Fixed Asset Manager (f/m/d)

About Focused Energy Focused Energy is building the future of clean energy through laser-driven inertial fusion. Backed by our $240M Series A — the largest fully secured Series A in the global fusion industry — we are scaling rapidly across multiple geographies. Based in Germany and the US, we have brought together the top scientific and engineering minds using proven technologies to unlock fusion power at commercial scale. Focused Energy is working to realize game-changing scientific innovation that promises to deliver a clean, sustainable and abundant source of power globally. Your Role As our Fixed Asset Manager (f/m/d) , you will build the fixed asset function from the ground up, creating the processes, controls, and documentation that keep our asset base accurate, audit-ready, and scalable. There is no single owner of fixed asset judgment across our entities today, so you will set the standards and become the go-to expert for the entire company. You will work directly with the Director of Operational Finance and partner closely with Accounting, Procurement, and the operations teams at our sites. What You'll Do • Own the annual fixed asset inventory: Plan and run the year-end physical inventory and reconcile the results to the asset register. • Structure the asset register: Define clear data standards, and maintain an accurate, reconciled register across all entities. • Define the capitalization lifecycle: Set up a clear, documented process from construction in progress (CIP) to asset activation, including capitalization decisions, depreciation tables, impairment, and disposals. • Manage public funding bookings: Establish the booking logic for subsidized assets, including treatment of grants and the related depreciation and reporting requirements. • Automate the purchase-to-asset process: Work with Procurement to design a documented, automated flow from purchase order to capitalized asset in NetSuite and NetAssets. • Build procedures and enable the team: Document policies and work instructions, so the process runs reliably, and hand over clear procedures to the emerging team. • Partner across the business: Work with project, construction, and site teams to get timely, reliable information on assets under construction and assets placed into service. • Support audit readiness: Prepare reconciliations and supporting documentation, and act as the day-to-day contact for external auditors on fixed asset matters. What You Bring • Solid experience in fixed asset accounting, including capitalization, construction in progress, depreciation methods and lifetime tables, impairment, and disposals • Experience with public funding, grants, or subsidy booking • Hands-on experience with year-end physical inventories, asset reconciliations, and working with external auditors • A process improvement and documentation mindset, with an openness to using automation and AI tools to make finance work more efficient • Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, with the ability to build structure in an environment that is still taking shape • Clear communication skills in English and German • Comfort working cross-functionally with engineering, operations, and procurement colleagues Nice to Have • Working knowledge of NetSuite and/or NetAssets, with an interest in improving systems and processes • Experience in a manufacturing, energy, or capital-intensive industry with significant assets under construction • Experience setting up a function from scratch or documenting processes for a growing team   What We Offer • Innovative Technology & Mission: Be part of a cutting-edge company working on groundbreaking research in clean energy and scientific discovery. • Career Development: We invest in our people. This is an oppor