Nautilus Solar Energy

Develops and manages community solar assets

Director of Financial Planning & Analysis

Corporate Finance & FP&AConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeRemote in USARemote

About the Job

Requirements

Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

Lead annual budgeting, long-range planning, quarterly forecasting, and monthly performance reporting for NSE and its subsidiaries.
Develop and maintain financial models supporting community solar projects and corporate initiatives.
Evaluate business performance against plan and provide actionable recommendations to improve profitability and cash flow.
Partner with executive leadership to translate operational performance into financial outcomes and strategic actions.
Serve as the primary finance business partner for Community Solar operations and customer acquisition teams.
Analyze subscriber acquisition costs, retention trends, credit performance, project profitability, and portfolio economics.
Along with Community Solar staff, monitor commercial metrics including subscription levels, discount rates, customer churn, and collections performance.
Develop reporting frameworks that enable proactive management of community solar performance across markets.
Evaluate strategic growth initiatives, pricing strategies, and operational investments.
Lead the development and execution of an AI roadmap for FP&A and business finance functions.
Identify opportunities to leverage artificial intelligence, machine learning, predictive analytics, and automation across forecasting, reporting, and decision support processes.
Implement AI-enabled forecasting techniques to improve accuracy of revenue, cash flow, subscriber growth, and operating expense projections.
Work on implementing or upgrading commercial FP&A/CPM platforms, including requirements gathering, chart of accounts mapping, workflow design, and user acceptance testing.
Drive automation of recurring reporting, variance analysis, KPI monitoring, and management dashboards.
Partner with Business Operations and business leaders to establish scalable data governance and analytics infrastructure.
Evaluate and deploy next-generation finance technologies that improve productivity and decision-making.
Champion a culture of innovation and continuous improvement across the finance organization.
Build executive-level dashboards and performance scorecards using Power BI and other business intelligence tools.
Establish standardized operational and financial key performance indicators across the organization.
Report and analyze at the business-unit segmented profit and loss level, including revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, and EBITDA, using both GAAP and management/adjusted reporting views.
Deliver clear, concise, and actionable financial insights to senior leadership.
Lead monthly business reviews with operational stakeholders and executive management.
Develop variance analysis processes that identify business trends and support rapid decision-making.
Build, mentor, and develop a high-performing FP&A team.
Promote data-driven decision-making throughout the organization.
Foster collaboration across Finance, Community Solar, Asset Management, and Corporate Functions.

Director of FP&A

Nautilus Solar Energy · Chicago, United States (Remote) · Full-time · Posted 2026-09-09

Salary: USD 190,000–210,000

Workplace: remote

Department: Finance

Description

The Director of FP&A will serve as a strategic finance leader responsible for driving financial planning, operational performance analysis, and decision support across the company's community solar and Nautilus Solar Energy’s other activities. This role partners closely with Operations, Asset Management, Community Solar, Development, Capital Markets, and Executive Leadership to deliver actionable insights that support growth, profitability, and capital efficiency.

In addition to traditional FP&A responsibilities, the Director will lead the integration of artificial intelligence and advanced analytics into the finance function, transforming forecasting, reporting, budgeting, and business intelligence processes. The ideal candidate combines strong renewable energy industry experience with operational finance expertise, intellectual curiosity, and a passion for leveraging technology to improve decision-making.

Responsibilities:

Strategic Financial Planning & Analysis

Lead annual budgeting, long-range planning, quarterly forecasting, and monthly performance reporting processes for NSE and its subsidiaries.
Develop and maintain financial models supporting community solar projects, and corporate initiatives.
Evaluate business performance against plan and provide actionable recommendations to improve profitability and cash flow.
Partner with executive leadership to translate operational performance into financial outcomes and strategic actions.

Community Solar Finance Leadership

Serve as the primary finance business partner for Community Solar operations and customer acquisition teams.
Analyze subscriber acquisition costs, retention trends, credit performance, project profitability, and portfolio economics.
Along with Community Solar staff, monitor key commercial metrics including subscription levels, discount rates, customer churn, and collections performance.
Develop reporting frameworks that enable proactive management of community solar performance across markets.
Evaluate strategic growth initiatives, pricing strategies, and operational investments.

AI & Finance Transformation Leadership

Lead the development and execution of an AI roadmap for FP&A and business finance functions.
Identify opportunities to leverage AI, machine learning, predictive analytics, and automation across forecasting, reporting, and decision support processes.
Implement AI-enabled forecasting techniques to improve accuracy of revenue, cash flow, subscriber growth, and operating expense projections.
Work on implementing or upgrading commercial FP&A/CPM platforms (e.g., Planful, Anaplan, Adaptive Insights/Workday Adaptive, OneStream, Vena); includes requirements gathering, chart of accounts mapping, workflow design, and UAT.
Drive automation of recurring reporting, variance analysis, KPI monitoring, and management dashboards.
Partner with Business Operations, and business leaders to establish scalable data governance and analytics infrastructure.
Evaluate and deploy next-generation finance technologies that improve productivity and decision-making.
Champion a culture of innovation and continuous improvement across the finance organization.

Reporting & Performance Management

Build executive-level dashboards and performance scorecards using Power BI and other business intelligence tools.
Establish standardized operational and financial KPIs across the organization.
Report and analyze at the Business-unit segmented P&L level, including revenue, gross margin, OpEx, and EBITDA; fluency in both GAAP and management/adjusted reporting views
Deliver clear, concise, and actionable financial insights to senior leadership.
Lead monthly business reviews with operational stakeholders and executive management.
Develop variance analysis processes that identify business trends and support rapid decision-making.

Team Leadership & Development

Build, mentor, and develop a high-performing FP&A team.
Promote data-driven decision-making throughout the organization.
Foster collaboration across Finance, Community Solar, Asset Management, and Corporate Functions.

Requirements

Must have unrestricted work Authorization to work in the U.S.

Benefits

Competitive Salary $190,000-$210,000
Annual Performance Bonus
Benefits (Health, Vision, Dental, Basic Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability) are 100% covered by Nautilus
401k offered with employer match

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About the Company

Nautilus Solar Energy

Develops and manages community solar assets

Nautilus Solar Energy develops, finances, builds, owns, and operates community solar projects across multiple states, managing them from start to long-term operation. The company’s products let residential and commercial customers subscribe to a portion of a local solar farm and receive credits on their utility bills, enabling access to solar energy without on-site panels. Nautilus generates revenue through long-term power purchase agreements with subscribers and by monetizing renewable energy credits and tax incentives tied to solar projects. What sets Nautilus apart is its full lifecycle approach: it not only develops and finances solar farms but also owns and actively manages the assets to scale their portfolio, supported by experienced leadership and strategic backing from investors. The company aims to expand its portfolio by acquiring new projects and growing its subscriber base, with a goal of increasing solar access and clean energy deployment across more communities.

Company size: 51-200
Company stage: Debt Financing
Total funding: $1.6B
Headquarters: Chicago, IL
Founded: 2006

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