Senior Financial Operations Analyst

About Silicon Valley Clean Energy

Formed in 2016, Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE) is a public Community Choice Energy service provider serving approximately 270,000 residential and commercial customer accounts in thirteen Santa Clara County communities. SVCE's mission is to provide customers with renewable and carbon-free electricity at competitive rates, and further accelerate decarbonization through deployment of innovative local programs. Key program areas include : building electrification, electric vehicles and charging infrastructure, battery storage and demand management programs. Since the organization's service launch in 2017, SVCE has provided clean to all residential and commercial energy customers in SVCE's member communities, carbon-free electricity. SVCE has saved its customers more than $90M and dedicated $84M to customer offers, programs and services. SVCE is a joint-powers agency governed by a Board of Directors comprised of an elected official from each of SVCE's thirteen member communities.

By providing reliable and responsive carbon-free electricity service at competitive rates, SVCE maintains a 96 % customer participation rate and a strong financial foundation. Access to carbon-free electricity has helped our communities take a major step in fighting climate change, reducing local emissions by more than 30% from a 2015 baseline. Yet supplying clean electricity is just the start. It is essential that SVCE continues to proactively engage with our customers and community stakeholders in the electrification journey - helping to inspire, educate, and enable action in transitioning from fossil fuels to clean electricity – in homes, buildings, and transportation.

The SVCE Culture

Achieving SVCE's ambitious and urgent mission requires a team capable of meeting the tremendous challenges embedded in these goals. SVCE develops and fosters a diverse and talented team that thrives in a dynamic and fast-changing environment. As such, at SVCE we recruit and retain smart, passionate, innovative, and collaborative employees. Company employees contribute, as a team and as individuals, to continuously building and supporting a culture of collaboration and trust. SVCE employees encourage creativity and the free flow of ideas to spur innovation. The workplace environment is adaptable, and technology enabled to drive innovative solutions. SVCE emphasizes focus and prioritization across departments to achieve quality, rather than simply quantity of output. SVCE provides a rewarding workplace experience where productivity can be maintained across a variety of work environments. SVCE provides opportunities for growth, engagement, and support professional and personal development. SVCE offers opportunities that position their people, as well as SVCE, for success.

More information can be found at : www.svcleanenergy.org

About the role

The Senior Financial Analyst supports Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE) by performing research, data analysis, budgeting, forecasting and reporting to support business decision making, strategy and operations across the agency. The position provides financial analysis, project coordination, treasury management, and analytical support to SVCE staff and works collaboratively with all SVCE teams.

In addition, the Senior Financial Analyst is expected to contribute to the monitoring of SVCE's financial cash flow, assessing counterparty credit worthiness, monitoring and managing the counterparty credits and collateral as well as assisting in other Finance operational needs.

This position is hybrid in Sunnyvale, CA.

The Senior Financial Analyst reports to the Manager of Finance.

Essential Functions

Compile and analyze large complex financial data. Develop and maintain data models for budgeting, what-if analysis, cash flow analysis, budget vs. actuals, and for other business purposes.Build, manage, and maintain complex company budgets to ensure accuracy and efficiency.Develop and track business metrics. Develop and maintain standard, custom, and ad-hoc reports.Manage treasury functions. Such as cash flow monitoring and business insurance coverages and renewals.Work with external contractors and accountants to ensure invoices are processed and paid in a timely manner.Organize and monitor counterparty credits and collateral.Ensure compliance with financial guidelines, internal policies, and relevant laws and regulations.Work with auditors to complete annual audits.Prepare a variety of professional reports, presentations, and correspondence.Perform quality assurance and business process improvement activities; including performance or quality assessment, business process re-engineering, change management, communication, and training.Explore investment opportunities and implement cash optimization strategies to ensure positive cash flow.Identify opportunities to improve and streamline Agency programs, departmental procedures, and outcomes.

Qualifications

Experience and Training Guidelines : Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be :

EDUCATION :

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Accounting, Mathematics, Engineering, or related field. Or equivalent work experience required.Master's of Business Administration or graduate degree (in the aforementioned fields) can substitute up to one year of the required experience.

EXPERIENCE :

3-5 years of progressively responsible financial experiencePrior work financial experience in clean energy-related products or services at an : Energy services companyEngineering, management or consulting companyElectric utilityPublic agencyEnergy products companyOther similar organizations

LICENSE :

Certified Public Accountant or Chartered Financial Analyst license highly desirableValid Class C California driver's license and a safe driving record or the ability to provide alternate transportation as approved by the CEO.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

KNOWLEDGE OF :

Advanced Microsoft Excel skillsEnergy industry and energy contracts such as EEIs, NAESBs, ISDAs, and Power Purchase AgreementsFinancial analysis and internal control methodsGeneral ledger functions and the month-end / year end close processVarious business insurance coverage options and renewalsBroad knowledge of different financial analytical methods, approaches and tacticsAdvanced fundamental analysis, what-if modeling concepts, other methods and techniques, and their impact on business outcomesTheory, principles and practices of organizational administration and financeProject management and budget developmentWork planning and organization strategiesOffice management protocols, procedures, software, and equipment

SKILLS :

Strong analytical skills with expert-level proficiency in Microsoft ExcelExtremely high level of attention to detailProfessional, responsible, reliable, and resourcefulSelf-starter with the ability to work independently and stay organizedWillingness to perform various functions as needed to support overall team and company growthPatience, tact, and courtesy at all times

ABILITY TO :

Manage multiple priorities and quickly adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced dynamic environment.Plan, organize, and perform analytical tasks to ensure timely project completionCollect, interpret, and utilize narrative and statistical dataCommunicate effectively; both verbally and in writingUse database, spreadsheet, and web interface / applicationsResolve issues through research and negotiationAssess and recommend solutions for moderate to complex projectsWork end-to-end, from development to execution

Physical and Working Conditions

The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

Environment : Work is performed in a typical office setting with exposure to computer screens and at public events (fairs, meeting rooms, farmers' markets, etc.) with moderate noise and will require some evening and weekend work. The noise level in the work environment is usually typical of an office environment and public events.

Physical : While performing the duties of this class, employees are regularly required to sit, walk, and stand; talk or hear, in person and by telephone; reach with hands and arms. Employees are occasionally required to walk, and stand for prolonged periods; stoop, bend, kneel and twist; and may lift up to twenty pounds. Employees must be able to communicate in person, in writing, and by telephone with Board members, management, co-workers, vendors, consultants, and with the public in face-to-face, one-on-one, and group settings.

Vision : See in the normal visual range with or without correction; vision sufficient to read computer screens and printed documents; and operate assigned equipment.

Hearing : Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.

SVCE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The pay range for this role is : 140,264 - 202,047 USD per year(US)

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Salary : $140,264 - $202,047