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

Brief Description of Sunnova

Sunnova (NYSE: NOVA) is an industry-leading adaptive energy services company focused on making clean energy more accessible, reliable, and affordable for homeowners and businesses.

At Sunnova, we embrace diverse perspectives, vibrant creativity and forward-thinkers who share our zeal for a sustainable future. A career with us means pushing beyond traditional limits, exploring new horizons, collaborating with like-minded peers, and transforming the energy industry for the better.

If you're excited about being a part of the fastest-growing segment of the energy industry, we encourage you to apply!

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

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.

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If you are selected for a position, your employment will be contingent upon submission to and successful completion of a post-offer/pre-placement drug test (and medical examination if required by the role) as well as pre-placement verification of the information and qualifications provided during the selection process.