Accounting​/Finance - Director of Strategic Projects

Job-ID Reference
26-23563

Summary
REQUIRED
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 For Director Level and Above
Key Decisions Owned

• 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 For Director Level and Above
Reporting Structure
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 For Director Level and Above
Size/Complexity of Organization
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…