Overview

Pogo Energy is a rapidly growing residential electricity provider in Texas that is aimed at shaking up the industry through technology innovation. We deliver 100% renewable energy to all our customers while also saving them hundreds of dollars every year compared to the big players in the market. Our approach involves providing customers with the latest technology and eliminating the outdated practices of the industry.

Currently, we are seeking a financial operations expert who can identify and solve problems effectively in the competitive retail electricity marketplace. The ideal candidate should have the ability to anticipate challenges and create data-driven solutions to help the executive leadership team overcome them. The areas of focus include operational budget modeling, pricing, revenue assurance, and monthly financial reporting, including KPI analysis.

In this role, you will enjoy working with a dynamic team to address complex and fast-changing situations that require innovative and collaborative solutions. You will be responsible for ensuring accuracy while collaborating with the executive leadership team to tackle unseen challenges.

Responsibilities

The following are the responsibilities to manage and oversee efficiently to ensure the company's financial growth and sustainability:

• Operational budgeting, financial planning, and analysis should align with the company's overall business objectives.
• The cash flow must be monitored and managed to ensure the company achieves budgeted goals.
• Retail pricing strategy should be driven with input from the executive leadership team to deliver budgeted commodity margin, profitability, and growth.
• Conduct detailed financial analysis by reviewing revenue streams, expenditures, and profit margins to provide actionable insights for financial growth and sustainability.
• Model short and long-term energy purchase decisions against margin requirements.
• Participate in weekly hedging portfolio management meetings to ensure compliance and/or trade-offs for expected margin outcomes.

Administration activities include:

• Ownership of revenue reporting
• Compiling and preparing monthly financials for CFO
• Reviewing and approving Pogo QSE wholesale energy invoices
• Regular updates to the budget model and planning for next year's budget
• Coordinate with Regulatory and Compliance to construct and approve PUC required EFL pricing updates
• Prepare weekly TDU invoices for approval/payment

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's Degree in finance, economics, statistics, engineering or a related quantitative field is required.
• We prefer someone with at least 4-6 years of experience in ERCOT market.
• The ideal candidate should have demonstrated expert proficiency in financial modeling and a passion for data-driven decisions, with excellent analytical skills.
• They should also be comfortable with querying and analyzing large amounts of data and have the ability to effectively communicate complex financial concepts to a broad audience.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to juggle many tasks are essential.
• We are looking for someone who is innovative and able to find solutions to both financial and operational challenges.

What We Offer:

• Opportunity to contribute to major decisions with the leadership team, a competitive compensation package, comprehensive benefits including unlimited vacation, and a flexible work program (WFH/WFO) make for a dynamic and unpredictable work environment.

Pogo Energy is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by law or company policy. All qualified individuals are required to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. Due to the high volume of responses, we will only be able to respond to candidates of interest. All candidates must have valid authorization to work in the U.S.