporate-level modeling. 
• Demonstrated ability to execute complex modeling and reporting workstreams with a high degree of independence and strong attention to detail. 
• Strong background in consolidation, cash flow forecasting, and long-range financial modeling. 
• Experience preparing materials for board of directors or C-suite audiences. 
• Advanced Excel skills; able to build, adapt, and audit large financial models efficiently. 
• Familiarity with ERP and financial planning systems; experience linking actuals data to forecast models a plus. 
• Strong cross-functional partnership skills; able to influence and communicate clearly at all levels of management. 
• Ability to develop structured frameworks and clear recommendations on ambiguous, high-stakes questions. 
• Experience in manufacturing, energy, clean technology, or other capital-intensive industries a plus. 
• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, engineering, or related field; Master's or CFA preferred. 

Senior Process Engineer

As a Senior Process engineer at Redwood you will have the opportunity to make the world a better place by contributing to a wide variety of processes and projects across the business and locations. The chemical engineering team has three main functions that leverage all the fields of chemical and metallurgical processing: Provide sound technical support and continuously improve our commercial operations; Develop new processes and plants to address the immediate challenges of the recycling industry; Research and development to address the future challenges of recycling industry. This Senior Chemical Engineer will fall underneath Redwood's Plant Design and Commissioning group supporting our hydrometallurgy refining plants and related operations.

Responsibilities will include:

• Working closely with operations and maintenance teams to ensure that our processes are safe, efficient, sustainable, and continuously improving
• Leading and participating in cross-functional teams to develop and implement new process plant and equipment
• Testwork and pilot plant design and operation
• Flowsheet conceptualization and development
• Flowsheet trade-off evaluations and studies
• Process plant design
• Process plant implementation and installation assistance
• Process plant commissioning and ramp-up

Desired Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, or related discipline
• 5 to 7 years experience in Chemical Plant Operations and/or Design and Commissioning
• Large scale industrial processing experience
• Operational support and track record of solving difficult chemical and metallurgical process problems and making plant improvements
• Testwork and pilot plant design and operating experience
• Process modelling (HSCSIM, SysCAD, METSIM) and equipment sizing linking testwork and pilot plant operation to real project implementation
• Trade-off studies and financial evaluation
• Process plant design and commissioning
• Track record of solving difficult chemical and metallurgical processing problems
• Metallurgical processing context of this experience is desired (mineral processing, hydrometallurgy, pyrometallurgy and electrometallurgy) but it isn’t essentia
• Self Motivated with a hands on approach who takes the initiative
• Strong written and verbal communication
• A passion for sustainability and making the world a better place!

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to safely perform job duties in both office and production environments
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 lbs. as needed
• Must maintain regular and punctual attendance in alignment with company and regulatory standards
• Must be able to communicate clearly

Working Conditions:

• Split work environment between office and the production facility
• Work may involve extended periods of working in the production facility
• Ability to work in challenging working conditions which may include exposure to noise, dust, chemicals, and temperature extremes, while protected by PPE, for extended periods of time
• May require occasional work weekends or alternate shifts to support production needs

Inventory Control Specialist

The Inventory Control Specialist is responsible for maintaining accurate inventory and supporting daily warehouse operations. This role coordinates task distribution, trains and guides material handlers, and ensures adherence to safety and quality standards. The Specialist manages WMS data, produces reports, and leads cycle counts and physical inventory audits to ensure accuracy. Additional duties include investigating variances, maintaining documentation, supporting continuous improvement, and performing necessary physical material handling tasks. This position plays a key role in driving inventory integrity, operational efficiency, and a clean, organized work environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead cycle counts, physical inventory audits, and related programs to ensure inventory accuracy. 
• Coordinate task distribution in partnership with Material Flow, Operations, and IC leadership.
• Train, guide, and support material handlers across receiving, inventory control, and data-gathering 
  activities.
• Monitor WMS data and transactions; generate reports to support operational and management 
  decision-making.
• Establish, model, and maintain quality control standards and inventory process compliance. 
• Investigate inventory variances, conduct root cause analysis, and document findings for operational 
  improvement.
• Compile, verify, and report inventory metrics. Support daily / weekly reporting of activities and trends.
• Oversee raw material documentation flow, certificate creation, and general inventory record integrity. 
• Perform physical material-handling tasks as needed and maintain a clean, organized work environment, 
  along with other assigned duties. May include occasional forklift driving to enable core duties. 
• Promote and enforce a strong culture of safety, particularly related to material handling equipment. 
• Manage document retention processes.

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Ability to work independently, meet deadlines, and maintain a positive, team-oriented attitude under 
  pressure.
• Ability to use a PAPR raspatory device on occasion. 
• Experience operating a forklift or other pit equipment experience.
• High school diploma or GED required; Associate degree preferred.
• Experience with Oracle WMS and Tableau preferred.
• A passion for sustainability and making the world a better place!

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Redwood Materials is seeking an entrepreneurial Senior Mechanical Engineer to support pilot projects and commercial scale production operations. This engineer will be responsible for leading continuous improvement projects across multiple manufacturing lines. This Senior Mechanical Engineer will fall underneath Redwood's Plant Design and Commissioning group supporting our hydrometallurgy refining plants and related operations. 

Responsibilities will include: 

• Lead the specification, procurement, and implementation of capital equipment
• Design tooling and fixtures
• Review and provide input on new process/equipment designs
• Partner with mechanical development team to transition newly developed processes and equipment into manufacturing
• Create and own process work instructions and standard operating procedures
• Train manufacturing personnel on new processes and equipment
• Analyze process data and metrics and drive improvements on safety, quality, and cost
• Trouble-shoot and solve process and equipment issues
• Identify and execute continuous improvement projects

Desired Qualifications:

• 5 - 7 years experience as a Mechanical Engineer 
• Strong mechanical aptitude, including understanding of dimensioning and tolerancing
• Strong organizational and project management skills; previous project management experience preferred
• Prior experience leading capital acquisition processes
• Experience with industrial scale processes and equipment, including automation
• Detailed-oriented with an analytical and structured approach to problem solving
• Experience with statistical data collection, analysis, and reporting
• Experience with structured capital process, including process/equipment validation
• Technical writing experience
• Highly proficient with Microsoft Office software
• Modeling 3D CAD experience preferred
• A passion for sustainability and making the world a better place!

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to safely perform job duties in both office and production environments
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 lbs. as needed
• Must maintain regular and punctual attendance in alignment with company and regulatory standards
• Must be able to communicate clearly

Working Conditions:

• Split work environment between office and the production facility
• Work may involve extended periods of working in the production facility
• Ability to work in challenging working conditions which may include exposure to noise, dust, chemicals, and temperature extremes, while protected by PPE, for extended periods of time
• May require occasional work weekends or alternate shifts to support production needs