Strategic Business Analyst - Growth in Renewables

Canadian Solar Inc.; Walnut Creek (CA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Retirement Plan

Medical/dental/life/disability program

PTO and sick days

Performance bonus

Job summary

Canadian Solar Inc. is seeking a Business Strategy Analyst to join the Commercial Operations team in Walnut Creek, CA. You will support performance analysis, forecasting, planning, and strategic decision-making across MSS.

The role involves close collaboration with senior leadership and cross-functional teams, delivering data-driven insights and executive-level reporting. The ideal candidate has strong financial modeling, forecasting, budgeting, and analytics skills, with experience in P&L

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, Operations, or related field.
• MBA from a top-tier program preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain financial/operational models for planning, forecasting and performance management.
• Perform P&L analysis, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and KPI tracking.
• Build executive dashboards, scorecards, and reporting tools for visibility into performance.
• Analyze trends, metrics, and financial results to identify risks and opportunities.
• Support monthly/quarterly/annual business reviews with executive reports and presentations.
• Collaborate with Finance, Product Management, Operations, Supply Chain, and Sales to improve processes.
• Evaluate and recommend process improvements to boost productivity and profitability.
• Conduct market, customer, and competitive analyses to inform strategy and planning.
• Assist with annual operating plans and long-range planning.
• Support development of business cases, investment analyses, and initiatives.
• Manage special projects from analysis to implementation.
• Present findings and insights to senior leadership.

Skills

Financial modeling

Forecasting

Budgeting

Business analytics

P&L reporting

Executive dashboards

Excel

PowerPoint

BI reporting tools

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, Operations, or related field

MBA from a top-tier program preferred

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

BI tools

Job description

Canadian Solar Inc. is seeking a Business Strategy Analyst to join the Commercial Operations team in Walnut Creek, CA. You will support performance analysis, forecasting, planning, and strategic decision-making across MSS.

The role involves close collaboration with senior leadership and cross-functional teams, delivering data-driven insights and executive-level reporting. The ideal candidate has strong financial modeling, forecasting, budgeting, and analytics skills, with experience in P&L