The Manager, FP&A - Projects & Operations acts as a finance business partner across product lines, owning forecasting, budgeting, project-level performance analysis, and automated reporting. Key responsibilities include month-end close and variance analysis, financial project management, and process improvement in coordination with cross-functional teams. Candidates require a bachelor's degree and 7 to 10 years of FP&A experience, including project-based financial management and data modeling.
About the role
Terabase Energy builds digital and automation tools for utility-scale solar, spanning robotic field construction (Terafab), EPC services (Construct), plant design and energy modeling (PlantPredict), SCADA, and related services.
The Lead Financial Analyst is the finance business partner across these product lines, owning forecasting, budgeting, and project performance analysis. The role builds AI-enabled reporting and analytics that turn project, operational, and system data into clear, decision-ready insight for leadership and business owners.
Key responsibilities
- Forecasting and budgeting: Build and maintain the annual budget and rolling forecasts by product line, including revenue, COGS, OPEX, and headcount.
- Project-level forecasting: Partner with Project Delivery, Sales, and Procurement teams to forecast active projects on a percent-complete basis and track margin by project and contract type.
- Financial project management: Analyze project performance in depth over the full project term, including margin analysis and core margin drivers. Work with Project Delivery, Sales, Accounting, and IT to improve reporting and tracking processes, ensuring the data needed for meaningful performance analytics is available.
- Finance business partner: Serve as the finance business partner to internal stakeholders, providing financial insight, decision support, and analysis that helps business leaders plan, prioritize, and manage performance.
- Month-end close and variance analysis: Reconcile the P&L to NetSuite, validate GL and department mappings, and prepare actual-vs-forecast and actual-vs-budget variance analysis. Separate true performance variances from accounting reclassifications and timing, and explain the underlying drivers.
- Intelligent reporting and analytics: Build and publish automated reporting and analytics for stakeholders, using AI tools and direct data feeds from core systems (NetSuite, Salesforce).
- Process improvements: Define, document, and implement Finance processes end to end, including the forecast and budget cycles, month-end close, and cross-functional workflows with Project Delivery, Sales, Procurement, and Accounting. Set clear ownership, timelines, and controls, and drive adoption across teams.
Requirements
Required qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
- 7–10 years of experience in FP&A, preferably including project-based financial management (EPC, construction, or long-term contracts).
- Proven experience owning financial statements (P&L, Cash Flow).
- Advanced data modeling and dashboarding of driver-based models with structured, auditable design.
- Advanced experience applying AI tools (e.g., Claude, ChatGPT) to financial analysis, reporting, and workflow automation.
- Proven experience developing and implementing business processes.
- Hands-on ERP experience (NetSuite preferred) with GL, department, and subsidiary structures.
- Solid grasp of US GAAP revenue recognition, including percent-of-completion for long-term contracts.
- Clear written and verbal communication; able to present findings to executives concisely.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience in a start-up environment.
- Experience in the energy and utility industry, EPC, or large-scale construction.
- Background at a growth-stage or venture-backed company, including investor or board reporting.
- Experience with Salesforce, Airtable, or BI tools (Tableau, Power BI).
- Familiarity with mixed business models: hardware, software/SaaS, and services.
- CPA, CFA, or MBA.
Benefits
This role offers a base salary of $140,000 – $170,000 (DOE)
Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within each posted range, individual pay is determined (and may be greater or higher), dependent on work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Terabase offers competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including:
• Generous time off and holiday policy
• Remote flexibility
• Flexible time off
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Career progression
• 401k match
• Stock options
• Home office set up allowance
• And much more!
Terabase is an equal opportunity employer. We recruit, hire, employ, train, promote, and compensate individuals based on job-related qualifications and abilities. We strongly encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.
We do not discriminate for any reason including race, color, sex, gender, age, religion or religious creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military/ veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
We offer a welcoming and inclusive environment in service to one another, our products, the diverse consumers we represent, and the communities we call home.
Principles only. This role is not open to receiving agency candidates, and any contingent submissions will not be considered. Terabase Energy does not utilize third-party recruiting agencies.
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