FP&A Manager
About The Position
SmartestEnergy is hiring an FP&A Manager to lead budgeting, forecasting and performance analysis for SmartestEnergy US. The role partners closely with senior leadership, accounting, commercial and risk teams to provide timely financial insights and support strategic decision-making. It is a hands-on position covering the full FP&A cycle, from building financial models to presenting findings to leadership. The FP&A Manager leads the annual budget, quarterly re-forecasts and five-year strategic plan; develops and maintains driver-based financial models; analyzes business performance and financial results; and supports business cases, treasury forecasting and ad hoc decision-making. The role also identifies process improvements, automation opportunities and reporting enhancements. SmartestEnergy describes itself as an agile business formed in 2001 and a subsidiary of Marubeni Corporation, with offices in the US, UK and Australia and further expansion planned for 2026 and beyond.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related field.
- At least 5 years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, accounting or a related analytical finance role.
- Proven experience building and maintaining driver-based forecasting models in Excel, including integrated three-statement models and multi-year plans.
- Strong budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis and financial statement analysis skills.
- Ability to understand how a business makes money and translate commercial activity into financial drivers, particularly in businesses with complex revenue and margin structures.
- Solid understanding of accounting, cash flow forecasting and management reporting principles.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
- Ability to translate complex financial data into clear insights and recommendations for senior leadership and business partners.
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presenting financial information clearly to finance and non-finance audiences.
- Strategic thinking and business partnership.
- Analytical problem-solving.
- Ability to build accurate, well-structured and easy-to-use financial models.
- Clear communication and executive presence.
- Process improvement mindset.
- High integrity, accountability and confidentiality.
- Collaboration across finance and operating teams.
Nice To Haves
- CPA, CFA, CMA or other relevant professional certification.
- Experience in energy, power, commodities or a trading environment, including exposure to hedging.
- Understanding of US competitive power markets.
- Knowledge of IFRS and/or US GAAP.
- Familiarity with Power BI and Workday.
- Experience with SQL, Python, databases or large datasets.
- Experience supporting debt financing or funding analysis.
- Experience reporting within a multinational group.
Responsibilities
- Lead the annual budget, quarterly re-forecasts and five-year strategic plan in partnership with senior leadership, commercial and risk teams.
- Develop, maintain and enhance Excel driver-based financial models, including an integrated three-statement model covering gross margin, operating expenses, capital expenditures, financing costs, cash flow and strategic initiatives.
- Prepare upside and downside scenarios by testing key forecast assumptions.
- Manage operating expense and headcount budgets with department leaders.
- Analyze actual results against budget, forecast and prior periods; identify performance drivers, including gross margin attribution; and present variance commentary, risks and opportunities to management, the parent company and shareholders.
- Monitor key performance indicators and develop dashboards providing insight into margin performance, cost control and liquidity.
- Support business cases for new products, investments and structured transactions, working with accounting on expected accounting treatment and financial reporting impacts.
- Partner with treasury on cash, liquidity and collateral forecasting.
- Provide ad hoc financial analysis and decision support to senior leadership.
- Identify and implement process improvements, automation opportunities and reporting enhancements to increase efficiency, consistency and accuracy.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
