Senior Financial Analyst

LRE (Leeward Renewable Energy) is forging an American energy future with integrity, innovation, and positive impact. Born in Texas in 2003, we own and operate over 30 utility-scale wind, solar, and energy storage projects in local communities across the United States, totaling 4 gigawatts (GW) of generating capacity.


LRE continues to help meet increased U.S. energy demand through our robust pipeline of new projects every year. Domestic jobs and manufacturing are fundamental to our full-lifecycle approach to projects, along with a long-term ownership model and a company culture dedicated to our community partners and protecting the natural environment.


POSITION: Sr. Financial Analyst


Department: Finance


Location: Dallas, Texas


Status:

Exempt Non-Exempt


Company Overview:


Leeward Renewable Energy is a growth-oriented renewable energy company that owns and operates a portfolio of 21 wind farms across nine states, with 20 in operation and one under construction, totaling more than 2,000 MW of installed capacity. We are developing new wind, solar, and energy storage projects in energy markets across the U.S.


Role Summary

The Sr. FP&A Analyst leads key components of corporate and business-unit financial planning, forecasting, and management reporting. This role partners closely with cross-functional leaders to analyze financial performance, identify risks and opportunities, and provide insights that drive business decisions. The analyst owns critical aspects of budgeting, long-range planning, and executive reporting. This position is based in Dallas, Texas and provides a perfect opportunity for a professional looking for interesting work within a small, growing team, the ability to expand their experience, work with all levels of the organization, and contribute to the company's success in the renewable energy industry.


Key Responsibilities

Financial Reporting & Analysis

• Own monthly management reporting packages, including variance analysis versus budget and forecast, with actionable insights for leadership.
• Analyze financial results and profitability at the project, business unit, and company level.
• Develop insights on key performance indicators (KPIs) to inform leadership decision-making and recommend actions that strengthen performance.

Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting

• Own the annual budget, monthly forecast, and long-range strategic planning processes for assigned functions or business units.
• Direct cross-functional inputs before, during, and after planning cycles to ensure accuracy and alignment.

Business Partnership

• Serve as a trusted financial partner to internal stakeholders, leading business performance discussions and challenging assumptions to improve decision-making.
• Collaborate with Accounting for month end close activities including reclass of expenses to ensure alignment with budgets/forecast.
• Develop executive and Board-level presentations that clearly communicate financial performance, risks, opportunities, and recommendations.

Process Improvement & Systems

• Lead improvements to financial processes, models, and systems related to budgeting, forecasting, and reporting to increase accuracy, transparency, and efficiency.
• Drive the adoption of Power BI reporting and AI-assisted tools to enhance core business processes
• Champion the adoption of financial systems and new software tools to improve scalability, automation, and reporting effectiveness.

Ad Hoc & Special Projects

• Champion the adoption of financial systems and new software tools to improve scalability, automation, and reporting effectiveness.

Qualifications

Required

• Champion the adoption of financial systems and new software tools to improve scalability, automation, and reporting effectiveness.

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or related field.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail.
• Advanced Excel skills; experience with financial models and variance analysis.

• Champion the adoption of financial systems and new software tools to improve scalability, automation, and reporting effectiveness.

Preferred

• Champion the adoption of financial systems and new software tools to improve scalability, automation, and reporting effectiveness.

• Experience with financial planning systems (e.g., D365, Power BI, planning tools).

• Champion the adoption of financial systems and new software tools to improve scalability, automation, and reporting effectiveness.

Core Competencies

• Financial modeling & analysis
• Business partnering
• Process improvement mindset
• Ability to manage multiple priorities
• Strong written and verbal communication

Leeward Management Services, LLC is committed to employing a diverse workforce, and provides equal employment opportunity for all individuals regardless of race, color, gender, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a protected veteran, genetic information, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.


Applicants must have current authorization to work for any employer in the United States on a full-time basis without the need for an employment visa now or in the future . Employer visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

Leeward Management Services, LLC is committed to employing a diverse workforce and provides equal employment opportunity for all individuals regardless of race, color, gender, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a protected veteran, genetic information, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Notice to Recruiters and Staffing Agencies: Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE) does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiting vendors or employment agencies. Only recruiting vendors with a current, signed agreement in place with LRE are authorized to submit resumes for specific, requested positions. All unsolicited resumes and candidate profiles submitted to LRE, or any LRE employee, without an active agreement or written request from LRE's HR Department, will be considered property of LRE. LRE will not be responsible for any fees or expenses associated with unsolicited resumes or candidates submitted in this manner.