Manager, Construction Finance - Liquidity & Finance Integration

Venture Global LNG•Arlington, VA

1d•$150,000 - $165,000•Onsite

About The Position

Construction Finance is the finance function for the company's LNG capital projects. It funds projects, accounts for them, forecasts them, and provides independent financial challenge on cost and schedule outcomes. The Manager builds and owns operating models for project entities, connecting construction execution, funding, and commercial operations to entity-level financial results, covenant compliance, and distributions. The role also advances the team's modeling capability through shared standards, templates, and coaching. The position reports to the VP, Construction Finance and works closely with Treasury, FP&A, Project Controls, Accounting, and senior leadership. It is 100% office-based in Arlington, Virginia, with occasional travel to construction sites and the Houston office. Periodic extended hours around reporting and executive deadlines should be expected.

Requirements

At least 5 years in project finance, infrastructure or energy finance, investment banking, private equity, FP&A, or a related field, with substantial hands-on modeling experience.
Demonstrated ability to build integrated three-statement models from scratch, including cash waterfalls, reserve accounts, and covenant tests.
Expert Excel modeling skills; models must be clean, auditable, and usable by others.
Solid command of GAAP and financial statement mechanics sufficient to reconcile model outputs to reported results.
Ability to explain model-driven conclusions clearly to executives.
Self-directed in ambiguous environments and able to raise issues with proposed solutions.
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Engineering, or a related field.

Nice To Haves

Experience with probabilistic or scenario-based risk modeling, such as Monte Carlo.
Capital project experience in LNG, power, midstream, or infrastructure.
Familiarity with project financing agreements and covenant structures.
Direct experience working with lenders, Independent Engineers, or auditors.
Experience in a public company or SOX controls environment.
Experience setting modeling standards or training others.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain integrated three-statement operating models for project entities, linking construction spend, schedule, funding, and the transition to commercial operations.
Model entity cash flows through distributions, including waterfall mechanics, reserve requirements, and distribution conditions.
Track covenant compliance and headroom on a forecast and actual basis.
Run sensitivities and project-level cost-benefit analysis to support operating and execution decisions.
Support project liquidity forecasting, including draw timing, sources and uses, contingency, and reserves.
Identify emerging funding pressure early and quantify its implications.
Provide model outputs and analysis for lender and Independent Engineer requests.
Produce completion cost and cash flow forecasts tied to schedule and execution progress.
Contribute to project financial stress tests through scenario inputs, model updates, and executive outputs.
Translate cost and schedule developments into entity-level financial impacts.
Establish modeling standards for structure, documentation, version control, and review so models withstand lender, auditor, and internal-control scrutiny.
Build reusable templates that scale across project entities.
Coach analysts and associates through model review and hands-on development.
Integrate entity models into consolidated budgets and forecasts with FP&A.
Present decision-ready analysis to senior leadership, leading with conclusions and following with supporting analysis.