Senior Financial Analyst

Position

Sr. Financial Analyst – Finance Department, Exempt

LRE (Leeward Renewable Energy) is forging an American energy future with integrity, innovation, and positive impact. Born in Texas in 2003, LRE owns and operates over 30 utility‑scale wind, solar, and energy storage projects across the United States, totaling 4 gigawatts (GW) of generating capacity. We create domestic jobs, manufacture components, and maintain a long‑term ownership model to support our community partners and protect the natural environment.

The Sr. FP&A Analyst leads key components of corporate and business‑unit financial planning, forecasting, and management reporting. This role partners closely with cross‑functional leaders to analyze financial performance, identify risks and opportunities, and provide insights that drive business decisions. The analyst owns critical aspects of budgeting, long‑range planning, and executive reporting.

• Financial Reporting & Analysis – Own monthly management reporting packages, including variance analysis versus budget and forecast with actionable insights for leadership. Analyze financial results and profitability at the project, business unit, and company level. Develop insights on key performance indicators (KPIs) to inform leadership decision‑making and recommend actions that strengthen performance.
• Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting – Own the annual budget, monthly forecast, and long‑range strategic planning processes for assigned functions or business units. Direct cross‑functional inputs before, during, and after planning cycles to ensure accuracy and alignment.
• Business Partnership – Serve as a trusted financial partner to internal stakeholders, leading business performance discussions and challenging assumptions to improve decision‑making. Collaborate with Accounting for month‑end close activities including reclassification of expenses to ensure alignment with budgets/forecast. Develop executive and Board‑level presentations that clearly communicate financial performance, risks, opportunities, and recommendations.
• Process Improvement & Systems – Lead improvements to financial processes, models, and systems related to budgeting, forecasting, and reporting to increase accuracy, transparency, and efficiency. Drive the adoption of Power BI reporting and AI‑assisted tools to enhance core business processes. Champion adoption of financial systems and new software tools to improve scalability, automation, and reporting effectiveness.
• Ad Hoc & Special Projects – Lead and support ad hoc analysis and special projects as assigned.

• Required – Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail.
• Advanced Excel skills; experience with financial models and variance analysis.
• Experience with financial planning systems (e.g., D365, Power BI, planning tools).
• Preferred – Experience with AI‑assisted tools, extensive knowledge of budgeting/forecasting, and a track record of leading process improvements.

• Financial modeling & analysis
• Business partnering
• Process improvement mindset
• Ability to manage multiple priorities
• Strong written and verbal communication

Leeward Management Services, LLC is committed to employing a diverse workforce and provides equal employment opportunity for all individuals regardless of race, color, gender, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a protected veteran, genetic information, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants must have current authorization to work for any employer in the United States on a full‑time basis without the need for an employment visa now or in the future.

Employer visa sponsorship is not available for this role.