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Financial Controls & Budget Analyst

Boise, IDHybridFull TimePosted 1 month agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • project costs
  • budget performance
  • budget variances
  • project change order
  • cost structures
  • Budget at Completion
  • Estimate to Complete
  • Estimate at Completion
  • project dashboard
  • KPIs

Nice to have

  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • company-specific software
  • Power BI
  • Tableau
  • NetSuite
  • SAP

Role summary

The Financial Control & Budget Analyst provides financial oversight and analytical support for utility-scale renewable energy projects. This role partners with Project Management, Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Development, and Finance teams to ensure project costs are accurately tracked, forecasted, and managed against budgets. Responsibilities include monitoring expenditures, maintaining cost reports, analyzing budget variances, administering change orders, and developing financial forecasts. The role requires a Bachelor's degree in a related field, proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, and strong analytical and communication skills. Experience with BI tools, ERP systems, and project management software is a plus.

Clēnera is a tier-one developer and independent power producer located in Boise, Idaho, and is the U.S. subsidiary of Enlight Renewable Energy (Nasdaq: ENLT). We develop, finance, construct, own, and operate utility-scale solar and energy storage facilities throughout the United States. In its 2025 analysis of solar independent power producers, S&P Global ranked Clēnera as a top ten U.S. owner of planned installations in the next five years. Clēnera has over 1.9 GW of solar and 5.1 GWh of storage in operations or construction, and a development pipeline totaling 17.8 GW of solar and 51.1 GWh of storage across 23 states. Our company culture is at the core of everything we do, so you’ll regularly find Caring, Committed, and Courageous individuals who value respectful, cross-functional collaboration with partners internally and externally. With our tremendous portfolio growth, we are increasing our headcount to meet the demands of the business. Are you ready to change the world with us?

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Financial Control & Budget Analyst is responsible for providing financial oversight and analytical support across the lifecycle of utility-scale solar, storage, and renewable energy projects. This role serves as a key business partner to Project Management, Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Development, and Finance teams by ensuring project costs are accurately tracked, forecasted, and managed against approved budgets.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

  • Monitor project expenditures, commitments, accruals, and forecasts against approved project budgets.
  • Maintain project cost reports and provide regular visibility into budget performance throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Partner with Project Managers and functional leaders to identify, analyze, and explain budget variances.
  • Administer the project change order process from initiation through approval and implementation.
  • Ensure project costs are accurately categorized and aligned with approved cost structures.
  • Develop, maintain, and reconcile Budget at Completion (BAC), Estimate to Complete (ETC), and Estimate at Completion (EAC), documenting assumptions and explaining changes from prior forecasts.
  • Calculate, monitor and maintain a project dashboard for all KPIs associated with the construction phase of a project.
  • Maintain financial reporting by Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), ensuring budgets, actual costs, commitments, accruals, forecasts, and approved changes are consistently mapped to the appropriate work packages.
  • Collaborate with individual department, as well as cross-functionally with other departments within the organization to develop and maintain project construction forecast.
  • Maintain organizational excellence in terms of project timelines and deliverables.
  • Demonstrates the Clēnera Core Values of Caring, Committed, and Courageous.
  • Other duties as assigned.

    • MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

  • Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
  • Technology: Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, and an ability to learn company-specific software programs, tools, processes, and machines.
  • Skills/Attributes:
  • Self-motivated to work through complex problems and competing priorities, including a high level of detail and organization.
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to analyze data, identify trends, solve problems, and present findings in a clear and concise manner.
  • Experience with Microsoft Excel, Power BI, Tableau, or similar reporting platforms is a plus.
  • Experience with ERP systems such as NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, or similar platforms is a plus.
  • Experience with project management and construction systems such as Procore, Primavera P6, or Microsoft Project is a plus.

    • BENEFITS

  • Clēnera pays 100% of employee and dependent premiums for a suite of medical, dental, and vision coverages.
  • Hybrid Work Environment
  • HSA and FSA Plans Available
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Retirement Plan with Employer Match
  • Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary, and AD&D
  • Paid Time Off (Vacation and Public Holidays)
  • Incentive Pay and RSU Plans

    • *Recruiting agencies, we are not currently accepting unsolicited referrals for this or any open role. We will not pay any fee associated with unsolicited referrals.

    At Clēnera, LLC, we’re an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, physical or mental disability, or any other basis protected by state or federal law.

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