Manager, FP&A

Greenbacker Administration LLC: Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

Company Description: 

Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company is an independent power producer (IPP) and a leading climate-focused investment manager (IM), whose mission is to empower a sustainable world by connecting individuals and institutions with investments in clean energy. Since our founding in 2011, we’ve grown to over 180 employees in four offices—New York City, Portland, ME, Denver, CO, and Montpelier, VT—and other individual locations across the US, and have positioned ourselves as a market leader in energy transition, renewable energy, and sustainable infrastructure investments.  

Greenbacker’s IPP business segment acquires, owns, and operates income-producing clean energy infrastructure projects (e.g., solar energy, wind power, energy storage) in communities across the country. These assets sell power under long-term contracts to high-credit-quality counterparties, including utilities, municipalities, and corporations. As of 2023, our IPP fleet comprises over 450 projects, representing 3.4 gigawatts of total clean energy production and storage capacity. Within our IM business segment, Greenbacker Capital Management (GCM) serves as the registered investment adviser to five funds focused on green power generation and the energy transition, including private equity investment in growth-stage clean energy companies, across a wide range of sustainable infrastructure and renewables sectors.   

Job Purpose/Background:

As Greenbacker continues to raise capital and grow our investment portfolio, an opportunity has arisen to join Greenbacker Administration, which primarily provides asset management, financial, operational and administrative support and managerial oversight for Greenbacker. The Manager, FP&A will be responsible for enhancing existing and implementing new processes around financial planning and budgeting.  This role will report to the VP, FP&A. As a small and evolving firm, the responsibilities will be broad, varied, and all encompassing. The role is currently remote but can be based in the following offices: Portland, Maine or New York, New York.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities:

·        Execute all financial planning, forecasting and analysis for internal and external stakeholders

·        Optimize current annual budgeting and recurring forecast processes

·        Develop cross-functional processes that improve the efficiency and timeliness of financial reporting

·        Partner with business leaders to establish best practices for recurring financial deliverables

·        Perform scenario and sensitivity analyses to support strategic business decisions

·        Develop analytical tools, ad-hoc reporting, and analysis for executive management

·        Partner with Human Resources on improving headcount reporting, forecasting and planning

·        Support the accounting team in month end and quarter end close processes

·        Optimize existing financial systems to enhance and automate reporting capabilities

Education, Experience, and Traits:

·        Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or similar field of study preferred

·        5+ years of business or analytic experience

·        1-2 years of FP&A or other relevant experience

·        Strong Excel knowledge

·        Experience with Oracle GL, FCCS and / or Hyperion Financials a plus

·        Analytical and detail oriented

·        Persistent, self-motivated, independent, and possessing a strong sense of ownership

·        Strong written and verbal communication. Ability to summarize complex analysis into succinct and impactful messages

·        Strategic thinking: proven ability to collaborate, develop, and implement effective solutions

·        Comfortable working remotely and in-office as part of a small team

·        Interested in joining a fast-growing company. There are frequent changes and new challenges

Benefits

• Medical: 5 United Health Care Oxford options
• Dental: Guardian – two options
• Vision: Guardian / VSP – one option (100% employee paid)
• Life and AD&D: Short term and long-term disability (both 100% employer paid)
• Retirement/401(K): ADP/Voya with 50% match up to 6% of salary
• Other: Medical and dependent care / Health Savings Accounts, Pre-tax commuter benefits through Optum
• Time Off: 20 days paid time off, 7 sick days a year, 32 hours of VTO a year.
• Mental Health: Modern Health: 24/7 access to Coaching and Therapy sessions for employees and dependents
• Family Building: Coverage for infertility, adoption, surrogacy, and 16 weeks of family leave.