Generate Capital
6 days ago
Generate seeks an outstanding Manager, Strategic Finance to join our FP&A team. This role is both a model-building role and a model-troubleshooting role, whose goal is to ensure high model integrity throughout our modeling universe. We are looking for a highly talented individual with strong analytical capabilities, superior financial/quantitative horsepower, and a deep interest in Generate’s mission. This person can juggle – and juggle well – managing a variety of stakeholders and projects simultaneously while providing the highest standard of work. This person can handle extremely confidential information capably and can manage a high level of responsibility and exposure.
What you will be doing at Generate Capital as the Manager, Strategic Finance:
Gain fluency in our corporate model and individual business models
Review new models for adherence to model standards
Work collaboratively with model builders across the company to align assumptions and modeling techniques
Build new, highly complex models in both Excel and Anaplan
Troubleshoot and resolve issues in highly complex models
Answer diligence questions from investors and management
Establish and maintain positive working relationships with a broad base of stakeholders and serve as a key point of contact for modeling
Coordinate with the underwriting and asset management teams to deliver monthly actual vs. budget and forecasts
Identify areas of improvement in processes, make recommendations, and drive implementation
Understand systems and data flow; work with Technology team to optimize tools used for financial reporting
Provide ad hoc support across FP&A as needed
Candidate qualifications & core characteristics:
A demonstrated passion for, or commitment to, our mission
5-7 years of related experience in complex financial modeling; experience with structured investment modeling and/or renewable energy finance is a plus
Familiarity with foundational accounting concepts (e.g. ability to build a 3-statement financial model); advanced accounting knowledge is a plus
Familiarity with foundational finance concepts (e.g. ability to build a Discounted Cash Flow analysis); advanced finance knowledge a plus
Ability to conceptualize, build, audit, and modify cash and GAAP financial models for investments, including but not limited to infrastructure assets, preferred equity instruments, debt instruments, and funds
High level of proficiency in building and understanding Excel financial models
Aptitude for modeling in Anaplan; prior Anaplan modeling experience is a plus
Experience with SQL, Power BI, Python, R, or other programming languages for data analysis is a plus
Familiarity with major corporate ERP or EPM systems, esp. Adaptive Insights and Microsoft Business Central, is a plus
Ability to convey complex financial information in a clear and concise manner
Unimpeachable integrity and glowing references
Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, including empathy, intuition, and listening as well as strong writing, editing, and basic design skills.
High level of self-awareness and humility, with excitement about confronting uncomfortable situations or new challenges
Intellectual agility, curiosity, and creativity; problem-solving is your default mode
Entrepreneurial spirit: flexibility, comfort with risk, recognition that “perfect can be the enemy of the good”
Generate’s compensation packages are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. Salary decisions take into account a wide variety of factors including, but not limited to: skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, geographic location, and other business and organizational needs. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is $145,000 - $185,000. In addition, the compensation package may include a discretionary bonus and other benefits, including health care benefits, retirement benefits, benefits permitting paid days off (including sick leave, parental leave, and paid time off or vacation benefits), and other benefits that must be reported for federal tax purposes. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at the top of this range.
Generate Capital is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against otherwise qualified applicants on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or handicap, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
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