Director, Finance

Role Overview

• Co-own the company’s enterprise financial and operating model, translating business strategy into a dynamic, driver-based view of growth, capital needs, and returns
• Lead scenario planning across key variables (deployment pace, capital markets, project timelines, working capital) to inform executive decisions
• Shape annual planning, long-range strategy, and rolling forecasts, synthesizing performance and forward-looking insights for leadership
• Partner with Development, Operations, Value Management, and Structured Finance to evaluate investments across new markets, projects, and new business lines
• Develop a forward-looking view of liquidity, corporate capital requirements, and investment pacing under multiple growth scenarios
• Assess new market entry, product expansion, and strategic initiatives through a rigorous lens of cost of capital and return
• Build and evolve a “single source of truth” for project and portfolio performance, linking operational execution to value creation and cash outcomes
• Define and track KPIs that matter across cost efficiency, productivity, and returns to guide leadership decisions
• Lead deep analytical dives across business units to identify risks, opportunities, and structural improvements
• Translate complex analyses into clear, concise recommendations for executive leadership and the board
• Prepare high-impact materials including investment memos, strategic pre-reads, and performance narratives
• Frame key trade-offs and enable faster, higher-quality decisions across the organization
• Support strategic financing initiatives, including corporate debt raises, corporate capital structure optimization, and commercial lender engagement
• Partner cross-functionally to position the business effectively with corporate capital providers
• Help expand access to capital by supporting relationships with commercial lenders, sureties, and other financial stakeholders
• Lead or support high-priority, cross-functional initiatives such as new market entry, organizational scaling, and major investments
• Bring structure to ambiguous problems and drive them through to actionable outcomes
• Support strategic decisions that impact financial reporting and company-wide positioning to external markets
• Evaluate internal corporate finance processes to optimize the business for scaled growth

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in consulting, investment banking, or finance-related positions in industry with exposure to energy or infrastructure
• Strong analytical toolkit with experience building models, structuring ambiguous problems, and translating analysis into decisions
• Demonstrated ability to operate in fast-paced, high-growth environments with significant ambiguity
• Experience working on strategy, transactions, or operational improvement initiatives
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and present complex ideas clearly

Benefits

• Training / Professional development opportunities
• 401(k) with 4% company match
• Summer Fridays
• Flexible remote/hybrid work options
• Paid parental leave
• Team lunches, events, and stocked kitchens
• Modern, collaborative office spaces in Asbury Park, New York City, Boston, Chicago, and Baltimore
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Company-paid life and long-term disability insurance