Principal Financial Analyst

SOLV Energy is an engineering, procurement, construction (EPC) and solar services provider for utility solar, high voltage substation and energy storage markets across North America.

Job Description Summary:

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.

Job Description:

*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

SOLV Energy Is an Equal Opportunity Employer  

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.

In addition, candidate introductions or resumes can only be submitted to our internal talent acquisition recruiting team if a signed vendor agreement is already on file and the third-party recruiter or agency has received formal instructions from our internal talent acquisition team to submit candidates for a particular job posting.

Any unsolicited candidate introductions, referrals or resumes sent by third-party recruiters to SOLV Energy or directly to any of our employees, or received through our website or career portal, will be considered property of SOLV Energy and will not be eligible for a placement fee. In the event a third-party recruiter submits a resume or refers a candidate without a previously signed vendor agreement, SOLV Energy explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire the candidate(s) without financial liability to such third-party recruiter.

Job Number: J12293

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