The future of energy is digitized, decarbonized and localized. At SmartestEnergy, we need revolutionary thinkers to help our customers make the most of this new landscape, thinking differently to find smart solutions to complex problems.
Formed in 2001, we’re an agile business driven by entrepreneurial thinking. As a subsidiary of the Marubeni Corporation, we also have strong investment and infrastructure behind us. As well as our three offices in the US, we have three offices in the UK and another in Australia. Further expansion is planned for 2026 and beyond which means global career opportunities for you, with plenty of potential to explore new markets.
When you join our Team, you will have the opportunity to contribute and make an impact every single day.
Overview
We are hiring an FP&A Manager to lead budgeting, forecasting and performance analysis for SmartestEnergy US. This role partners closely with senior leadership, accounting, commercial and risk teams to provide timely financial insights and support strategic decision-making. This is a hands-on role covering the full FP&A cycle, from building models to presenting to leadership.
This is a hybrid position, requiring a minimum of 2 days per week in the office. Candidates may be located with the ability to adhere to hybrid working near either our Houston, TX, Syracuse, NY or New York City offices. Relocation assistance not provided.
This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.
In this role, you will be involved with the following:
• Lead the annual budget, quarterly re-forecasts and five-year strategic plan in partnership with senior leadership, commercial and risk teams.
• Develop, maintain and enhance driver-based financial models in Excel, including an integrated three-statement model, supporting gross margin, operating expenses, capital expenditures, financing costs, cash flow and strategic initiatives.
• Prepare upside and downside scenarios by testing key forecast assumptions.
• Manage operating expense and headcount budgets with department leaders.
• Analyze actual results against budget, forecast and prior periods, identify key performance drivers, including gross margin attribution, and present variance commentary, risks and opportunities to management, the parent company and shareholders.
• Monitor key performance indicators and develop dashboards that provide insight into margin performance, cost control and liquidity.
• Support business cases for new products, investments and structured transactions, working with accounting to reflect the expected accounting treatment and financial reporting impact of new deal structures.
• Partner with treasury on cash, liquidity and collateral forecasting.
• Provide ad hoc financial analysis and decision support to senior leadership.
• Identify and implement process improvements, automation opportunities and reporting enhancements to increase efficiency, consistency and accuracy.
To be successful in this role, you are likely to have the following skills/experience:
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related field.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, accounting or a related analytical finance role.
• Proven experience building and maintaining driver-based forecasting models in Excel, including integrated three-statement models and multi-year plans.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis and financial statement analysis skills.
• Ability to quickly understand how a business makes money and translate commercial activity into financial drivers, particularly in businesses with complex revenue and margin structures.
• Solid understanding of accounting, cash flow forecasting and management reporting principles.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to translate complex financial data into clear insights and recommendations for senior leadership and business partners.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present financial information clearly to finance and non-finance audiences.
Preferred qualifications
• CPA, CFA, CMA or other relevant professional certification.
• Experience in energy, power, commodities or a trading environment, including exposure to hedging.
• Understanding of US competitive power markets.
• Knowledge of IFRS and/or US GAAP.
• Familiarity with Power BI and Workday.
• Experience with SQL, Python, databases or large datasets.
• Experience supporting debt financing or funding analysis.
• Experience reporting within a multinational group.
Key competencies
• Strategic thinking and business partnership
• Analytical problem-solving
• Building accurate, well-structured and easy-to-use financial models
• Clear communication and executive presence
• Process improvement mindset
• High integrity, accountability and confidentiality
• Collaboration across finance and operating teams
Diversity
Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to what we do. We value everybody irrespective of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability and genetic information (including family medical history). EOE.
We know that for our business to thrive we need diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the countries in which we operate. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business to grow.
We are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As such, if a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please reach out to the HR & People Team via email [email protected] so we can discuss with you further.