Head of Financial Planning & Analysis

Kindle Energy LLC (“Kindle”) is a leading power generation and asset management company focused on the management, optimization, and development of energy assets across the United States and Canada. A portfolio company of Blackstone Group Inc., one of the world’s largest alternative asset managers with over $1 trillion in assets under management, Kindle operates with the backing of a premier global investment firm.

Kindle currently manages 8.8 GW of power generation assets located in Ohio, Indiana, Texas, Louisiana, and Colorado. Our development and construction achievements include ongoing construction of Magnolia Power, LLC, a 700 MW Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) project in Louisiana, Canyon Peak Power – a 156 MW peaking facility in Colorado;
Wolf Summit Energy (West Virginia) – a 610 MW CCGT. We are actively pursuing opportunities across the country to expand our footprint.

Each of these projects reinforces Kindle’s growth and our commitment to delivering reliable, efficient, and flexible power solutions to meet evolving grid demands.

Kindle is currently looking for a new Head of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) who will have enterprise‑wise responsibility for core FP&A functions reporting directly to the CFO. This role will provide critical support across Kindle’s operations as well as FP&A expertise to external stakeholders. This position will be required to work on‑site in a hybrid schedule in either Princeton, NJ or Houston, TX.

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high‑performing FP&A organization of approximately six managers and analysts, fostering a culture of accountability, analytical rigor, and continuous improvement.
• Own the company’s consolidated financial planning processes, including the annual budget, rolling forecasts, long‑range plans, and scenario analyses at both the asset and portfolio levels.
• Establish and maintain best‑in‑class forecasting methodologies that incorporate operational drivers, market dynamics, commodity pricing, outages, and capital deployment.
• Serve as the primary FP&A partner to Operations, Commercial, Construction, Accounting, Treasury, and senior leadership to evaluate business performance, risks, and opportunities.
• Oversee the preparation, review, and financial narrative of daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual management reporting (including quarterly FERC filings), ensuring accuracy, consistency, and decision‑useful insights.
• Drive planning and business intelligence systems to maintain data integrity and support reporting on key business drivers.
• Partner closely with the Commercial team on forecasting, settlements, invoicing and performance analysis related to energy sales, hedging strategies, and long‑term off‑take agreements.
• Coordinate with Accounting and Treasury on quarterly financial statements, liquidity forecasting, covenant compliance, and cash flow planning across project‑financed and corporate structures.
• Collaborate with the CFO in preparing materials and analysis for executive management, financial sponsors, the Board of Directors, lenders, and other external stakeholders.
• Provide financial modeling and due diligence support for acquisitions, divestitures, refinancings, insurance claims, and other strategic transactions.
• Act as the primary FP&A point of contact for external advisors, including independent engineers, market consultants, lenders, and financial sponsors.

• 8+ years of progressive experience in Financial Planning & Analysis, including at least 5 years in a people‑management role leading managers and analysts.
• Prior experience in the power or broader energy sector, with a strong understanding of power plant operations, energy markets, dispatch economics, and asset‑level financial drivers.
• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise‑wide budgeting and forecasting processes in a capital‑intensive, asset‑based business.
• Strong analytical judgment and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to synthesize complex operational and financial data into clear, actionable insights.
• Advanced financial modeling skills and expert proficiency in Excel; experience leveraging Python or similar tools…