About Bright
Bright is a fintech solar energy startup on a mission to reverse climate change, starting in Mexico. We act as a finance and technology layer powering the solar installer and entrepreneurial ecosystem, simplifying the process through automation. In just a few years, we have become Mexico's #1 residential solar financier, coordinating everything needed to get solar on homes—from financing to installation—so customers can go solar with no money down. We have raised funding from top investors like First Round Capital, Y Combinator, and Leonardo DiCaprio, and we aim to grow exponentially while being one of the best places to work in solar.
Responsibilities
- Financial Innovation: lead the charge in identifying, evaluating, and implementing innovative financial technologies, tools, and methodologies to enhance our financial operations and decision-making processes.
- Lease underwriting and contract innovation.
- Risk Management: oversee the development and implementation of risk management strategies and systems to protect the organization’s financial assets, ensuring resilience in the face of changing economic landscapes.
- FP&A.
- Strategic Planning: develop and execute a forward-looking financial strategy that aligns with the company’s long-term goals and objectives.
- Collaborate with executive leadership to drive financial innovation at the strategic level.
- Budget Management: oversee the development and management of the company’s budgets, guiding departments on efficient resource utilization.
- Cash Flow Management: monitor cash flow, manage working capital, and optimize cash to ensure liquidity and financial stability.
- Compliance and Governance: ensure the company adheres to all financial regulations and standards, working closely with legal and compliance teams to mitigate financial risks.
- Financial Education: promote financial literacy across Bright, helping employees understand the impact of their roles on Bright’s financial health, and collaborate with other departments to align financial strategies with overall business objectives.
Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience in FP&A or operational finance.
- Comfortable speaking English and communicating concisely (Spanish is a strong plus).
- Based anywhere in the US or Mexico.
- Strong experience in operational finance / FP&A.
- Experience helping scale businesses from $10 mm to $100 mm ARR.
- Hungry and scrappy: can get hands dirty, biases toward action, and doesn’t need a large support team.
Benefits
- The opportunity to learn firsthand about the distributed generation regulatory scheme in México while being a part of the fastest-growing startup in the country.
- A fun, high-caliber team that trusts you and gives you the freedom to be brilliant.
- Possibility to generate equity at Bright.
- Private health insurance.
- Access to cost-free mental health care.
- Parental leave.
- Access to mentorship programs.
- Remote work.