Strategic Finance Professional

About Arevon

Arevon is a leading American energy company dedicated to supplying the U.S. with affordable, dependable, and secure domestically produced energy. Based in Scottsdale, Arizona with a regional office in New York City, the organization develops, finances, constructs, owns, and manages renewable energy initiatives across the country. With extensive expertise in utility-scale solar and energy storage, Arevon partners with utilities and commercial clients to offer cost-efficient and sustainable energy solutions. Their commitment to American manufacturing supports domestic job creation, strengthens local economies, and promotes national energy independence.

Role Overview

The Strategic Finance position operates within the CIO division and is crafted for an ambitious finance professional aiming for a CFO career trajectory. This pivotal role centers around critical strategic and financial decision-making for the company, providing direct interaction with senior leadership, the Executive Team, and the Board of Directors.

The chosen candidate will significantly influence business strategy via detailed financial analysis, valuation, and modeling. Core responsibilities include ownership and daily management of the Arevon Corporate Model, an essential decision-making framework that guides corporate valuation, acquisition and divestiture assessments, financing evaluations, and long-term incentive plan calculations.

Key Duties

• Maintain full ownership of the Arevon Corporate Model, ensuring precision, uniformity, audit trail integrity, and scalability.
• Collaborate closely with the Vice President of Investments & Corporate Finance in providing quarterly valuation updates delivered to top leadership and the Board.
• Enhance and adjust the model while clearly communicating the financial drivers behind valuation and returns.
• Conduct various financial analyses including accretion/dilution, sensitivity, and scenario assessments related to mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, financing alternatives, and strategic options.
• Evaluate long-term incentive plans and convert findings into clear, actionable insights for executive leadership and governance.
• Refine model frameworks, controls, documentation, and automation utilizing advanced Excel and VBA techniques.
• Establish best practices for model governance, version oversight, and change management, applying an investor's perspective to scrutinize assumptions.
• Support CIO efforts in investment, acquisition, and project financing decision-making within solar and energy storage sectors.
• Coordinate with FP&A, Treasury, Project Finance, Development, Procurement, and Asset Management teams to ensure consistency in assumptions and data inputs.
• Assist in annual business planning, long-term forecasting, and strategic scenario evaluations.
• Work with external valuation consultants to enhance transparency and facilitate audits.
• Contribute to broader investment and project financing transactions as resources permit.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• At least 3 years of professional experience in renewable energy, utilities, or banking sectors.
• Proven financial expertise, especially in complex financial model development using Microsoft Excel, with added preference for corporate valuation, mergers and acquisitions, and portfolio-level modeling experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the capacity to handle ambiguous and complex challenges effectively.
• Exceptional attention to detail and superior organizational abilities to manage intricate, interconnected projects.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, capable of engaging senior stakeholders confidently.
• Highly motivated, results-focused, and process-driven with outstanding interpersonal and organizational qualities.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (including VBA) and familiarity with MS Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Benefits and Culture

• Competitive salary packages along with performance incentives.
• Generous paid time off policies.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• 401(k) retirement plan with a 6% company match.
• Tuition reimbursement opportunities.
• Paid leave for parental and caregiver responsibilities.
• Positive and inspiring corporate culture.
• Opportunities for ongoing professional growth and development.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Arevon embraces diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace. It prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any legally protected status. The company encourages individuals from all backgrounds to apply.