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Join the Market Leader in Electric Power Trading Solutions 

The electrical grid is the largest and most complicated machine ever built. Yes Energy’s industry leading electric power trading analytics software provides real time visibility into the massive amount of data that is generated by the North American electrical grid every day. Our unique and innovative view of the data informs real time trading decisions that keep utility prices low and the grid up and running. It’s both challenging work and work with a purpose. 

Be a part of our successful, growing business. 

POSITION SUMMARY 

We’re seeking an experienced FP&A Manager to lead the financial planning and analysis function. The ideal candidate will have a strong analytical and financial planning background and experience with the SaaS business model. This role will report to and assist the CFO in various capacities, including: budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, budget vs. actual variance analysis, KPI tracking, business partnering, and decision support to senior business leaders. 

This is an exciting, high-profile role, rich in analytics and plays a critical role to support strategic decision-making. The role offers the opportunity to obtain a 'big picture' view of Yes Energy’s performance while at the same time improving processes to drive forecast efficiencies and accuracy, as well as operational improvements to help the bottom line. 

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the Company’s financial models (budget model, rolling monthly forecasts and operational metrics) to enable business planning, decision-making and supporting strategic initiatives
• Prepare and manage budgets, including variance analysis against plan/forecast
• Develop internal financial reporting and commentary that provides senior business leaders in-depth analysis and actionable insights to improve processes and drive bottom line results
• Develop and report standard SaaS metrics (Bookings, ARR, renewals, upsell, churn, CAC, LTV, Magic Number)
• Improve our internal process and procedures, establishing best practices as well as leading change and improvements to enable the team to scale and grow

What You Bring to Yes Energy 

• Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Finance or Accounting preferred
• 7+ years in a Financial Planning & Analysis (or similar) position, ideally with at least 4 years in a high-growth SaaS company
• Advanced modeling, analytical and problem-solving skills and high proficiency with Excel and Google Sheets
• US GAAP knowledge
• Experience with NetSuite, SaaSOptics, SalesForce or similar application
• Experience driving annual planning and budgeting cycle
• Great attitude, Strong work ethic and high sense of urgency
• The ability to communicate business strategies and complex financial information clearly and accurately to a variety of audiences

About Yes Energy 

Yes Energy delivers real-time market data and electric power trading decision solutions. Over 1,000 market participants use Yes Energy solutions daily. The business is a leader in all aspects of information content collection and management, as well as in developing and delivering data and market analytics solutions. Since its inception in 2008 Yes Energy has become a trusted and respected supplier of innovative and reliable solutions focused on the needs of power market analysts, traders and trade managers. Yes Energy has a team of just over 100 amazing professionals located in Boulder, CO (HQ), Boston, MA and Chicago, IL. 

Culture 

At Yes Energy we care about saying “Yes” to customers. We like to listen and learn, and develop our solutions in line with our customers’ needs. We think about customers as business partners and when we help them to be more successful … we are more successful too. Around the office our culture is driven by some pretty fundamental values that we’re proud of:

• We love innovation and solving tough challenges; 
• We are “high standards people” who combine passion and pride with hard work

rewards of all kinds-- in an ethic that is consistent across the company; 

• We’re team-focused with a flat hierarchy-- we work in small teams on well-defined projects that directly impact the success of the business; 
• We play to the strengths and experience of each person, while each of us also works along a continuum of roles adjacent to our focus area. This presents a challenge of maintaining a broad set of skills as well as an opportunity to learn and contribute in many ways; 
• We are constantly growing. Professional development happens every day and every year. 

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Compensation and Benefits 

We offer strongly competitive salaries and real bonuses that are achievable and that you can impact. Our benefits package is also very competitive and it includes medical insurance, 401K Plan with matching, flexible vacation and flexible work schedules. Investment in both formal and informal professional development is encouraged and funded by Yes Energy. 

Base Compensation Range: $100,000 - 130,000, depending on experience and location. 

At Yes Energy we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. 

Yes Energy provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Yes Energy complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. 

If you are not located in or able to work from a state where Yes Energy is registered, you will not be eligible for employment.

About Yes Energy

We provide the most comprehensive, robust, and high-quality energy data and analytics tools available, empowering companies to navigate highly complex and dynamic power markets to maximize their bottom line. Founded in 2008 by Michael McNair, Yes Energy’s goal is to support you in performing game-changing analytics. We take data quality seriously. The volume of data available continues to expand rapidly, and it can be difficult to determine how to turn that data into actionable insights for your business. That’s where we come in. We put the data into the hands of our customers, enabling you to gain powerful insights, and ultimately make profitable decisions for your business. We have teams of experts collecting, cleaning, mapping, monitoring, and engineering data. Yes Energy aggregates and standardizes data from all Independent System Operators (ISOs), non-ISOs, and third-party partnerships, and that includes historical data from the inception of the markets. We offer this data in the format best suited for your business, whether that’s through our powerful user interface, an API, the Cloud, or a Lake.

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