Principal Financial Analyst

We are seeking a strategic, analytical, and detail-oriented Principal Analyst to join our Corporate FP&A team. This role will be a key partner to executive leadership, driving financial insights, forecasting, budgeting, and strategic decision-making across the organization.

The ideal candidate has a strong foundation in corporate finance, excellent business acumen, and a proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

This role is based full-time in our office in San Diego, CA. Specific location details and expectations will be discussed during the interview process.

This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned

Position Responsibilities and Duties

• Support the monthly and quarterly forecasting processes, ensuring accuracy and alignment with corporate goals
• Support the monthly and quarterly financial performance reports (e.g., P&L, cash flow, KPI dashboards) for senior leadership
• Develop and maintain financial models to support strategic planning, scenario analysis, and resource allocation
• Provide variance analysis and actionable insights to support decision-making
• Partner with business unit leaders to analyze financial results, identify trends, and drive cost efficiencies, with assignment to Corporate Shared Service departments
• Manage overall corporate reports, leveraging Planful Spotlight including building additional management reports as needed
• Improve FP&A processes, tools, and systems for efficiency and scalability (e.g., automation, dashboarding)
• Collaborate with accounting to ensure alignment on reporting and accruals
• Assist in preparing materials for the board of directors or investor presentations

Minimum Skills or Experience Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field (MBA or CPA preferred)
• 7-10 years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or related fields
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills; experience with FP&A tools (e.g., Planful, Power BI). Planful Spotlight reporting experience preferred
• Strong understanding of financial statements and GAAP
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and presentation skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Experience in a public company or multinational environment
• Familiarity with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite)
• Comfort working with ambiguity and influencing without authority

At SOLV Energy we celebrate the power of our differences. We are committed to building diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplaces that improve our communities. SOLV Energy prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind against an employee or applicant based on race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, or ethnicity, mental or physical disability, veteran status, parental status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Benefits

Employees (and their families) are eligible for medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance. Employees can enroll in our company's 401(k) plan and are provided vacation, sick and holiday pay.

Compensation Range

$122,417.00 - $153,021.00

Pay Rate Type

Salary

SOLV Energy does not accept unsolicited candidate introductions, referrals or resumes from third-party recruiters or staffing agencies. We require all third-party recruiters to communicate exclusively with our internal talent acquisition team. SOLV Energy will not pay a placement fee to any third-party recruiter or agency that has not coordinated their recruiting activity with the appropriate member of our internal talent acquisition team.

If you're interested in a meaningful career with a brighter future, join the SOLV Energy Team.