VP/Director of Revenue Operations

4 months ago
Full time role
In-person · Asbury Park, NJ, US... more
About Us
 
Solar Landscape is the leading commercial and community solar developer in the United States.
 
We partner with the world's largest real estate companies to develop, install, and operate solar projects on commercial and industrial rooftops. Through our groundbreaking community solar model, households in surrounding communities can subscribe to receive solar power at a guaranteed discount. 
 
To date, Solar Landscape has deployed over 500 megawatts of renewable energy projects totaling over $1 billion in capital investment. Solar Landscape was named the #1 Distributed Generation developer for 2023 by New Project Media and was awarded the U.S. Department of Energy’s Equitable Community Solar Grand Prize. 

We reinvest in our communities as a leading provider of solar PPAs to municipalities, schools, and universities, as well as through our award-winning solar workforce development program. 

Solar Landscape is growing fast. Doubling in size year after year, we are looking for the best and brightest to drive our next phase of growth. We’re made up of thought leaders, thinkers, dreamers, doers. We are insightful, driven, rebellious, fun, and we are better together. Our diverse and unique backgrounds are all given a voice and seat at the table to help make real change for the communities we serve. 
 
For more about Solar Landscape, visit www.solarlandscape.com.
 
About The Role

The VP/Director of Revenue Operations plays a pivotal role in safeguarding the financial integrity and success of our community solar projects. This essential position ensures the accuracy and security of subscription revenue streams across our multi-portfolio, multi-state operations. As a leader within our Subscriber Operations team, and with dotted line reporting to Solar Landscape’s Chief Financial Officer, you will directly impact our ability to drive sustainable growth and innovation in the community solar space.


Key Responsibilities:

  • Revenue Optimization: Develop strategies to optimize revenue collection and minimize leakage. Implement best practices for billing, invoicing, and financial reconciliation.
  • Financial Analysis & Reporting: Conduct regular financial analysis to identify revenue trends, opportunities, and risks. Manage executive dashboard demonstrating revenue expectations and collections and other key performance indicators.
  • Risk Management: Conduct audits and assessments to identify and rectify revenue discrepancies. Develop internal controls to safeguard financial integrity.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with finance, accounting and IT teams to streamline processes and improve billing accuracy. Ensure compliance with all financial regulations and standards.
  • Support ad hoc accounting and finance requests for key performance metrics, inputs for budgeting and forecasting and other reporting as needed.
  • Bill Credit Value Monitoring & Management: Maintain database of historical utility bill credits rates by revenue class and monitor actuals against expectations.
  • Third Party Monitoring: Monitor utilities and subscriber organizations for timeliness, completeness and accuracy of reporting supporting revenue assurance including: bill credit reports, credit/revenue reconciliation reports, subscriber payments, aging reports, etc.
  • Report Reconciliation: Provide reconciliation between revenue expectations for actual production and subscription payments for each production period. Correspond with third parties to investigate root causes for discrepancies and see resolution through to completion.

Qualifications:

  • Masters's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
  • 7+ years of experience in revenue assurance, financial analysis, or a similar role, preferably in the renewable energy sector.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a keen eye for detail.
  • Proficiency in software and data analytics tools such as Microsoft Dynamics & PowerBI.
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel capability is a must.
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
  • Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Benefits and Perks
 
Solar Landscape’s company culture is second to none. 
Our employees combine our mission, grit and drive with a rebel’s attitude that is changing the industry: 
·       Located in the heart of historic Asbury Park, our state-of-the-art office space offers flexible workstations encouraging collaboration and movement.  
·       Employees come together to eat every day! Like in a home, our gourmet kitchen is the heart of the office. Solar Landscape has a full-time in-house chef cooking daily farm-to-table meals using locally sourced organic food. 
·       Also included in employees is our competitive compensation package; a 401(k) employer-match; health, dental, & vision insurance, flexible paid time off and holiday PTO; We provide healthy snacks, coffee, volunteer opportunities, company outings, and more!