Director of Finance

Overview

This role is responsible for owning the organization’s finance function. It is a hands-on position in an early-stage environment with meaningful influence over financial strategy, reporting, and scalability.

The organization develops solar+storage projects that help community health centers and other nonprofits lower energy costs and maintain essential services during outages through energy storage.

Responsibilities

• Lead project finance and portfolio management.
• Own project and portfolio models covering feasibility, solar and storage economics, tax credits, construction and long-term debt, and operating return.
• Structure and execute project financing, including assembling capital stacks that combine tax credits and other grant funding; review term sheets and transaction documents.
• Maintain project capital accounts and maintain a consolidated view of financing obligations, available capital, loan repayments, and guarantee exposure.
• Lead tax credit transfers and Direct Pay filings, tax credit insurance, and financing against expected credit.
• Oversee begin-construction and safe-harbor documentation; track placed-in-service deadlines; manage prevailing wage and apprenticeship records, domestic content, prohibited foreign entity (PFE), material-assistance requirements, and recapture tracking.
• Evaluate entity structures and SPVs, including Development and Holding Co considerations and related ownership implications.
• Own monthly close and consolidated reporting; direct outsourced accounting providers, review their work, and resolve technical accounting matters.
• Own budgeting, financial modeling, cash forecasts, and variance analysis.
• Manage liquidity and funding needs across operations and projects, including program-related investments (PRIs) and other foundation capital, debt facilities, and SAFE investments.
• Lead audit preparation and subsequent financial statement and federal grant audits with outside providers.
• Coordinate corporate and project tax planning and filings.
• Deliver reporting required by lenders, foundations, investors, and grant programs.
• Support the CEO’s capital raising through analysis, diligence support, data room preparation, and discussions with funders.
• Oversee billing, collections, payments, and the PEO relationship for payroll and benefits.
• Improve close, reporting, forecasting, and compliance workflows.

Requirements

• 6+ years of progressive finance experience, including hands-on project finance or finance leadership in commercial solar, storage, or comparable energy development; adjacent infrastructure experience is relevant where responsibilities closely match.
• Experience in clean energy project finance and tax credit sales.
• Experience in audit preparation.
• Experience in federal/state grant accounting (including 2 CFR 200).
• Experience managing multiple sets of books.
• Experience implementing automation in finance workflows.
• Experience managing project economics, multiple entities, and construction/long-term financing.
• Experience delivering results in a growing entrepreneurial business with a small team and outside advisors.
• Strong command of U.S. GAAP, financial statements, and project accounting; able to review technical work and own the numbers.
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills.
• Detail-oriented critical thinker and problem solver with strong communication skills and sound business judgment.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, economics, or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA and/or MBA

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary: $150,000–$200,000, plus an annual performance bonus and profit-sharing plan. Placement within the range depends on relevant experience and qualifications.
• Medical, dental, vision, and 401k
• Competitive paid time off
• Flexible work schedule/remote work

Equal Opportunity

The organization is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Individuals who require reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act in order to participate in the search process should notify the organization.