Strategic Finance Lead

Peak Energy•Broomfield, CO

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Peak Energy is seeking a Strategic Finance Lead to build out its Strategic Finance function. This role will cover the analytical and strategic work required as the company scales. It is a high-autonomy, high-visibility position where you will model commercial deals and pricing, apply a financial lens to S&OP planning to manage working capital, and support fundraising, capital structuring, and investor and board communications. You will work directly with executive leadership and the board, partnering closely with the Senior Finance Manager to ensure operational financial reality is reflected in strategic models and financing conversations. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, motivated, and willing to roll up their sleeves, with a critical ability to operate independently and work cross-functionally with external parties.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or a related field.
8+ years in strategic finance, corporate development, investment banking, private equity/venture capital, or FP&A at a high-growth startup — hardware, manufacturing, or energy experience is a strong plus.
Demonstrated experience building complex financial models for M&A, partnerships, joint ventures, or capital-raise transactions.
Direct experience supporting or leading an equity or debt capital raise.
Excellent financial modeling skills and genuine comfort building structure from ambiguity — this role won't come with a playbook.
Strong executive communication skills; able to work directly with C-suite and, at times, board-level stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

MBA or CFA a plus, not required.

Responsibilities

Partner with Commercial on customer pricing strategy, contract structuring, and margin analysis across the project pipeline, including new international markets.
Build and maintain financial models for strategic partnerships, joint ventures, and other potential transactions, with full scenario and sensitivity analysis.
Lead financial due diligence and deal-structuring analysis for new business arrangements, partnering with Legal and Business Development.
Build repeatable pricing and deal-economics frameworks, stress-testing decisions against cost, working capital, and cash flow assumptions in partnership with the Senior Finance Manager.
Present deal and pricing economics and recommendations directly to executive leadership.
Partner with Supply Chain and Operations to bring a financial lens to S&OP planning — shaping inventory, production, and procurement decisions to optimize working capital as order volume scales.
Build working capital models that translate S&OP plans into cash and financing requirements, in partnership with the Senior Finance Manager.
Structure letters of credit, bank guarantees, and other trade finance instruments needed to support supply chain commitments and customer contracts.
Explore and structure creative financing solutions — inventory financing, supply chain finance, revolving credit, and similar instruments — to fund working capital without straining the balance sheet.
Support the VP of Finance and CEO in preparing materials for equity and debt raises — financial models, data rooms, and investor presentations.
Model capital structure scenarios (equity, venture debt, project finance) to inform fundraising strategy, timing, and cash runway, and support cap table and ownership-scenario analysis.
Build board materials and investor updates that translate operational and financial performance into a clear strategic narrative.
Serve as a thought partner to the VP of Finance on ad hoc analyses supporting executive and board-level decisions, flexing to whatever the highest-leverage finance problem is at a given moment.