Senior Financial Analyst

Bloom Energy; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 121,400 - 174,600; Full time

Job summary

Bloom Energy is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to support planning, forecasting, reporting, and analytics for a business unit. The role involves building models, preparing operating reviews, and partnering with the business on day-to-day decisions.

Based in San Jose, CA, this on-site position requires strong FP&A experience, advanced modeling skills, and the ability to explain financial results to leadership. Travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Engineering, or related field.
• 3+ years of progressive finance experience including FP&A, corporate finance, investment banking, or equity research.
• Strong financial modeling and public-company finance concepts.
• Experience with forecasting cycles, variance analysis, and management reporting.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience using enterprise systems and BI tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; detail-oriented and able to meet multiple deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Support the planning, forecasting, and reporting cycles for a defined scope.
• Build and maintain financial models to support decisions and scenario analysis.
• Prepare materials for monthly operating reviews and quarterly business reviews.
• Partner with business to translate findings into actionable leadership insights.
• Collaborate with controls on close, accruals, and data integrity.
• Identify process improvements to standardize, simplify, and automate manual work.
• Support special projects and ad-hoc analyses.

Skills

Financial modeling

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Management reporting

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Anaplan

Hyperion

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Senior Financial Analyst

We are looking for a Senior Financial Analyst to join our team in one of today’s most exciting technologies. This role will report to our Director of Finance and is based in San Jose, CA. This is a fully on‑site, in‑office role, 5 days a week.

Role Summary

Bloom Energy is building its pipeline of high‑performing Senior Financial Analysts. In this role, you will support the planning, forecasting, reporting, and analytics for a business or functional area — building models, preparing operating reviews, and partnering with the business on the analyses that drive day‑to‑day decisions.

Location

This role is based in San Jose, CA, and Bloom has a 5‑day in‑office culture. Some travel may be required depending on the specific role.

Responsibilities

• Support the financial planning, forecasting, and reporting cycles for a defined scope — including the annual operating plan, quarterly forecasts, monthly outlooks, and variance analysis.
• Build and maintain financial models that support business decisions, scenario analysis, and management reporting.
• Prepare materials for monthly operating reviews, quarterly business reviews, and ad‑hoc executive requests.
• Partner with the business to understand drivers of performance; translate findings into clear, actionable insights for leadership.
• Partner with the Controller’s organization on close, accruals, and reconciliations to ensure financial data integrity.
• Identify and contribute to process improvement projects — standardize, simplify, and automate manual work.
• Support special projects, business cases, and ad‑hoc analyses as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of progressive finance experience, including direct FP&A, corporate finance, investment banking, or equity research.
• Strong financial modeling skills and a solid grasp of public‑company financial concepts.
• Experience with forecasting cycles, variance analysis, and management reporting.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with experience using enterprise systems and BI tools (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Anaplan, Hyperion, Power BI, Tableau).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast‑paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in energy, power generation, capital equipment, electric vehicles, semiconductors, or another capital‑intensive hardware business.
• Exposure to a specific function — commercial / sales finance, supply chain or sourcing finance, manufacturing or operations finance, or corporate FP&A and consolidations.
• Experience at a public company.
• MBA, CPA, CFA, or CMA (or in progress).

Bloom Energy is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We are committed to compliance with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability. Bloom Energy makes reasonable accommodations, consistent with applicable laws, for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified applicant or employee with a disability, who can perform the essential job functions, unless undue hardship would result.

At Bloom Energy, we are committed to supporting the well‑being of our employees and their families. Our comprehensive benefits package for eligible employees includes competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision plans with a large employer contribution, a 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match, generous Mental Health Support services, Legal services, virtual Physical Therapy access, and Fertility & Family Forming benefits.

Bloom Energy is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.

FULL TIME ROLE ONLY: The total compensation for this position includes standard company benefits and is based on various factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills and experience.

Salary Ranges: $121,400.00 - $174,600.00