Manager, Strategic Finance

Takanock•Denver, CO

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Manager, Strategic Finance will play a critical role in evaluating, modeling, and supporting investment and operational decisions across Takanock's growing energy infrastructure portfolio. This individual will own the development and management of financial models, support recurring modeling requests from across the business, and provide analytical insights that guide project execution, capital allocation, and strategic growth. This role will serve as a key partner across Finance, Development, Commercial, Engineering, and Operations teams to evaluate the economics of powering hyperscale data centers. The ideal candidate combines exceptional Excel modeling skills with strong project finance knowledge and the ability to bridge the gap between finance and operations, analyzing both the financial and operational drivers of large-scale data center and power generation projects. Candidates coming from project finance, infrastructure investing, energy companies, utilities, investment banking, data center infrastructure, or engineering-driven organizations will be especially successful in this role.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, or a related field.
3–7+ years of experience in project finance, infrastructure finance, investment banking, corporate development, strategic finance, or a related analytical role.
Strong analytical mindset with exceptional attention to detail.
Ability to communicate complex analyses clearly to both technical and executive audiences.
Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
Expert-level Microsoft Excel skills with the ability to build complex financial models from scratch.
Strong understanding of project finance concepts, discounted cash flow analysis, valuation, and investment modeling.
Experience analyzing capital-intensive projects with complex operating assumptions.
Ability to translate operational inputs into financial outcomes and strategic recommendations.

Nice To Haves

Experience in power generation, energy infrastructure, utilities, natural gas, renewable energy, or data center infrastructure
Experience evaluating large-scale infrastructure development projects
Experience modeling energy costs, power markets, capacity planning, or infrastructure operations
Experience working with project development teams, engineers, operators, or commercial stakeholders
MBA, CFA, or other advanced finance credential
Experience in a high-growth or entrepreneurial environment

Responsibilities

Own and manage Takanock's financial modeling process, including coordinating and executing modeling requests that arise throughout the year.
Build, maintain, and improve sophisticated project finance models used to evaluate development opportunities, investment decisions, and project economics.
Analyze the relationship between hyperscale data center energy demand, power requirements, plant design, development sequencing, and customer economics.
Develop financial analyses to evaluate how power plant buildout strategy and timing impact customer energy costs, project returns, and overall project value.
Perform operational and financial analysis of data centers and power generation assets, including capacity planning, utilization assumptions, cost structures, and performance drivers.
Evaluate project-level economics including revenue forecasts, capital expenditures, operating costs, financing assumptions, IRR, NPV, and sensitivity analyses.
Support decision-making around project sequencing, capital deployment, and infrastructure expansion strategies.
Partner with Development, Commercial, Engineering, Operations, and Legal teams to evaluate project opportunities and strategic initiatives.
Prepare executive-level analyses and presentations for leadership discussions, investment reviews, and strategic planning.
Improve financial tools, dashboards, reporting processes, and analytical frameworks to support company growth.
Support annual planning, forecasting, and ad hoc strategic analysis.