Financial Analyst

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Summary of Role:

SunPower is seeking a Financial Analyst to join SunPower’s Financial Services team in Austin, TX. This role will perform day-to-day funding functions of collating, analyzing, updating and validating data models to be submitted to investors / internal teams, perform validation and reconciliation of data from multiple data sources using Microsoft excel, ensures compliance and accuracy of all the data processing.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• This role requires strong analytical skills, keen attention to detail and willingness to learn and adapt. This role also has regular interaction with cross-functional teams in the organization and requires clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Work with business leaders and senior members of the finance team to develop regular and ad-hoc reporting including informal and formal internal and reports, graphs, charts and presentations.
• Identify opportunities to build efficiencies of current processes and streamline collection, preparation, and distribution of data.
• Develop and maintain financial models in support of the quarterly and annual forecasting process – including “what-if” scenario analysis.
• Practical knowledge in problem-solving through mathematical/statistical analysis with large data sets across multiple data sets.
• Perform functions/tasks assigned by leaders from time to time.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, statistics, mathematics or related area of study.
• 0-3 years of working experience in finance
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills.

Essential Qualifications:

• Advanced Excel modeling skills
• Proficiency in all other Microsoft Office Suite products
• Self-motivated and strong work ethic with the ability to proactively manage diverse relationships and multiple, complex projects simultaneously
• Comfortable to contribute in a fast-paced, growing global company
• Detail-oriented and capable of driving multiple activities/tasks simultaneously
• Knowledge of renewable energy technologies, solar markets and related regulatory issues is a plus, but is not required
• Based in Austin, Texas

Equal Employment Opportunity
The Company is an equal employment opportunity employer and makes employment decisions, including but not limited to, hiring, firing, promotion, demotion, training, and/or compensation, on the basis of merit. Employment decisions are based on an individual’s qualifications as they relate to the job under consideration. The Company’s policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on sex (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions, the actual sex of the individual, or the gender identity or gender expression), race, color, religion, including religious dress practices and religious grooming practices, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, familial status, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected veteran or military status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws, ordinances, or regulations. The Company is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all persons involved in the operations of the Company and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of the Company, including supervisors and co-workers.

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Accommodation for Applicants to SunPower Corporation
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Availability of Affirmative Action Plan for Review

SunPower is a federal government contractor. As a part of the Company’s obligations under law, it must develop a written Affirmative Action Program (AAP) for the Disabled, Recently Separated Veterans, Armed Forces Service Medal Veterans, Disabled Veterans and Active Duty Wartime Or Campaign Badge Veterans and for Women and Minorities as specified by law. Non-confidential and non-proprietary aspects of the AAP are available for inspection by applicants and employees, consistent with applicable law, which will be made available during office hours by contacting the EEO Officer.