Analyst II

Brief Description of Sunnova

Sunnova (NYSE: NOVA) is an industry-leading adaptive energy services company focused on making clean energy more accessible, reliable, and affordable for homeowners and businesses.

At Sunnova, we embrace diverse perspectives, vibrant creativity and forward-thinkers who share our zeal for a sustainable future. A career with us means pushing beyond traditional limits, exploring new horizons, collaborating with like-minded peers, and transforming the energy industry for the better.

If you're excited about being a part of the fastest-growing segment of the energy industry, we encourage you to apply!

THE ANALYST II POSITION

Sunnova Energy is searching for an Analyst II, Software Finance and Planning to be responsible for software delivery financial performance reporting and forecasting. This position will report to the Vice President of Software Delivery and Governance and provide support to the SVP of Software Technology and the Software Technology leadership team.

ANALYST II RESPONSIBILITIES

•Facilitates the Annual Planning and Quarterly Forecasting process

•Prepares monthly variance analysis comparing actual Software department spend versus plan, forecast, and prior year; collaborates with Finance team and Business Technology team to align understandings

•Reviews monthly department results with Software Technology Leadership to communicate performance and identify required actions

•Manages invoice processing; includes validations, ensuring correct cost bookings to GL accounts, and adhering to policies and controls

•Prepares monthly accruals; ensures costs are booked to the appropriate month

•Maintains complete records of Software department professional services agreements and forecasts related extensions and change requests

•Maintains organization charts and tracks approved positions and headcount; works with Technology leaders to prepare new position requisitions, as needed; maintains a headcount forecast by incorporating anticipated growth and hiring time

•Creates recurring ad-hoc reports and models for the purpose of empowering management to make data driven decisions

•Maintains up-to-date documentation for routine Software Finance and Planning processes

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

•Associate degree in Accounting, Business, Information Technology or related fields, or with relevant years of service in lieu of a degree

•2-4+ years’ experience in financial planning or analysis or related fields

•Demonstrated attention to detail and ability to build accurate models using spreadsheets and similar tools

•Demonstrated ability to work independently and consistently deliver by agreed deadlines

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

•Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, Information Technology or related fields

•Experience with corporate financial planning tools such as OneStream, Vena, Anaplan, etc.

•Experience with department level budgeting and forecasting

•Experience administering statements of work from vendors

ADDITIONAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

•Excellent written and verbal communication skills

•Maintain a high energy, “can-do” attitude within a collaborative team environment, and a high degree of professionalism

•Excellent data analysis skills

•Strong process documentation skills

•Effective remote team collaboration skills using tools such as Teams, Slack, etc.

WORKING CONDITIONS

•Occasional nights and weekends when required by workload and/or project deliverables

•May require periodic working visits to Houston TX main sites or other remote locations.

BENEFITS

Sunnova offers a generous employee reward package that includes:

•Comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, healthcare flexible spending account, and 401(k) with employer match.

•Competitive compensation & annual bonus

•Paid time off, including 11 holidays and Paid Parental Leave

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.

We appreciate the capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI), and we are looking to hire real people. If you use AI for any part of the job application process, we highly encourage that you review any AI generated content to ensure your personality and unique capabilities are highlighted. We reserve the right to disqualify candidates that we reasonably believe solely relied on AI generated content in the application process.

If you are selected for a position, your employment will be contingent upon submission to and successful completion of a post-offer/pre-placement drug test (and medical examination if required by the role) as well as pre-placement verification of the information and qualifications provided during the selection process.