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# Director, Operational Finance at Pivot Energy

- **Company:** Pivot Energy
- **Location:** Denver, CO
- **Compensation:** $140k–$185k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-08-07
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/pivotenergy/c1393bc9-c0d7-4e4c-8c38-0de42dbf2cbe

## Job description

## ROLE OVERVIEW

Pivot Energy is seeking a Director of Operational Finance to serve as the strategic bridge between corporate FP&A and operations teams. In this role, you will own the flow of operational data, cost insights, and project financial metrics from development, EPC, construction, and asset management functions into corporate financial planning and reporting. You will establish and maintain financial discipline across project portfolios, drive alignment on cost controls and project economics, and translate complex operational realities into actionable financial insights that support executive decision-making and strategic growth. This is a hands-on strategic position requiring deep operational partnership skills and the ability to influence and align diverse groups without direct authority across multiple functional groups.

## PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

- Serve as the primary strategic liaison and trusted advisor between FP&A and development, EPC, asset management, and construction teams; establish relationships that enable open dialogue on financial performance, operational trade-offs, and cost drivers.
- Own responsibility for operational financial planning and data integrity: gather, validate, and interpret cost and performance data across project portfolios; synthesize field intelligence into portfolio-level variance analysis, forecasting inputs, and trend reporting for FP&A and executive leadership.
- Establish and maintain financial governance frameworks for development and EPC execution; define cost control standards, change management protocols, project-level financial metrics, accounting methodologies, and financial decision-making criteria that operations teams follow.
- Lead cross-functional problem-solving on cost escalation, schedule delays, budget pressures, and risk; identify and escalate material variances and emerging risks to CFO and executive leadership with recommended mitigation strategies and impact assessments.
- Partner with asset management on operational financial metrics, run-rate economics, and performance against operating budgets; ensure alignment between development phase cost estimates and post-COD actuals to improve forecasting accuracy.
- Maintain data reconciliation discipline across project management systems (Procore, etc.), ERP platforms (NetSuite, Sage), and accounting systems; establish audit protocols that resolve discrepancies before data enters formal reporting and forecasts.
- Drive standardization and automation of cost accounting methodologies, templates, and calculations across projects and asset classes to enable consistent portfolio analysis, comparability, and reduced manual effort.
- Identify and implement process improvements and system enhancements that reduce reporting cycle time, improve data quality, minimize manual work on field teams, and scale financial discipline across growth.
- Build and maintain BI dashboards and reporting tools that give operations and FP&A leadership real-time visibility into project performance, financial health, cost drivers, and key performance indicators.
- Deliver executive-level analysis and decision support on capital projects, operational efficiency, portfolio optimization, and valuation; prepare financial narratives and materials for board and investor communications.

## REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

- Operational Finance Expertise: 5+ years in FP&A, project controls, or operational finance supporting development, construction, or EPC functions with demonstrated impact on cost management and financial discipline.
- Industry Experience: Proven background in renewable energy, infrastructure, construction, or capital-intensive project delivery; preferably distributed generation solar or similar asset class.
- Deep Project Finance Knowledge: Expert-level expertise in project accounting, cost controls, change order management, cost-to-complete methodologies, and portfolio economics in complex, multi-project environments.
- Systems & Tools Proficiency: Hands-on expertise with project management systems (Procore, Touchplan), ERP platforms (NetSuite, Sage), and BI/analytics tools (Power BI preferred); ability to configure and troubleshoot data flows.
- Financial Modeling: Advanced Excel skills with ability to build, maintain, and enhance financial models; strong data analysis and transformation capabilities to support insights and forecasting.
- Cross-functional Leadership: Exceptional ability to influence and align diverse groups without direct authority; strong stakeholder management and communication skills tailored to operations, finance, and executive audiences.
- Operational Acumen: Deep understanding of field operations, construction constraints, trade-offs, and drivers that impact project economics and execution risk.
- Data Governance Mindset: Detail-oriented with a reconciliation-first approach; treats data quality, accuracy, and audit trails as core responsibilities and establishes discipline across teams.
- Strategic Problem-Solving: Ability to translate operational complexity and ambiguity into clear financial narratives; bridges finance and operations language to drive alignment.
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Engineering, or equivalent experience; CPA a plus.

