Financial Analyst

About the role

Budderfly is a fast-growth, private equity-backed energy management outsourcing company committed to reducing global carbon emissions for small to medium-sized enterprises. We are the premier sustainability partner for businesses with repeatable footprints such as restaurant chains, assisted living facilities, retail franchises, and more. The Finance Analyst serves as a key link between Operations, Procurement, Project Management, and Finance, helping to protect project margins by identifying billing discrepancies, recovering costs from contractors and manufacturers, validating installation expenses, and ensuring compliance with vendor agreements.

Responsibilities

• Invoice Review & Processing
  • Review & Reconcile: Audit project-related invoices, subcontractor invoices and applications, and service orders for mathematical accuracy, appropriate backup documentation, and proper tax allocation.
  • Invoice Auditing: Audit high-volume service bills against purchase orders, work orders, and contracted pricing.
  • Investigate cost variances and identify opportunities to reduce project spend.
  • Analyze labor, equipment, freight, crane, permitting, subcontractor, and material charges to ensure costs are properly supported.
  • GL Coding: Assign accurate general ledger codes and department cost centers to invoices.
  • Contract Compliance: Ensure billed amounts strictly adhere to negotiated contract terms, hourly rates, unit prices, and approved change orders.
  • Approval Routing: Code invoices correctly to the general ledger and route them through the appropriate approval workflows.
• Project Financial Analysis & Cost Control
  • Variance Analysis: Monitor budget versus actuals, identifying potential cost overruns, billing anomalies, and profit fade early in the project lifecycle.
  • Budget Tracking: Assist project managers in updating and maintaining detailed project cost reports and work-in-progress (WIP) schedules.
  • Forecasting: Update cash flow projections based on active project schedules and invoice receipt timings.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Liaise with Operations: Regularly meet with project managers and operational leadership to review project financial performance and billing pipelines.
  • Support efforts to improve project-level economics and standardized installation pricing.
  • Dispute Resolution: Investigate billing discrepancies and collaborate directly with vendors, subcontractors, and project teams to resolve issues in a timely manner.
• Reporting & Analytics
  • Maintain reporting on contractor disputes, warranty recoveries, project cost variances, and realized savings.
  • Support monthly reviews of installation spending and project economics.
  • Assist Finance and Operations leadership with ad hoc analysis related to project costs, contractor performance, and margin improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Construction Management, Engineering, Supply Chain, or related field.
• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in project accounting, construction finance, project controls, contract administration, procurement, or cost analysis.
• High level of independent work ethics and integrity.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills.
• Industry knowledge of construction and service is preferred.
• Accounting knowledge, US GAAP.
• Ability to work with multiple entities within an organization.
• Knowledge of NetSuite and Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) preferred.

Schedule

Hybrid schedule (in office Tues/Wed/Thurs) based in Shelton, CT. Applicants must live within a reasonable commuting distance and be able to work onsite as required.