Director of FP&A: Growth & AI-Driven Finance

Nautilus Solar Energy, LLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 190,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual bonus

Comprehensive benefits

401k with employer match

Job summary

Nautilus Solar Energy, LLC seeks a Director of FP&A to lead strategic financial planning, performance analysis, and decision support for community solar and related activities. You will partner across Operations, Asset Management, Development, Capital Markets, and Executive Leadership to deliver actionable insights that improve profitability and capital efficiency.

Responsibilities include annual budgeting, long-range planning, and model development for projects and corporate initiatives, plus

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Lead annual budgeting, long-range planning, quarterly forecasting, and monthly performance reporting for NSE and subsidiaries.
• Develop and maintain financial models for community solar projects and corporate initiatives.
• Provide actionable profitability and cash flow insights to guide strategic decisions.
• Partner with executive leadership to translate operational performance into financial outcomes and strategic actions.
• Serve as primary finance partner for Community Solar operations and customer acquisition teams.
• Analyze subscriber acquisition costs, retention trends, profitability, and portfolio economics.
• Develop reporting frameworks for proactive management of community solar performance across markets.
• Evaluate growth initiatives, pricing strategies, and operational investments.
• Lead the development and execution of an AI roadmap for FP&A and finance functions.
• Identify opportunities to leverage AI, ML, predictive analytics, and automation in forecasting and reporting.
• Implement AI-enabled forecasting to improve revenue, cash flow, and expense projections.
• Drive automation of recurring reporting, variance analysis, KPI monitoring, and dashboards.
• Establish scalable data governance and analytics infrastructure with business leaders.

Job description

Nautilus Solar Energy, LLC seeks a Director of FP&A to lead strategic financial planning, performance analysis, and decision support for community solar and related activities. You will partner across Operations, Asset Management, Development, Capital Markets, and Executive Leadership to deliver actionable insights that improve profitability and capital efficiency.

Responsibilities include annual budgeting, long-range planning, and model development for projects and corporate initiatives, plus