## PREFERRED COMPETENCIES

- ERP & Planning Systems: Hands-on experience implementing or managing planning, forecasting, and ERP systems; familiarity with data architecture and model governance best practices.
- Process Automation: Experience designing or implementing workflow automation and AI-enabled tools to reduce manual work, accelerate analysis, and strengthen data integrity.
- Solar IPP Operations: In-depth familiarity with solar independent power producer operations, distributed generation business models, or similar renewable asset management.
- Project Finance Models: Experience with solar project financial models, including structured debt, tax equity arrangements, and power purchase agreement (PPA) economics.

Recruitment Agency Notice: We appreciate your interest in partnering with us; however, we are not seeking recruitment agency support for this role.

## ABOUT PIVOT

Pivot Energy is a national renewable energy provider that develops, finances, builds, owns, and manages solar and energy storage projects that help decarbonize our nation’s electricity, increase equitable access to clean energy for local communities, and provide real cost-savings to American businesses and families.

We are fiercely dedicated to accelerating the rapid transition taking place in the energy industry to a more decentralized and cleaner approach to power generation. We are committed to positively contributing to the local communities and people we serve with more than clean energy. We believe global warming poses an existential threat to our planet and that we have a responsibility to help mitigate the threat. Our portfolio includes projects that reduce energy burden for income-limited families, create workforce pathways for under-represented groups within the solar industry, and include robust community investment opportunities.

As a Certified B Corporation and one of Denver’s “Best Places to Work”, we believe that company success is driven by a healthy environment, thriving society, and workplace where all individuals are respected. We evaluate every internal decision on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors to determine if our actions will result in a net positive impact on the community, our employees, customers, shareholders, and the environment. Learn more in our annual ESG Report.

At Pivot, our core values guide our work internally and externally:

- Impact – We hold ourselves accountable to having a measurable impact on our people, communities, and the planet
- Balance – Put family first; work hard/have fun
- Determination – Find ways to be successful no matter how difficult the challenge
- Professionalism – Impress everyone we touch, be a team player
- Honesty – Be truthful and transparent, externally and internally
- Kindness – Create an environment where kindness, empathy, and vulnerability are embraced

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION and JUSTICE STATEMENT

At Pivot, we are proactively developing and maintaining an inclusive culture, rooted in mutual respect, that supports a workforce of different generations, races, gender identities, sexual orientations, ability statuses, religions, and cultures to work collaboratively together for greater impact. We seek to build a team that invests in relationship building, celebrates each other’s successes, and makes space for the unique contributions and working styles people bring into Pivot. Pivot invests in company-wide trainings, assessments, and programs to advance internal inclusion and equity practices, such as employee allyship building, cross-cultural communications, and equitable hiring and management protocols to increasingly recognize bias and ensure mutual respect and belonging.

## EEO STATEMENT

Pivot Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to increasing the diversity of its workforce. We actively work to cultivate an inclusive culture that welcomes, empowers, and enables equitable career growth for employees regardless of background.

## About Pivot Energy

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Pivot Energy is a Certified B Corporation and independent power producer (IPP) that develops, finances, builds, owns, and manages commercial and community-scale solar and energy storage projects across the United States.
- **Entity Type**: Private (private equity-backed; owned by Energy Capital Partners / ECP)
- **Headquarters**: Denver, Colorado, United States (with additional presence in Chicago, Illinois)
- **Founded**: 2009
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Renewable energy — solar photovoltaic (PV) development, energy storage, and distributed generation
- **Target customers**: B2B, Enterprise, and Public Sector — including businesses, municipal organizations, schools, universities, non-profits, solar developers, owner-operators, utilities, and landowners
- **Mission or purpose statement**: To fight climate change by making renewable energy accessible and affordable to communities, businesses, municipalities, nonprofits, families, and others across the U.S. The company views renewable energy as a tool to "power progress" for both the grid and local communities.

