Strategic Growth & Finance Analyst - Renewable Energy

Canadian Solar; Mesquite (TX); 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

Job summary

CS Power Systems, a division of Canadian Solar, seeks a Business Strategy Analyst to join our Commercial Operations team in the United States. This role drives strategic planning, financial analysis, and performance management to optimize profitability and growth.

The ideal candidate will analyze P&L performance, forecasts, market dynamics, and operational KPIs, building financial models, supporting long-range planning, and delivering executive-level insights.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Operations, Engineering, or a related business discipline required; MBA preferred.
• Minimum 3 years industry experience; experience at a leading consulting firm or investment banking is a plus.
• Experience in corporate strategy, management consulting, FP&A, strategic finance, business operations, commercial operations, or operational excellence strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of P&L analysis, financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, business planning, and performance management.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills, including financial modeling, business analysis, and executive-level presentations.
• Experience developing KPIs, management scorecards, and executive reporting to support business performance discussions.

Responsibilities

• Analyze business and financial performance, including revenue, profitability, P&L results, budgets, forecasts, variances, and operational KPIs.
• Develop financial and operational models to support strategic planning, forecasting, resource allocation, investment decisions, and business performance management.
• Identify business trends, performance gaps, risks, and growth opportunities and translate findings into actionable recommendations for senior leadership.
• Support annual operating plans, long-range strategic planning, monthly and quarterly business reviews, and other leadership planning activities.
• Develop business cases, scenario analyses, investment evaluations, and strategic recommendations for commercial and operational initiatives.
• Partner with Finance, Sales, Product Management, Operations, and Supply Chain to evaluate business performance and identify opportunities to improve profitability, productivity, scalability, and operational effectiveness.
• Conduct market, customer, industry, and competitive analysis to support commercial strategy and business planning.

Skills

P&L analysis

Financial modeling

Budgeting

Forecasting

Variance analysis

KPI development

Executive storytelling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Operations, Engineering, or related discipline

MBA preferred

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

CS Power Systems, a division of Canadian Solar, seeks a Business Strategy Analyst to join our Commercial Operations team in the United States. This role drives strategic planning, financial analysis, and performance management to optimize profitability and growth.

The ideal candidate will analyze P&L performance, forecasts, market dynamics, and operational KPIs, building financial models, supporting long-range planning, and delivering executive-level insights.