Senior Financial Analyst - Silicon Valley Clean Energy

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 in support of business decision making, business strategy and business operations for the Agency and its Departments. The position provides financial analysis, project coordination, 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.

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 budget, what-if analysis, cash flow analysis, budget vs. actuals, and for other business purposes.Develop and track business metrics. Develop and maintain standard, custom, and ad-hoc reports.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 and internal controls with financial guidelines, organization policies, and relevant laws and regulations.Design analytical and diagnostic tools to ensure accuracy and timely computation of risk and financial metrics and facilitate analyses of energy portfolios.Work with auditors to complete annual audits.Manage and monitor business insurance coverages and renewals.Prepare a variety of professional reports, presentations, and correspondence in assignment area.Receive and respond to questions from the public, outside agencies, SVCE staff and Board May perform quality assurance and business process improvement activities in support of the business. Activities may include developing, managing or coordinating performance or quality assessment, business process re- engineering, change management, communication and training.Explore different investment opportunities and implement cash optimization options to ensure positive cash flow. Lead projects, determining scope, budget, timeframes, forming teams, assigning tasks, managing resources and issues. Seek opportunities to improve and facilitate Agency programs, departmental procedures and outcomes.

Qualifications

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

Knowledge of:

Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (including but not limited to pivot table, advanced data analysis functions)Financial analysis and internal control methodsGeneral ledger functions and the month-end/ year end close processKnowledge of various business insurance coverage options and renewalsBroad knowledge of different financial analytical methods, approaches and tacticsAdvanced understanding of fundamental analysis and what-if modeling concepts, methods and techniques and analysis of how different factors affect business outcomes.Theory, principles and practices of organizational administration and finance.Principles and practices of project management and budget development, work planning and organization.Office management protocols, procedures, software and equipment.Understanding of energy industry contracts including but not limited to EEIs, NAESBs, ISDAs, and Power Purchase Agreements would be good to have.

Skills:

Extremely high level of attention to detail.Strong analytical skills and expert user in Microsoft ExcelProfessional, responsible, reliable, resourceful.Self-starter, independent, organized.

Ability to:

Manage multiple priorities and quickly adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced dynamic environment.Plan, organize, and perform analytical duties, ensuring that projects and reports are completed in a timely and accurate manner.Collect, interpret and utilize narrative and statistical data pertaining to area of responsibility.Communicate effectively, orally and in writing.Use database, spreadsheet, and web interface and/or internet applications depending on assignment.Self-motivated, able to resolve issues through research and negotiation.Assess and recommend solutions for moderate to complex projects.Work accurately and swiftly under pressure.Demonstrate patience, tact, and courtesy at all times.

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: A Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university or college in Business, Finance, Economics, Accounting, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering or related discipline or equivalent work experience required. A Master's of Business Administration or graduate degree in the aforementioned fields can substitute for up to one year of the required experience.

EXPERIENCE: 3-5 years of progressively responsible financial experience with clean energy-related products or services at: an energy services company, corporate/commercial real estate, engineering, design, management or consulting company, electric utility, energy or finance department of a public agency, energy products company, or a related organization.

LICENSE: Certified Public Accountant or Chartered Financial Analyst license highly desirable.

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.

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

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