Senior Business Controller

Lyten is leading an industrial revolution through Lyten 3D Graphene™, a breakthrough supermaterial unlocking a new generation of products — from lithium–sulfur batteries and energy storage systems to concrete admixtures, lightweight composites, and next-generation sensors that are revolutionizing industries. Together, these innovations are making a massive global improvement and driving real-world impact across energy, mobility, construction, and defense.

At Lyten, we believe the most meaningful careers begin with purpose — and with people who want to make a difference. We’re not just developing advanced supermaterials — we’re about to change the world as we know it, reshaping how energy is stored, how products are built, and how progress is made.

We’re entering an exciting growth phase, scaling production across the U.S. and Europe and expanding our team of engineers, scientists, and innovators.

Apply now to join our team and be part of something bigger than yourself — where collaboration, creativity, and purpose come together to build the technologies that will define the next century.

Job Scope

High level purpose of function.

To provide high-level, dedicated strategic financial partnership to critical, complex, or highly sensitive business units (e.g., Global Operations, Major Product Lines, or a specific region). This role is responsible for driving financial performance, leading complex financial modelling, and guiding executive-level decision-making to maximize profitability and resource efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

Overall areas of responsibilities and activities

• Strategic Partnership: Act as the primary financial liaison and advisor to Senior VPs or C-level functional leaders, driving alignment between operational goals and financial targets.
• Complex Modelling: Lead the creation of sophisticated financial models for new investments, business cases, pricing strategies, and long-term capital allocation within the assigned business unit.
• Performance Management: Design and implement relevant KPIs and reporting structures (e.g., dashboards) to track and analyse business performance, cost of goods sold (COGS), and variance against AOP (Annual Operating Plan).
• Annual Planning: Oversee the comprehensive budgeting and forecasting cycles for the supported business unit, ensuring rigor and accuracy in all submissions.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify and champion cost reduction and process efficiency initiatives that significantly impact the company’s bottom line.

Accountability/Authorization

·Budget Responsibility: Fully accountable for the accuracy of the entire assigned business unit's OPEX and CAPEX budget and forecasts. Directly manages a portion of the central FP&A OPEX budget allocated for business unit support tools.

·Direct Reports: May have 1-2 direct reports, typically junior Business Analysts or Business Controllers, and is responsible for their guidance and mentorship.

·Decision Authority: Authorized to approve and greenlight low-to-moderate CAPEX projects and new operational expenses for the business unit within approved limits. Can formally challenge and require re-prioritization of initiatives based on financial viability and ROI analysis.

Requirements

Educational background and previous experience required for the role.

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, or Economics.
• Minimum of 7 years of progressive experience in FP&A or a Controlling function, with significant experience supporting senior business leaders.
• Proven track record in complex financial modelling and advanced profitability analysis.

Qualifications and experience

• Professional qualification such as CPA, CMA, or CFA is highly desirable.
• Experience in a high-growth, manufacturing, or project-based environment is preferred.
• Expert proficiency in using ERP systems and dedicated business intelligence/data visualization tools.

Specific skills

• Mastery of financial modelling, valuation techniques, and scenario planning.
• Exceptional ability to translate complex financial concepts into clear business implications for executive audiences.
• Strong commercial acumen and understanding of operational processes (e.g., cost accounting).

Personal success factors

• Executive Influence: Ability to build immediate trust and influence decision-making with C-level and SVP stakeholders.
• Detail-Oriented Strategist: The capacity to manage granular data accuracy while maintaining a strategic, big-picture focus.
• Proactive Challenge: Willingness to constructively challenge the status quo and push for optimal financial outcomes.

Why Work at Lyten

At Lyten, you’ll be part of a team that’s redefining what’s possible in energy, materials, and manufacturing. We’re not just imagining the future — we’re building it today with breakthrough technologies that are changing how products are made and how industries innovate.

Our people are the heart of that mission. From world-class scientists and engineers to creative problem-solvers in operations, manufacturing, and commercialization, every member of the Lyten team plays a role in turning bold ideas into real-world impact. We believe that the best work happens when you’re doing great things in the world — with people you like. Collaboration, curiosity, and a shared sense of purpose drive everything we do.

What You’ll Find at Lyten

• A mission that matters: Contribute directly to solving complex challenges in energy, mobility, and materials innovation.

• Cutting-edge innovation: Work on technologies at the intersection of materials science, energy storage, and advanced manufacturing that strengthen energy security and local supply chains.

• Extraordinary people: Join a team of talented, friendly, and down-to-earth innovators who support, challenge, and inspire one another every day.

• Teamwork and culture: Experience a workplace built on trust, respect, and shared success — where collaboration fuels breakthroughs and everyone’s ideas are heard.

• Global impact: Help scale new materials and energy solutions that reinforce industrial resilience across the U.S. and Europe.

• Career growth: Be part of a fast-moving company entering a commercial growth phase, with opportunities to lead, learn, and make your mark.

• Purpose-driven values: Thrive in an environment that celebrates ingenuity, optimism, and meaningful progress — together.

Lyten offers the opportunity to do the most important work of your career — helping build the technologies that will power the next century of innovation.

Join us, and help transform industries, communities, and the planet with friends who share your drive to make a difference.