Finance / FP&A Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Description

Project Canary is a climate technology company offering an enterprise data platform that helps energy companies improve and report on their emissions footprint. Project Canary builds high-fidelity sensors, ingests data from various other technologies and sources, and leverages proprietary analytics and models to deliver insights that operators can act on to reduce emissions. The data-driven technology enables energy operators to stop leaks faster, reduce risk, streamline reporting, and differentiate their operations for key stakeholders.

Project Canary is seeking a hands-on Finance / FP&A Manager who will report to the VP of Finance. This is an excellent opportunity for a rising finance leader to make significant impact in a mission-driven, transitioning business. The Director of Strategic Finance will own all financial modeling for the company across FP&A, budgeting, and corporate development. This role will develop analysis, use data, and deliver insights to drive execution across the company. The Finance / FP&A Manager will partner closely with all functions to tie financial information directly to company strategy, decisions and outcomes. The ideal candidate is attentive to detail, a creative problem solver, a financial modeling expert, and a builder-doer who is willing to jump into new situations and push priorities forward.
Key Responsibilities

Financial Modeling & Analysis 

• Build and own all financial modeling for the company, including long-range planning, annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, scenarios and ad hoc analyses 
• Establish and manage financial modeling best practices and standards across the organization 
• Develop custom models and tools to support both strategic initiatives and day-to-day execution 
• Connect financial models and data with company-wide and departmental decision-making 
• Partner with commercial teams to drive customer acquisition, revenue growth, pricing strategy, unit economics, product development, and profitability 
• Develop and track key metrics that deliver insights to leadership and specific teams 
• Create frameworks, systems and processes that drive data- and fact-based decision making 
• Prepare Board and investor-facing financial models and presentations 

Corp Dev & Strategic Finance 

• Support financial due diligence and execution of capital raises and potential M&A opportunities 
• Partner with legal, commercial, and operational teams on complex commercial agreements 
• Evaluate strategic partnerships and opportunities, culminating in recommendation and action
• Create analyses, presentations, and data visualizations that support a business case 
• Implement scalable practices across finance and operations, improving systems and processes 
• Champion data quality and analytical rigor across the organization 

Budgeting, Planning & Forecasting  

• Manage company-wide annual budget process, partnering with each department head and executive team  
• Create and maintain monthly reporting and quarterly forecasts 
• Own reporting and variance analysis against company-wide and departmental budgets and OKRs – aim to foster accountability and deliver actionable insights 
• Prepare Board materials and investor reporting packages 
• Partner with Controller and VP Finance to unify financial information across forecasting (i.e., forward-looking) and reporting (i.e., backward-looking) 

Qualifications

Experience 

• 7+ years overall 
• Background in investment banking, private equity, or venture capital is strongly preferred 
• Hands-on experience at a startup or venture-to-growth stage company is also preferred 
• Recent roles in climate tech, SaaS, or advanced manufacturing environments is a plus – ideal candidate has a strong grasp of unit economics, cost structures and scalability, as well as experience around natural gas supply chains and SaaS/enterprise software 
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, business, accounting, or a technical field 
• Master’s degree, MBA or CFA is a plus 

Core Competencies  

• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities 
• Strong communication skills to simplify complex concepts into key conclusions 
• Detail-oriented while maintaining strategic perspective 
• Proven ability to influence and partner across all organizational levels 
• Strong project management skills with ability to execute multiple initiatives simultaneously 
• Self-starter with entrepreneurial mindset and a bias toward action and continuous improvement 
• Comfortable in ambiguous, fast-paced environments 
• Advanced Excel modeling skills with ability to build complex, dynamic models from scratch 

Benefits

• Salary range: $145,000-$165,000 annual base
• Hybrid work environment (at least 3 days/week in Denver office
• Health, dental, and vision insurance with low deductibles and premiums paid by company 99% for self and 50% for dependents and/or spouse
• 401K with company match (no vesting period)
• Opportunity for equity ownership
• Student loan assistance
• Generous culture around time off, including: 
  • Unlimited PTO
  • 6 days of sick time per year 
  • 11 paid company holidays per year 
  • Up to 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave 
• Dog friendly office environment