--- title: 'Senior Manager, Project Financial Controls at Solar Landscape' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/senior-manager-project-financial-controls-solar-landscape-asbury-park-n6ycmfydthse' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-17' --- # Senior Manager, Project Financial Controls at Solar Landscape - **Company:** Solar Landscape - **Location:** Asbury Park, NJ - **Compensation:** $125k–$165k - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** hybrid - **Posted:** 2026-09-21 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-17 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/solarlandscape/7c00b352-99cf-43a9-bf8e-1679f614affa ## Job description ## About Us Solar Landscape is the nation’s leading distributed energy infrastructure company, transforming commercial real estate into a source of new power by deploying solar and storage at scale. Partnering with more than 170+ commercial real estate owners, the company develops, builds, owns, and operates distributed energy projects that deliver new capacity to the grid in as little as 12 months while generating long-term income for commercial and industrial property owners. Proven by our performance, backed by institutional capital, and trusted by the biggest names in commercial real estate, we’re building the future of energy, and it shows: Recognized by the Financial Times as one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S. in 2025 Named to the 2026 Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing private companies Ranked the #1 commercial rooftop solar developer by Solar Power World in both 2025 and 2026 That doesn’t happen without a team of smart, driven, and down-to-earth people who are serious about doing excellent work—and fun to work with. At Solar Landscape, you’ll be challenged, trusted with responsibility, and surrounded by people who thrive in our fast-paced environment. Career growth here isn’t limited by title or a rigid path: people who take ownership and deliver are given opportunities to stretch, lead, and make an impact. Along the way, you’ll be supported by great benefits, professional development, and a culture that values authenticity, collaboration, and accountability. Across our headquarters in Asbury Park, New Jersey and our offices in New York City, Chicago, and Baltimore, Solar Landscape employees are building something that matters, deploying critical energy infrastructure that creates long-term value for communities, property owners, and the grid. Come join us. ## About The Role ## Key Responsibilities Financial Governance Framework - Define and maintain project financial control policies, standards, procedures, and guidance for projects. - Establish clear requirements for budget approval, commitment controls, change order management, forecasting, invoice validation, and financial closeout. - Maintain the project financial control framework and ensure it remains aligned with company policy, accounting requirements, and business objectives. - Define required documentation, evidence, approvals, and segregation of duties for key financial processes. - Maintain control calendars, compliance checklists, process maps, and control owners. - Identify control gaps and recommend process, system, or policy improvements. - Maintain and coordinate periodic review of the project Approval Authority Matrix for budgets & commitments. - Monitor whether approvals are obtained at the correct authority level and retained as auditable evidence. - Support periodic reviews of project financial compliance and readiness for internal or external audit. Budget Governance - Define standards for budget development, completeness, consistency, approval, version control, and baseline management. Working within existing project stage-gate process. - Monitor compliance with budget creation and approval requirements. - Establish requirements for budget changes, transfers, reallocations, contingency usage. - Define project financial closeout requirements, including budget freeze, purchase order closeout, final invoicing, unresolved commitments, documentation, and approvals. Purchase Order & Invoice Controls - Monitor compliance with procurement and purchase order approval requirements. - Suggest improvements to governance requirements for purchase order creation, changes, blanket purchase orders, commitment changes, and closeout. - Establish enhanced review or escalation requirements for high-value, unusual, over-budget, or otherwise higher-risk commitments. - Monitor the purchase order and change-order logs for control exceptions, aging items, and unresolved approvals. - Support the definition of requirements for final billing and purchase order closeout. - Define documentation and process requirements for Change Orders. Monitor compliance with change-order requirements and auditability of the approval process. - Review change-order trends, bottlenecks, aging, and recurring exceptions. - Define control requirements for invoice validation, matching, approval, exception handling, disputes, holds, and final invoicing. Monitor compliance with requirements. Forecasting Standards - Work closely with Project Accounting to establish project forecasting standards. - Produce clear guidance for incorporating exposures, pending buyouts, unbought scope, risks, and opportunities into project forecasts. - Set escalation thresholds for projected budget overages, deteriorating cost performance, or unsupported forecast assumptions. - Test forecast accuracy over time and identify recurring sources of forecast variance. - Audit forecasting practices for consistency, completeness, and adherence to approved standards. - Partner with Project Management and Project Accounting to improve the connection between project scope, schedule, commitments, risks, and cost forecasts. Continuous Improvement - Perform periodic control reviews, sample testing, and targeted audits of project financial processes. Track findings, corrective actions, owners, due dates, and remediation status. - Use control results to recommend training, system enhancements, process redesign, or changes to approval requirements. - Partner with Project Management, Project Accounting, Procurement, PMO, Finance, teams to clarify roles and improve end-to-end processes. - Work closely with PMO to translate control requirements into practical procedures and system-enabled workflows. - Support implementation of improved project financial controls and related change management. - Provide training and guidance to project teams on financial governance requirements. - Promote consistent financial practices across projects while allowing for documented, risk-based exceptions. ## Key Interfaces - Project Management, Project Accounting, Procurement, Subcontracting, Corporate Finance, PMO, Internal or External Audit ## Qualifications and Experience - Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Construction Management, or a related field. - Relevant professional qualification such as CPA, CMA, CFM, or equivalent experience preferred. - Significant experience in project controls, project accounting, financial controls, construction finance, capital projects, or a similar environment. - Experience designing, implementing, or monitoring financial controls across multiple projects. - Strong understanding of project budgets, commitments, purchase orders, change orders, forecasts, invoices, contingency, and financial closeout. - Experience with enterprise resource planning systems and project financial reporting tools; Microsoft Dynamics experience preferred. - Strong analytical, documentation, communication, and stakeholder-management skills. - Ability to challenge decisions constructively while maintaining effective working relationships. - Demonstrated judgment in assessing risk, materiality, exceptions, and escalation requirements. ## Benefits and Perks We offer competitive compensation and benefits designed to support you inside and outside of work: Training / Professional development opportunities 401(k) with 4% company match Summer Fridays Flexible remote/hybrid work options Paid parental leave Team lunches, events, and stocked kitchens Modern, collaborative office spaces in Asbury Park, New York City, Boston, Chicago, and Baltimore Medical, dental, and vision coverage Company-paid life and long-term disability insurance ADA Accommodation Statement Solar Landscape is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, please contact us at hr@solarlandscape.com. ## About Solar Landscape ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Solar Landscape is the nation’s leading distributed energy infrastructure platform, developing, building, owning, and operating commercial rooftop solar and battery storage projects at speed and scale. - **Entity Type**: Private (Growth-stage, vertically integrated) - **Headquarters**: Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA (with offices in New York City, Chicago, and Baltimore) - **Founded**: 2012 - **Founders**: Shaun Keegan (CEO) and Corey Gross (COO) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Clean Energy / Distributed Solar & Storage Infrastructure - **Target customers**: Commercial real estate owners, utilities, and communities (B2B / Enterprise) - **Mission or purpose statement**: To deploy new energy capacity faster and closer to demand by transforming underutilized commercial rooftops into critical infrastructure assets. ## Products & Services - **Distributed Solar Development**: Full lifecycle development, engineering, and construction of commercial rooftop solar projects. - **Battery Storage**: Co-located and standalone battery storage projects to enhance grid reliability and project economics. - **Community Solar**: Programs that deliver solar energy savings to local households and businesses, with a portfolio exceeding 500 MW. - **Baseload™**: An award-winning proprietary software platform that connects and strengthens every stage of project delivery, including subscriber management and project management. - **Project Ownership & Operations**: The company owns and operates many of the projects it develops, providing long-term, recurring revenue and asset management. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (private company) - **Key Metric**: Over 1 GW development pipeline; more than 500 projects representing 750+ MWdc; over $1 billion in project financing secured. - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Partners with more than 170 commercial real estate firms (including Public Storage), major utilities, and communities. Secured over $1B in project financing from institutional partners. - **Growth Signals**: Named the #1 National Commercial Rooftop Solar Developer by Solar Power World two years in a row (2023, 2024). Recognized on the Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing private companies. Received the U.S. Department of Energy’s Grand Prize for Clean Energy. Hired over 100 employees to support rapid expansion, with offices now in four major markets. ## Competitive Advantages - **Vertically Integrated Model**: In-house teams handle every step from engineering and permitting to construction, ownership, and operations, enabling faster project delivery (as little as 12 months) and greater execution certainty. - **Proprietary Technology**: Award-winning Baseload™ software platform provides a digital backbone for project management, subscriber management, and operations. - **Real Estate Expertise**: Deep partnerships with over 170 commercial real estate owners, unlocking access to millions of square feet of underutilized rooftop space. - **Speed & Scale**: Ability to deploy projects faster than traditional utility-scale solar, with a scrappy, execution-focused culture. ## Strategic Focus - **Current priorities**: Expanding its distributed energy platform across more than a dozen states; scaling its battery storage business; deepening partnerships with commercial real estate owners; and continuing to grow its proprietary technology stack to drive efficiency. - **Direction for growth**: National expansion of the development pipeline (surpassed 1 GW), increasing headcount across all functions, and formalizing systems and processes to support the next phase of scaling. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Described as down-to-earth, collaborative, ambitious, and deeply committed to getting things done. Employees are empowered to lead, contribute ideas, and make an impact regardless of title. The environment is scrappy, with little bureaucracy and a high level of ownership across teams. - **Remote/Hybrid Policy**: Flexible hybrid/remote work options are available, with modern, collaborative office environments in Asbury Park, New York City, Chicago, and Baltimore. - **Notable Perks**: - Competitive compensation - Equity opportunities (role dependent) - 401(k) with 4% company match - Medical, dental, and vision coverage - Company-paid life and long-term disability insurance - Paid parental leave - Summer Fridays - Professional development and training opportunities - Team lunches, events, and stocked kitchens - **Engineering Culture**: The company values execution, collaboration, and ambition. Technology is seen as essential to scaling the business, and the engineering team is involved in building proprietary software platforms that directly impact project delivery and grid infrastructure. ## Sources 1. [solarlandscape.com](https://solarlandscape.com/careers) 2. [solarlandscape.com](https://solarlandscape.com/about-us) 3. [solarlandscape.com](https://solarlandscape.com/about/leadership) 4. [jobs.lever.co/solarlandscape](https://jobs.lever.co/solarlandscape) 5. 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