Finance Associate

Arva Intelligence•Houston, TX

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Arva Intelligence is seeking a Finance Associate to join its small, high-impact finance team in Houston, TX. This role offers direct work with the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) on critical financial activities including capital raising, financial modeling, investor and board materials, and transaction analysis. While the accounting team manages the close, reporting, and controls, this position focuses on forward-looking financial work. The role provides significant exposure to leadership, the board, and investors from the outset. The ideal candidate will have a background in investment banking or private equity as an analyst, seeking to transition into a corporate finance role within an early-stage company and leverage their financial modeling expertise. This position presents a potential future path to a CFO opportunity.

Requirements

2 to 4 years of experience in investment banking, private equity, or as a finance analyst or associate at a PE or VC backed company
Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field
Strong financial modeling skills: three-statement models, DCF, returns analysis, and scenario-driven forecasts built on clean input drivers
Advanced Excel and PowerPoint; comfortable with Google Sheets
Working knowledge of GAAP financial statements
Ability to turn analysis into clear, concise materials for executives, boards, and investors
Ownership mentality and comfort with ambiguity in a growth-stage company

Nice To Haves

Experience in agriculture, energy, renewable fuels, carbon markets, or environmental commodities
Familiarity with tax credit structures, project finance, or structured transactions
Exposure to a capital raise or M&A process from the company side

Responsibilities

Maintain the company's three-statement financial model, including revenue builds for each business line, scenario analysis, and long-range forecasts
Support equity and debt capital raises: investor presentations, data room management, offering document support, dilution and returns analysis, and investor diligence requests
Build pricing and deal economics models for carbon, environmental asset, and 45Z tax credit transactions
Prepare monthly and quarterly board materials, KPI dashboards, and management reporting
Assist with the annual budget and rolling forecast process in partnership with department heads
Produce 13-week cash flow and working capital forecasts with the accounting team
Analyze unit economics, margins, and customer profitability across revenue streams
Evaluate strategic alternatives, partnerships, and potential acquisitions
Take on ad hoc analysis for the CFO and executive team