Senior Associate, Financial Planning & Analysis

Sol Systems•Washington, DC

3d•$100,000 - $120,000•Onsite

About The Position

Sol Systems is seeking a full-time Senior Associate to join its team in the Washington, DC office. Reporting to the Senior Director of Corporate Finance and FP&A, this role supports business units by tracking and reporting financial and operational performance; updating short- and long-term forecasts; supporting budgeting, analysis, and modeling; and improving processes and procedures with AI and other automation tools. Sol Systems is an Independent Power Producer committed to building, owning, and managing clean energy infrastructure that benefits local communities. The company has projects across 30 states and integrates energy storage and grid resiliency solutions to provide power to Fortune 500 companies, municipalities, utilities, and schools. Founded in 2008, Sol Systems uses strategic partnerships and community reinvestment to advance economic and environmental benefits.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
Demonstrated ability to manipulate complex financial data and create financial models.
Ability to interpret and present data in a visually compelling format to financial and non-financial audiences.
Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills.
Ability to develop and deploy AI-based tools, agents, and processes to automate recurring tasks.

Nice To Haves

Power BI, Power Query, VBA, Python, and/or SQL skills.
Experience with Enterprise Performance Management software; the FP&A team uses Workday Adaptive Planning.
Knowledge of the solar energy industry.

Responsibilities

Analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual financial and operational performance of business units, explaining key drivers and variances from prior projections and budgets.
Create monthly management presentations and quarterly board-level presentations and dashboards.
Collaborate with business teams to forecast growth, cash flows, and working capital, and track and report performance at the portfolio, product, and department levels.
Coordinate, compile, analyze, and report key performance indicators to management and investors.
Prepare and update cash- and P&L-based financial forecasts, focusing on cost tracking and reporting for business units.
Develop automated reporting and analysis using AI, database integrations, Python scripts, or other tools to improve processes and internal and external reporting.
Maintain and improve the company’s financial models.
Support capital planning and liquidity forecasting.
Manage vendor credit analysis and related risk management processes.
Support corporate financial transactions, including debt facilities, equity transactions, acquisitions, and dispositions.
Improve the annual corporate budgeting process, financial projections, and operating forecasts in coordination with department and business-unit leads.
Prepare ad hoc reports and sensitivities with relatively short turnaround times.