Bloom Energy

Senior Financial Analyst - Commercial Finance

Bloom Energy$121K — $174K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Engineering, or a related field.
  • 3+ years of finance experience in FP&A, commercial finance, or similar roles.
  • Strong financial modeling skills, particularly in forecasting and variance analysis.
  • Experience with revenue forecasting and actuals reconciliation.
  • Ability to analyze commercial contracts and their impact on revenue recognition.
  • Familiarity with enterprise systems and BI tools like SAP, Oracle, or Tableau.
  • Excellent communication skills for cross-functional collaboration.
  • Attention to detail and capacity to manage tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

  • Own and drive Product revenue forecasting for ancillary equipment across all planning cycles.
  • Support quarter close reconciliations by validating revenue and project status.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate revenue recognition.
  • Prepare detailed variance analysis and management reports on revenue performance.
  • Proactively address operational issues affecting revenue plans.
  • Generate comprehensive revenue reports on a regular basis.
  • Contribute to contract margin reviews and highlight financial risks.
  • Engage in special projects to enhance forecasting and financial processes.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision plans with significant employer contribution.
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan with company matching contributions.
  • Generous mental health support services.
  • Legal services and virtual physical therapy access.
  • Fertility and family forming benefits.
Full Job Description
Senior Financial Analyst to join our team in one of today's most exciting technologies. This role will report to our Director of Finance and based in San Jose, CA. This is a fully on-site, in office role 5 days a week.

Role Summary

Bloom Energy is seeking a high-performing Senior Financial Analyst to join the Commercial Finance team with a focused responsibility for Product revenue forecasting, quarter close support, and revenue performance management. This role will support Product revenue forecasting, with a specific focus on ancillary equipment, across weekly, monthly, and quarterly planning cycles.

The analyst will partner closely with Project Management, Supply Chain Finance, Operations, Accounting, and other cross-functional teams to reconcile actual quarter close results, explain variances versus forecast, identify revenue risks and opportunities, and proactively drive actions to resolve open items. This role will also support the overall contract margin review process and contribute to revenue-related projects that improve forecast accuracy, visibility, and business decision-making.

Location

This role is based in San Jose, CA, and Bloom has a 5-day in-office culture. Some travel may be required.

Responsibilities
  • Own Product revenue forecasting across weekly, monthly, and quarterly cycles, with a focus on ancillary equipment, key assumptions, project timing, commercial milestones, shipments, and forecast changes.
  • Support quarter close and forecast-to-actual reconciliation by comparing booked revenue, deferred revenue, billings, project status, and operational inputs against expectations.
  • Partner with Project Management, Supply Chain Finance, Operations, Accounting, and Commercial teams to validate project readiness, delivery timing, shipment status, ancillary equipment assumptions, and other inputs that impact Product revenue recognition.
  • Prepare variance analysis, revenue bridges, management reporting, and clear explanations of key drivers, timing shifts, mix changes, forecast accuracy trends, risks, and opportunities.
  • Drive follow-up actions with cross-functional partners to resolve operational open items in order to meet revenue plan.
  • Prepare Revenue reporting material, including weekly, monthly, quarterly report and annual planning
  • Support key project's contract margin reviews by preparing revenue inputs, validating assumptions, coordinating with cost and operations partners, and highlighting margin risks or changes.
  • Contribute to revenue-related initiatives, including Services and Installation revenue support, process improvements, forecast automation, reporting enhancements, data quality, and stronger linkage between commercial milestones and financial outcomes.
  • Support special projects and ad-hoc analyses related to revenue forecasting, contract economics, close readiness, commercial execution, and AI-enabled Finance workflows.


Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Engineering, or a related field.
  • Minimum of 3 years of progressive finance experience, including FP&A, commercial finance, revenue finance, project finance, corporate finance, investment banking, or equity research.
  • Strong financial modeling skills, with experience building forecasts, variance analyses, quarter close reporting, project-level trackers, and management reporting packages.
  • Experience with revenue forecasting, actuals reconciliation, forecast-to-actual variance analysis, risk and opportunity tracking, and close support.
  • Ability to understand commercial contracts, project milestones, operational inputs, ancillary equipment assumptions, and how they impact Product revenue timing, forecast accuracy, and margin performance.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience using enterprise systems and BI tools such as SAP, Oracle, Anaplan, Hyperion, Power BI, Tableau, Salesforce, or similar platforms.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain revenue drivers, forecast changes, risks, and recommended actions to cross-functional stakeholders and finance leadership.
  • Strong attention to detail, ownership mindset, and ability to manage weekly, monthly, quarterly, and close-related deadlines in a fast-paced environment.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience supporting Product revenue forecasting, ancillary equipment revenue, contract margin review, Services revenue support projects, or project-based revenue models.
  • Familiarity with revenue recognition concepts, commercial milestones, backlog conversion, project execution, service delivery, and quarter close processes.
  • Experience in energy, power generation, capital equipment, infrastructure, electric vehicles, semiconductors, or another capital-intensive hardware or project-based business.
  • Experience at a public company.
  • MBA, CPA, CFA, or CMA (or in progress).


At Bloom Energy, we are committed to supporting the well-being of our employees and their families. Our comprehensive benefits package for eligible employees includes competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision plans with a large employer contribution, a 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match, generous Mental Health Support services, Legal services, virtual Physical Therapy access, and Fertility & Family Forming benefits.

Bloom Energy is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.

FULL TIME ROLE ONLY: The total compensation for this position includes standard company benefits and is based on various factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills and experience.

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Salary Ranges:
$121,400.00 - $174,600.00

About Bloom Energy

Bloom Energy is a provider of solid oxide fuel cell technology. The company's fuel cells generate electricity through an electrochemical process without combustion, producing less greenhouse gas emissions than traditional power generation methods. Bloom Energy's fuel cells are used in a variety of applications, including data centers, hospitals, and manufacturing facilities. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
Learn more about Bloom Energy
Size
1,719 employees
Market Cap
$3.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$157.5 million
Founded
2001
5 Year Trend
+36.1%
Revenue
$794.2 million
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