Senior Financial Controller

Requisition ID:

94599 NextEra Energy Resources is one of America's largest wholesale electricity generators, harnessing diverse energy sources to power progress. We deliver tailored energy solutions that fuel economic growth, strengthen communities, and help customers achieve their energy goals. Ready to make a lasting impact? Take the next step in your career with us! Position Specific Description The NEER Finance group is seeking a Senior Financial Controller to join the Cash Forecasting & Analysis (CF&A) team within Project Analysis & Reporting (PAR). This role is responsible for managing cash forecasting, working capital analysis, balance sheet oversight, and cash operations for a large portfolio of operating renewable energy projects. The Senior Financial Controller serves as a key owner of cash and balance sheet activity across wind, solar, and battery projects, supporting NEER and XPLR while ensuring accurate forecasting, disciplined cash controls, and scalable processes as the portfolio continues to grow. Key Responsibilities Cash Forecasting & DistributionsManage and forecast project‑level and portfolio‑level cash balances and cash distributions across financings, NEER, and XPLR. Ensure forecasts accurately reflect expected cash inflows, outflows, and distribution timing. Cash Actuals & Variance AnalyticsTrack cash actuals and perform variance analysis against forecast. Identify drivers of variance, assess trends, and communicate impacts to stakeholders. Balance Sheet ReviewsPerform periodic balance sheet reviews across assigned project entities to ensure completeness, accuracy, and appropriate classification. Funding RequestsProcess and review construction and operating funding requests for projects, ensuring alignment with forecasts, financing agreements, and internal controls. Cash Payment ApprovalsReview and approve cash disbursements for projects, ensuring compliance with approval thresholds, supporting documentation, and cash availability. Ad Hoc Tasks & AnalysisSupport special requests and ad hoc financial analysis related to cash, balance sheet activity, working capital, and project operations. Process Improvement & AutomationIdentify and implement opportunities to improve efficiency, standardization, and scalability within CF&A processes. Leverage enterprise tools (e.g., SAP, BOBJ, Alteryx, AI, Power BI) to streamline forecasting, analytics, and approvals. Cross‑Functional CollaborationWork closely with PAR, Business Management, FCOE, Transactional Accounting, and other NEER Finance teams to ensure alignment between cash forecasts, balance sheet activity, and operational decisions. Qualifications Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines simultaneously High attention to detail with a strong control mindset Ability to analyze data, identify trends, and clearly communicate findings Job Overview Employees in this role are responsible for performing key financial functions for an assigned portfolio of electric generating facilities, including internal and external reporting, budgeting and forecasting, business analytics and certain aspects of the monthly close process and treasury functions. Individuals provide effective, timely and actionable financial information and business analytics on the facilities in their portfolios including monthly, quarterly and annual reporting and analysis on the financial performance of the electric generating facilities, treasury management, as well as ad hoc reporting and analysis as required. Employees in this position apply strong analytical skills to identify and evaluate operational and business issues that impact financial performance and effectively communicate the results to various stakeholders, including business partners in other areas of finance as well as senior management and outside investors. Job Duties & Responsibilities Prepares and analyzes monthly forecasts, including the evaluation of assumptions, to ensure effective, timely, and actionable financial information Prepares timely and accurate internal and external operating reports, and other discrete reporting as required by financing and partnership agreements Develops and maintains complex financial models for financings and partnerships, including due diligence support and pro forma development Provides high-quality analytics and valuable variance commentary on actual and forecasted financial information Prepares ad hoc financial analyses, reports and models as required (scenario/impact analysis on potential transactions and business decisions) Prepares presentations for third-party lenders/investors Participates in special projects such as software implementation initiatives and process improvement/Six Sigma projects Performs other job-related duties as assigned Required Qualifications Bachelor's - Accounting / Finance/ Business

Experience:

4+ years Preferred Qualifications Master's - Accounting / Finance Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members. Click here to learn more.

Employee Group:

ExemptEmployee Type:

Full TimeJob Category:

Finance, Accounting & Business AnalyticsOrganization:

NextEra Energy Resources, LLC 

Relocation Provided:

No NextEra Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law. NextEra Energy and provides reasonable accommodation in its application and selection process for qualified individuals, including accommodations related to compliance with conditional job offer requirements, consistent with federal, state, and local laws. Supporting medical or religious documentation will be required where applicable and permitted by applicable law. To request a reasonable accommodation, please send an e-mail to recruiting-coordinator.sharedmailbox@nexteraenergy.com, providing your name, telephone number and the best time for us to reach you. NextEra Energy will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. NextEra Energy does not accept any unsolicited resumes or referrals from any third-party recruiting firms or agencies. Please see our policy for more information. #LI-FB1