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Chief Financial Officer

Xona· Business
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Burlingame, California$250k - $350kFull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

The CFO will be a strategic and operational partner to the CEO and executive team, responsible for leading Xona’s financial strategy, execution, and infrastructure across accounting, FP&A, fundraising support, compliance, and systems as the company scales its satellite constellation, manufacturing, and commercial operations.

Responsibilities

  • Partner closely with the CEO and Board to define and execute Xona’s financial strategy
  • Provide clear financial insights to support business decisions, growth initiatives, and long-term planning
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to the executive team on budgeting, forecasting, and trade-off decisions
  • Own company-wide budgeting, forecasting, and long-range financial planning
  • Build and maintain operating models supporting R&D, manufacturing, and deployment programs
  • Track KPIs and financial performance, highlighting risks, opportunities, and corrective actions
  • Oversee accounting operations including monthly close, financial statements, and audits
  • Ensure strong internal controls and compliance with GAAP and regulatory requirements
  • Manage relationships with external auditors, tax advisors, and banking partners
  • Support equity and debt fundraising, including investor materials, data rooms, and diligence
  • Partner with the CEO on capital planning, runway management, and scenario modeling
  • Build and scale financial systems, tools, and processes to support company growth
  • Oversee ERP, accounting software, and reporting infrastructure
  • Drive process improvements that balance financial rigor with startup agility
  • Build and lead a high-performing finance team over time
  • Work cross-functionally with Engineering, Operations, Manufacturing, Legal, and HR
  • Support contract review, pricing strategy, and vendor negotiations as needed

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of progressive finance leadership experience (CFO, VP Finance, or equivalent senior role)
  • Proven experience operating in a fast-paced startup or scale-up environment
  • Strong expertise across FP&A, accounting, and financial operations
  • Experience supporting venture capital fundraising and Board-level financial reporting
  • Hands-on, detail-oriented leader willing to dive in where needed
  • Ability to communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Strong judgment, analytical rigor, and ability to drive decisions under ambiguity

Skills

Required:Finance leadership
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Xona

Next Era Navigational Intelligence | Xona

Xona is the navigation infrastructure company bringing real-time, centimeter-level certainty to any device, anywhere on Earth.

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