Budget Officer Jobs in Colorado

Join the Market Leader in Electric Power Data and Analytics Solutions

The electrical grid is the largest and most complicated machine ever built. Yes Energy’s industry-leading electric power trading analytics software provides real-time visibility into the massive amount of data generated by the North American electrical grid daily. Our unique and innovative view of the data informs real-time trading decisions and mid-to-long-term investment decisions that keep utility prices low, support the energy transition, and keep the grid running. It’s both challenging work and work with a purpose.

Be a part of our successful, growing business during international transformation.

Position Summary

The Budget Manager will lead the budget process and assist with strategic analysis needed to guide the company’s growth. Reporting to the Director, FP&A, this individual will provide insightful analysis to aid decision-making, support acquisition integration, and help establish robust budgeting processes.

Position Details

- Salary range: $100,000 - $115,000, Dependent on Experience
- Location: Boulder, CO
- Full-Time
- On Site (This position is on site in our beautiful Boulder Colorado office)
- Reports to: Director of Financial Planning and Analysis

Primary Responsibilities

- Lead and own the annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and long-term financial planning efforts across departments, ensuring alignment with strategic goals.
- Serve as the system owner for planning software, driving efficiencies, enhancing functionality, and continuously optimizing tools to support scalable financial planning infrastructure.
- Develop and refine financial models to forecast revenue, expenses, cash flow and other key metrics to support growth and acquisition strategies.
- Own consolidated variance analysis and performance reporting, identifying actionable insights and presenting findings to senior leadership.
- Lead post-acquisition financial planning integration, including assessing financial impacts, establishing budgets, and implementing standardized reporting frameworks.
- Collaborate closely with functional leaders to understand key drivers of the business, support their budgeting needs, and offer insights for decision making.
- Provide ad hoc financial analysis, scenario modeling, and recommendations to support strategic initiatives, new product launches, and pricing strategies.
- Establish and enhance reporting frameworks and planning processes to improve budget accuracy, governance, and scalability.
- Continuously improve and streamline reporting systems, enabling quick response to evolving business needs.
- Travel: less than 10% of time.

Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- A minimum of five (5) years of budgeting or FP&A experience.
- A minimum of three (3) years in a SaaS or technology and high-growth or highly acquisitive environment.
- Strong budgeting skills, with a deep understanding of financial statements and SaaS metrics.
- Proficiency with Adaptive Insights, NetSuite, Maxio, SQL, and Excel/G-Sheets.
- Experience in post-acquisition integration.
- Knowledge of subscription metrics (ARR, MRR, GRR, NRR) and SaaS financial modeling is preferred.
- Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively engage and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
- Strategic mindset, with the ability to think analytically, anticipate future trends, and develop innovative solutions to complex financial challenges.
- Commitment to integrity, ethics, and professionalism, with a passion for driving organizational excellence and delivering value to shareholders.
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail in financial reporting and analysis.

At Yes Energy, we value connecting directly with candidates. We kindly ask that third-party recruiters and agencies not submit resumes, as we are not open to external recruiting partnerships.

Overview

About Yes Energy

Yes Energy delivers real-time market data and electric power trading decision solutions. Over 1,000 market participants use Yes Energy solutions daily. The business is a leader in all aspects of information content collection and management, developing and delivering data and market analytics solutions. Since its inception in 2008, Yes Energy has become a trusted and respected supplier of innovative and reliable solutions focused on the needs of power market analysts, traders, and trade managers. Yes Energy has a team of amazing professionals across the United States, Europe, and Asia.

Culture

Yes Energy has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Colorado, and we have the culture to prove it. At Yes Energy, we care about saying “Yes” to customers. We like to listen, learn, and develop solutions that align with their needs. We think about customers as business partners, and when we help them be more successful … we are more successful, too. Around the office, our culture is driven by some pretty fundamental values that we’re proud of:
- We love innovation and solving tough challenges.
- We are “high standards people” who combine passion and pride with hard work and rewards of all kinds—with a consistent ethic across the company.
- We’re team-focused with a flat hierarchy. We work in small teams on well-defined projects that directly impact the business's success.
- We play to each person's strengths and experience while each of us also works along a continuum of roles adjacent to our focus area. This presents the challenge of maintaining a broad set of skills and an opportunity to learn and contribute in many ways.
- We are constantly growing. Professional development happens every day and every year. At Yes Energy, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t perfectly align with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Compensation And Benefits

We offer highly competitive salaries and real bonuses that are achievable and that you can impact. Our benefits package is also very competitive, including medical insurance, a 401 (k) Plan with matching, flexible vacation, and flexible work schedules. Yes Energy encourages and funds investment in both formal and informal professional development. In accordance with Colorado law, the range provided is Yes Energy’s reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role. The actual amount may be higher or lower based on non-discriminatory factors such as location, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Yes Energy provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Yes Energy complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location where the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.