Solar Finance & Operations Specialist (In-Office CT)

TELYON; Old Saybrook (CT); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

TELYON, headquartered in Old Saybrook, CT, seeks a Finance & Operations Associate to join our growing solar business. You will work across Finance, Operations, Construction, Procurement, Project Management, and Legal to support project budgets, cash flow, reporting, and compliance.

The role emphasizes detailed financial analysis, inventory management, and cross-functional process improvements to optimize project performance and cash requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Construction Management, Economics, Supply Chain, or a related field preferred.
• 1–5+ years of experience within the construction industry required.
• C&I solar, renewable energy, or EPC experience strongly preferred.
• Experience with project budgeting, forecasting, cash flow analysis, project controls, construction accounting, or financial analysis.
• Experience with procurement and inventory management, including purchase orders, equipment tracking, deliveries, project allocations, and reconciliation.
• Understanding of construction project lifecycles, project costs, procurement, subcontractors, billing, and scheduling.
• Experience with prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements and associated documentation strongly preferred.
• Experience or familiarity with the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), renewable energy compliance requirements, and/or tax credit-related project requirements preferred.
• Experience with safe harbor tracking, procurement documentation, inventory records, and/or beginning-of-construction documentation is strongly preferred.
• Strong Microsoft Excel and financial analysis skills, with the ability to organize and analyze significant amounts of project and operational data.
• Experience with ERP, accounting, construction management, inventory, procurement, or project management systems preferred.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to understand complex financial, operational, and compliance requirements and translate them into organized, practical processes.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively across Finance, Construction, Procurement, Project Management, Legal, and senior leadership.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities with a high level of ownership, accountability, and follow-through.
• Must be able to work full-time, in-office at TELYON’s Old Saybrook, CT headquarters.

Responsibilities

• Support budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting at project level.
• Develop and maintain cash flow projections based on schedules and expenditures.
• Provide financial and operational analytics across active projects.
• Track project costs, invoices, purchase orders, and other financial data.
• Support cash management including expenditures and liquidity.
• Manage equipment inventory tracking, locations, and costs.
• Coordinate with Procurement and Project Management on POs and deliveries.
• Manage prevailing wage and apprenticeship compliance documentation.
• Support IRA compliance documentation across projects.
• Maintain audit-ready compliance records across projects.
• Work cross-functionally to resolve financial, operational, procurement, inventory, and compliance issues.
• Develop and maintain reporting, dashboards, trackers for project performance.
• Identify cost trends and opportunities to improve margins.
• Contribute to development of internal processes and controls.
• Support additional financial, operational, and compliance initiatives.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Strong communication skills

Strong organizational skills

Problem-solving skills

Attention to detail

Ability to manage multiple priorities

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Construction Management, Economics, Supply Chain, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

ERP systems

Accounting software

Construction management software

Job description

TELYON, headquartered in Old Saybrook, CT, seeks a Finance & Operations Associate to join our growing solar business. You will work across Finance, Operations, Construction, Procurement, Project Management, and Legal to support project budgets, cash flow, reporting, and compliance.

The role emphasizes detailed financial analysis, inventory management, and cross-functional process improvements to optimize project performance and cash requirements.