Senior Financial Analyst, Strategic Finance & FP&A

About us:

Blue Wave is a mission-driven clean energy developer, owner, and operator building solar and energy storage solutions that strengthen the electric grid and deliver long-term grid value.

We partner with landowners, farmers, municipalities, and investors to advance projects that support working land while expanding the benefits of affordable, reliable energy. Our approach combines thoughtful siting, dual-use development, and long-term ownership to ensure every project is built for lasting impact.

We are committed to balancing strong financial performance with positive social and environmental outcomes.

Reporting to the Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis, the Senior Financial Analyst serves as a strategic finance partner to the organization. This role moves beyond financial data consolidation to provide actionable insights that drive decision-making. You will lead complex financial modeling, oversee the integrity of the budgeting and forecasting processes, and act as a primary consultant to various functional stakeholders and executive leadership at Blue Wave.

• Strategic Planning & Forecasting: A senior individual contributor who independently owns significant planning and analytical work streams, converts project and operational developments into financial implications, and supports the FP&A Manager in enterprise planning, liquidity management, business modelling and executive decision‑making.
• Performance Insight:
  Analyze financial data to identify trends and key performance indicators (KPIs). Translate complex data into "the story behind the numbers" to provide high‑impact recommendations to senior management.
• Variance Leadership:
  Direct the monthly variance analysis process (Actual vs. Budget/Forecast) for Operating and Development projects and corporate SG&A Proactively investigate discrepancies, collaborate with department heads to understand drivers, and propose corrective actions.
• Own designated components of the company’s short- and long‑term cash‑flow forecasting processes including timing and financial effect of development expenditures, construction activity, project models and analyze actuals to report material variances.
• Stakeholder Partnership:
  Act as a dedicated finance liaison to business units, providing guidance on financial health, resource allocation, and operational efficiency.
• Reporting & Visualization:
  Design and manage financial dashboards and executive presentations, ensuring Power BI calculations, metrics, reporting hierarchies, and visualizations accurately reflect business and reporting requirements. Partner with IT and data teams to define requirements, test new reporting solutions, and resolve data quality and reporting logic issues.
• Process Excellence:
  Lead the implementation of financial policies and internal controls. Identify opportunities for automation and process improvement to enhance the speed and accuracy of the finance function. Proactively identify data inconsistencies, process gaps and control risks, and coordinate their resolution with appropriate stakeholders. Balance speed with accuracy by implementing practical controls appropriate to the significance of each deliverable

• Education:
  
  B.S. in Finance, Accounting, or a related field (MBA or CPA a plus).
• Experience:
  
  5+ years of progressive experience in financial analysis, with a proven track record of influencing business decisions.
• Technical Mastery:
  Advanced Excel skills (complex modeling, macros, Power Query). Direct experience with Net Suite, PowerBI, and Procore is highly preferred. Demonstrated hands‑on proficiency with Power BI, including report development, financial measures, data modeling, Power Query, dashboard validation and reconciliation is required.
• Analytical Mindset:
  Experience analyzing large datasets from multiple systems and business units along with translating the results into actionable business conclusions.
• Communication:
  Elite interpersonal skills with the ability to "translate" financial data for non-finance stakeholders and present confidently to executive leadership.
• Soft Skills:
  
  An entrepreneurial spirit and "advocate of change."…