Financial Planning Analyst

Founded in 2016, Longroad Energy is a U.S.

-based energy company focused on developing, owning and operating energy and digital infrastructure projects throughout North America. Longroad has developed or acquired 7.6 GW of renewable energy projects and has raised $20.6 billion of equity, debt, and tax equity to support completion of its portfolio. Today, Longroad owns 5.8 GW of wind, solar, and storage projects and operates and manages a total of 7.4 GW on behalf of Longroad and third parties.

Longroad is owned by the Infratil Limited, NZ Superannuation Fund, Longroad Energy Partners, LLC, and MEAG MUNICH ERGO Asset Management.

The Financial Planning Analyst supports Longroad Energy’s financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and analytical activities across the Company’s development and corporate functions. Working from the Boston office 4 days per week and reporting to the Senior Financial Planning Analyst, this role plays an important part in the annual budgeting process and in both management-level and investor-level reporting. This position partners closely with teams across the organization to evaluate performance against plan, to maintain accurate forecasts, and to analyze corporate capital allocation.

This role may require additional hours during peak financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting cycles.

• Prepare monthly and quarterly financial reports, analyzing actual-to-budget and forecast variance, highlighting key risks and opportunities to support management decision-making.
• Assist in creating the annual operating plan, including coordinating the corporate non-labor budgeting process and preparing analyses to evaluate Company performance.
• Develop and maintain forecasts for development capital needs and corporate liquidity, incorporating changes in business assumptions and highlighting key sensitivities that may impact forecast accuracy.
• Perform financial modeling, scenario analysis, and other ad hoc business analysis to support financial planning, capital allocation, and strategic decision-making.

• Support the Company’s capital allocation planning by preparing analyses and decision-support materials that provide management with visibility into financial needs, priorities, and potential outcomes.
• Prepare business and financial updates, analyses, and reporting materials for investors and other stakeholders, and support responses to investor information requests and reporting requirements.

• Partner with Accounting, Development Operations, Treasury, and other teams across the Company to gather and validate financial and operational inputs, understand business drivers, and meet internal and external reporting requirements.
• Contribute to improvements in financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and modeling processes to enhance the accuracy, efficiency, and usefulness of financial information.

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in financial planning and analysis or business analysis, or a related field, including preparing and coordinating GAAP and cash budgets, forecasts, and related reports.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Engineering, or a related field.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, including financial modeling and data analysis.
• Strong critical thinking and quantitative skills, with intellectual curiosity and a desire to understand the business drivers behind financial results.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly present financial information and actionable insights to stakeholders across different levels…