At Bloom Energy, our vision for a world powered by clean, reliable, and affordable energy is more than just a dream—we’re making it reality.  

Our team at Bloom Energy embraces the unprecedented opportunity to change the way companies utilize energy. Our technology empowers businesses and communities to responsibly take charge of their energy. Our energy platform has three key value propositions: resiliency, sustainability, and predictability. We provide infrastructure that is flexible for the evolving net zero ecosystem. We have deployed more than 30,000 fuel cell modules since our first commercial shipments in 2009, sending energy platforms to data centers, hospitals, manufacturing facilities, biotechnology facilities, major retail stores, financial institutions, telecom facilities, utilities, and other critical infrastructure customers around the world.

Our mission is to make clean, reliable energy affordable globally. We never stop striving to improve our technology, to expand and improve our company performance, and to develop and support the many talented employees that serve our mission!

We are looking for a Senior Manager, Services Finance to join our team in one of today’s most exciting technologies.  This role will report to the Head of FP&A and based in San Jose, CA.  This is a fully on-site, in office role.

Primary Responsibilities

•    Serve as the lead finance business partner for Bloom's Services organization, supporting executive decision-making and operational performance management across a multi-billion-dollar backlog portfolio.
•    Own monthly, quarterly, annual, and long-range forecasting processes for Services revenue, gross margin, cost of goods sold, and operating performance.
•    Develop and maintain robust financial models that provide visibility into backlog conversion, service profitability, cost trends, contract economics, and operational drivers.
•    Partner closely with Services Operations leaders to translate business objectives into financial commitments and measurable performance outcomes.
•    Deliver timely, data-driven analysis on financial performance, including volume, mix, pricing, productivity, and cost variance drivers.
•    Lead monthly operating reviews and financial performance discussions, providing insights and recommendations to improve operational and financial results.
•    Identify risks and opportunities within forecasts and proactively develop mitigation strategies with business leaders.
•    Support strategic initiatives including service offering expansion, margin improvement programs, contract optimization efforts, and cost reduction opportunities.
•    Develop scenario analyses and business cases to support resource allocation, investment decisions, and strategic planning activities.
•    Drive forecasting process improvements, reporting automation, and standardization of financial operating mechanisms across the organization.
•    Partner with Accounting, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Commercial Operations, and Corporate FP&A teams to ensure consistency and integrity of financial assumptions and reporting.
•    Lead implementation of systems enhancements, reporting tools, and costing methodologies that improve visibility, decision quality, and business performance.
•    Support internal control compliance, audit requirements, and budget governance processes.
•    Prepare executive-level presentations, operating review materials, and performance updates for senior leadership.
 

Qualifications and Experience

•    Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in FP&A, operational finance, manufacturing finance, strategic finance, or related disciplines.
•    Demonstrated experience supporting complex operational organizations within industrial, manufacturing, energy, technology, or capital equipment industries.
•    Strong financial modeling, forecasting, and analytical capabilities with experience translating operational metrics into financial outcomes.
•    Proven ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and drive alignment within a matrixed organization.
•    Experience supporting revenue forecasting, gross margin analysis, cost accounting, and operational performance management.
•    Advanced knowledge of financial planning systems, ERP platforms, and reporting tools. Oracle experience preferred.
•    Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills with the ability to build executive-ready analyses and presentations.
•    Strong communication skills with the ability to present complex financial concepts clearly to operational and executive audiences.
•    Demonstrated ability to lead process improvement initiatives and implement scalable finance operating mechanisms.
•    High degree of intellectual curiosity, ownership, business acumen, and bias toward action.
 

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Engineering, or a related discipline required.

MBA, CPA, CFA, or other advanced finance credentials are preferred but not required.
 

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Salary Ranges:

$168,100.00 - $241,900.00