Accounting​/Finance - Director of Strategic Projects

Financial Evaluation Director

Leads the financial evaluation of strategic projects and business cases across the Energy Division, with primary accountability for developing and challenging Capital Expenditure Requests (CERs) and investment proposals. Builds advanced, decision-grade financial models—complete with scenarios, sensitivities, and clearly documented assumptions and reasoning—to quantify the value, risk, and trade-offs of major initiatives. Serves as a trusted advisor with significant exposure across the Energy Division and to Energy and executive leadership, translating complex financial analysis into clear, compelling recommendations that enable confident capital and strategic decision-making.

This is a contract engagement with an initial 90-day term, with the possibility to extend based on business needs and performance.

General Responsibilities

Required:

• Lead the development, structuring, and financial evaluation of strategic projects, business cases, and Capital Expenditure Requests (CERs) across the Energy Division, from early concept through executive approval.
• Build and maintain advanced financial models that incorporate multiple scenarios, sensitivities, and stress tests, along with thoughtful, well-documented assumptions and reasoning that withstand executive and cross-functional scrutiny.
• Quantify project value, returns, risks, and trade-offs using metrics such as NPV, IRR, payback, and ROIC, and clearly articulate the financial drivers and key assumptions behind each recommendation.
• Communicate the financial aspects of projects and business cases to executive decision-makers, translating complex analysis into clear, concise narratives, visuals, and recommendations that support timely capital and strategic decisions.
• Partner with operational, commercial, engineering, and functional leaders across the Energy Division to gather inputs, validate assumptions, pressure-test business logic, and ensure business cases are grounded in operational reality.
• Establish consistent standards, templates, and methodologies for business casing and CER development to improve rigor, comparability, and speed of investment decision-making.
• Support post-approval and post-investment reviews, comparing actual outcomes to business case assumptions to strengthen future modeling accuracy and accountability.

Key Decisions Owned

Required:

• Determine the financial modeling approach, structure, and methodology for strategic projects, business cases, and CERs, including scenario design, sensitivity ranges, and valuation metrics.
• Establish and validate the assumptions, drivers, and reasoning underpinning each business case, and recommend which scenarios and investment options are presented to leadership.
• Assess and recommend the financial viability, risks, and trade-offs of proposed projects and capital requests to energy and executive decision-makers.
• Set the standards, templates, and quality bar for business casing and CER deliverables to ensure consistent, decision-ready analysis across the Energy Division.

Reporting Structure

Required:

Tier (for ex, EVP-1; EVP-2): CFO-2 Reports to Name:
Jon Gladden Reports to

Title:

Vice President, Finance, Energy Division

Size/Complexity of Organization

Required:

Revenue / Capital Responsibility:
Financial modeling and business case support for strategic projects and Capital Expenditure Requests across the Energy Division; influences capital allocation and investment decisions, with dollar value defined by the specific project and portfolio scope. Headcount Responsibility:
Individual contributor (contract) with no direct reports; delivers impact through cross-functional influence and by leading business case and CER work streams with matrixed project, operational, and finance partners. Stage or Business Growth (for Director level and above):
Supports a complex, capital-intensive operating environment with an active pipeline of strategic initiatives and investment decisions, requiring rigorous business casing, scenario planning, and forward-looking financial insight to guide Energy Division and executive leadership.

Knowledge Application Complexity Scope

Required:

Applies advanced corporate finance, financial modeling, capital budgeting, and business case development expertise across strategic projects spanning multiple business lines, functions, and geographies within the Energy Division. Scope includes structuring CERs and investment proposals, designing multi-scenario and sensitivity-driven models, developing and defending detailed assumptions, and evaluating returns, risk, and trade-offs. Requires the ability to interpret complex financial and operational data, assess market and business drivers, and convert analysis into clear, executive-ready recommendations that inform major capital and strategic decisions.

Other details:
Role carries significant cross-functional visibility and exposure across the Energy Division and to energy and executive leadership. Regularly partners with Finance, Operations,…