Sr Director, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

Houston, TX
Finance, Accounting & Revenue Management – Finance /
Full-time /
On-site
THE SR DIRECTOR, FP&A POSITION
As Senior Director of FP&A, you will work with the VP of FP&A, the CFO, CEO, and other members of the leadership team, serving a pivotal role in decision support, working across departments / functional groups to provide a wide range of key metrics forecasts, variance analysis, and reporting.

SR DIRECTOR, FP&A RESPONSIBILITIES
•Own corporate budgeting and planning processes 
•Conducts variance analysis on actuals vs forecast and forecast vs forecast; conducts trend analysis
•Produces short- and long-term forecasts for key metrics, including with sensitivities
•Builds and maintains models for GAAP and non-GAAP financial and operational metrics
•Assists with month- and quarter-end reporting and analysis, including preparation of board reports, supporting analysis for SEC reporting, and investor relations requests  
•Process improvement – actively develop ways to improve systems, reports, and models; move excel models to a systems-based approach, and point out needed upstream IT/data improvements
•Manages and coaches professional FP&A staff that efficiently serves stakeholders
•Ad hoc analysis to support management decision-making

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
•Bachelor’s in Business, Accounting or Finance
•Proven track record as a Director, FP&A or in a similar leadership capacity. 6+ years’ experience with accountability for managing direct reports
•Able to master new financial / information systems quickly
•Experience with enterprise cloud financial reporting software, along with a high proficiency in Excel
•Strong understanding of accounting principles and overall business/commercial operations      
•Exceptional leadership and people management skills, with a focus on mentoring and developing top talent
•Excellent emotional intelligence (EQ), communication and presentation skills
•Legally authorized to work in the US for ANY employer

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
•Experience with CPM / planning tools like OneStream and Vena
•Experience in renewable energy
•MBA / CFA
•Tableau and/or Salesforce experience a plus
•Experience with structured finance, asset-level debt and tax equity waterfalls structures

ADDITIONAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
•Self-starter, proactive personality
•Able to direct and motivate others, even outside of team/group
•Strategic mindset

BENEFITS
Sunnova offers a generous employee reward package that includes:
•Comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, healthcare flexible spending account, and 401(k) with employer match.
•Competitive compensation & annual bonus
•Paid time off, including 11 holidays and Paid Parental Leave