## Products & Services
- **Onsite Solar Solutions**: Rooftop and ground-mounted solar arrays for businesses and municipalities to reduce utility expenses and Scope 2 emissions (Service + Asset ownership).
- **Offsite Solutions**: Offsite solar installations that allow customers to adopt decarbonization without on-site infrastructure, covering Scope 2 emissions with positive economic impact (Service/PPA model).
- **Energy Storage**: Stand-alone or solar-paired battery storage systems to manage electricity costs and increase resiliency (Service + Asset ownership).
- **Community Scale Solar**: Subscription-based community solar projects that provide local renewable energy cost savings without rooftop installation, supporting local economies and farmers (Service).
- **Agrivoltaics**: Solar projects integrated with farmland stewardship practices that restore soil quality and enhance rural ecosystems — Pivot is one of the nation's top agrivoltaics developers (Service/Development).
- **Land Stewardship & Community Impact Programs**: Policy advocacy, workforce pathway programs, energy bill assistance, and agricultural initiatives funded through the company's charitable giving (Corporate program).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: $1.168B (estimated valuation per CB Insights; not publicly confirmed by the company)
- **Key Metric**: Over $2 billion in project financing transactions closed since 2022, supporting more than 1 GWdc of distributed generation projects; $450 million debt warehouse facility and structured equity investment from HASI closed recently
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Energy Capital Partners (ECP — owner since 2021), First Citizens Bank, ATLAS SP Partners, HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI)
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Nearly 1,900 projects completed or under development, totaling over 4.3 GW of renewable energy built or in development
  - Scaled from managing less than 10 MW to delivering hundreds of megawatts per year under CEO Tom Hunt
  - Strong revenue, income, and headcount growth multiples during CEO tenure
  - Expanding geographic footprint with active hiring in Denver and Chicago
  - $2.1 million+ invested in local community organizations to date

## Competitive Advantages
- **Full-stack IPP model**: Develops, finances, builds, owns, and manages projects — allowing it to capture value across the entire project lifecycle and offer flexible financing structures.
- **Certified B Corporation status**: Combines purpose and performance with formal ESG governance, which resonates with mission-driven customers and financiers.
- **Agrivoltaics leadership**: One of the top agrivoltaics developers in the U.S., with differentiated land stewardship practices that preserve farmland and build rural community trust.
- **Strong capital markets execution**: Over $2 billion in closed financing transactions since 2022, including a scalable $450M warehouse facility and structured equity from HASI, creating a durable funding foundation.
- **Community relationships**: $2.1M+ in local charitable investments and stakeholder-driven project development create a social license to operate that is difficult for competitors to replicate.

## Strategic Focus
- Scaling distributed generation (DG) as a core part of the fight against climate change, with a goal of making DG a mainstream grid resource.
- Expanding energy storage offerings — both stand-alone and paired with solar — to address rising electricity demand and grid reliability.
- Growing multi-product solutions (onsite, offsite, community solar, storage) to serve companies of any size with integrated ESG outcomes.
- Deepening affordable energy access and workforce pathway programs, particularly in rural and underserved communities.
- Building a scalable financing foundation to support continued growth of 300+ MWdc of projects per cycle.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Collaborative, solutions-based team culture with a strong people-centric foundation; the company describes itself as "only as good as its people and culture."
- **Work model**: Hybrid work available for many roles (e.g., Director, Operational Finance in Denver is hybrid); offices in Denver, Colorado and Chicago, Illinois.
- **Benefits**: Comprehensive Health, Dental, and Vision coverage through United Healthcare — Pivot covers up to 100% of employee premiums and a majority of partner/family premiums; transportation reimbursements included.
- **Professional development**: Personalized mentorship program, monthly manager training, continuous feedback and recognition, and company-wide training on inclusion and equity practices.
- **Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)**: Thrive Collective (People of Color), Pride (LGBTQ+ employees), Women of Pivot, and Allies — all focused on community, professional development, and advocacy.
- **Mission-driven work**: Employees directly contribute to decarbonization, community impact, and land stewardship; the company's ESG framework is embedded in internal operations, not just external projects.
- **Growth trajectory**: Strong revenue and headcount growth with increasing project pipeline (4.3+ GW), offering meaningful career progression in a scaling organization.

## Sources
1. [pivotenergy.net - Homepage](https://www.pivotenergy.net/)
2. [pivotenergy.net - About Us](https://www.pivotenergy.net/about-us)
3. [pivotenergy.net - Careers](https://www.pivotenergy.net/careers)
4. [jobs.lever.co - Pivot Energy Open Roles](https://jobs.lever.co/pivotenergy)
5. [cbinsights.com - Pivot Energy Company Profile](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/pivot-energy)

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- [Accounts Payable Manager](https://feeny.ai/job/accounts-payable-manager-pivot-energy-denver-sf3jz64tqv6z) — Denver, CO
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