Financial Planning and Analysis Manager - Renewable Energy

Financial Planning & Analysis Manager, Renewable Energy!

Location – Chicago, MD (hybrid)

The Financial Planning & Analysis Manager position is a newly opened opportunity within a leading and fast-growing renewable energy developer and investment company. This full-time opportunity will join a nationally recognized team and will be responsible for planning, analyzing, and reporting on the company’s capital investment activities. This individual will help ensure that capital projects align with strategic objectives, are financially viable, and are planned as desired both on time and on budget.

The Financial Planning & Analysis Manager position will offer a competitive compensation package comprised of a base salary in the $125,000 to $140,000 range plus a 15%-25% annual bonus, and excellent benefits. Based at the company’s headquarters in Chicago, IL this position will offer a hybrid flexible work schedule. Candidates should have 7 plus years of professional experience including recent experience with Cap Ex projects and planning ideally related to renewable energy or energy sector infrastructure investments.

• Develop and manage the annual and long-range capital expenditure budgets.
• Partner with business units to identify, prioritize, and validate Cap Ex projects.
• Ensure alignment of Cap Ex plans with corporate strategy and financial targets.
• Work directly with the $1B Power Sustainable Energy Infrastructure Partnership and company’s senior management in managing the forecasting process for long term capital needs and medium-term cash flow planning, as well as managing equity lines across the portfolio.
• Prepare consolidated Cap Ex analysis for entire portfolio for NAV/IRR updates.
• Conduct scenario modeling and sensitivity analysis to assess risks and opportunities.
• Manage Cap Ex variance reporting for company’s management and board, including comparative and scenario analysis as well as review of trends/prior year results.
• Maintain rolling forecasts for Cap Ex spending and related items.
• Track actual vs. budgeted Cap Ex and provide variance analysis with actionable insights.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual Cap Ex reports for senior management.
• Provide financial input for strategic initiatives such as capacity expansion of financing facilities.
• Collaborate with company employees as well as parent entity stakeholders to make sure that the financial structures/equity position/payback are accurately reflected and presented.
• Identify opportunities to improve capital allocation and utilization.
• Lead process improvement activities across the FP&A Department.
• Present Cap Ex analysis and recommendations to leadership, executives and parent company.
• Act as a liaison between finance and operational teams for accurate/complete capital planning.
• Support investor relations with Cap Ex-related disclosures when required

• Bachelor Degree in related fields of study including accounting, finance, or renewable energy
• 7+ years of professional experience including a recent focus within financial analysis and Cap Ex project finance
• Experience with in the renewable energy sector
• Ability to work on a hybrid basis from the company’s Chicago, IL office