Job Description
Vicinity Energy is North Americas largest provider of district energy solutions, offering low carbon energy to most of the iconic buildings you see in the skylines of Boston, Cambridge, Philadelphia, Baltimore and many other cities in the US. As a member of the communities we serve, all of us at Vicinity understand the critical role we play in reducing the impacts of climate change and being a leader in decarbonization. We are committed to net zero and eliminating our reliance on fossil fuels, but we need the best and the brightest minds on our team to help us reach our goal, not only for us as a company, but for our customers, our communities, and our planet.
Summary
The Senior Financial Analyst will participate in and manage complex financial analysis reports and projects for Vicinity Energys district energy business in the South Region. Headquartered in downtown Baltimore, this role will play a key part in supporting the growth and successful management of our district energy business. Using a broad knowledge of financial modeling and data analysis, you will support finance, development and operations as well as provide strategy recommendations to management. This is a full-time exempt position and reports to the Regional Director of Finance. This position is located in Baltimore, MD.
Responsibilities
- Support the finance team in monthly financial close and reporting process
- Lead annual budget development and related modeling and analysis
- Support the Customer Account Management team with analysis, modeling and ad-hoc reporting
- Provide analytical support to the Business Development Team during the review of investment opportunities and acquisitions
- Performs complex business analyses using advanced financial modeling techniques
- Assesses and identifies risk areas
- Ensures compliance with Company financial metrics
- Supports the project approval process
- Develop and evaluate business requirements, and model data and/or operations requirements
- Customer proposals and renegotiations
- Supports Operations by:
- Supporting financial planning process (forecasts, budget, and strategic planning), including taking the lead role in running the forecasting model used to project annual customer consumption and revenue
- Support modeling of business cases for efficiency, and ad-hoc projects
- Utilizing database tools such as Operations Pi Historian, customer metering portals, and Microsoft D365 customer relationship management tools to support analysis and reporting
- Infrequent travel will be required
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or Economics or related field from an accredited college or university
- 3-5 years’ financial analysis or accounting experience, preferably in technical services or engineering industry, including budgeting, forecasting and management reporting
- Proficient with Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint)
- Proficient with SQL or similar database tool (Forecast Model is in SQL)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Prior experience in the energy industry or transactional experience a plus
- Knowledge of Corporate Finance principles and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- Knowledge of Osisoft Pi and/or Microsoft D365
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY STATEMENT Vicinity North America is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.