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Financial Controller roles qualify as specialty occupations under the H-1B visa, making employer sponsorship achievable for candidates with a bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field. Many large employers also file PERM labor certifications to sponsor controllers on the EB-2 or EB-3 green card path.
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Get Access To All JobsDate: Nov 11, 2026
Location(s): Juno Beach, FL, US, 33408
Company: NextEra Energy
Requisition ID: 98778
NextEra Energy Resources is one of America’s largest wholesale electricity generators, harnessing diverse energy sources to power progress. We deliver tailored energy solutions that fuel economic growth, strengthen communities, and help customers achieve their energy goals. Ready to make a lasting impact? Take the next step in your career with us!
Position Specific Description
The NEER Finance group is seeking a Senior Financial Controller to join the Forecasting Reporting & Analysis (FR&A) Team within the Project Analysis & Reporting (PAR) department. This role involves advanced financial forecasting, reporting, and variance analysis tasks across the entire NEER renewable asset fleet.
Key Responsibilities:
Monthly Operating Reports: Prepare and deliver comprehensive monthly operating reports on the more complex portfolios for our investors and lenders, ensuring accuracy and timeliness in all financial disclosures. Provide timely and accurate responses to inbound inquiries from our investors and lenders.
Forecast Variance Analysis: Conduct in-depth variance analysis to evaluate project revenue, tax credits, and general administrative forecasts, identifying trends and areas for improvement.
Forecasting: Develop precise forecasts for revenue, land royalties, G&A (General & Administrative) Expense, and tax credits, supporting strategic business decisions.
Living Pro Forma Support: Prepare and manage the living pro forma analysis, facilitating robust financial planning and execution.
Annual Operating Budgets: Prepare annual operating budgets and coordinate the external Independent Engineers reports required under financing agreements. NEER/XPLR P&L Analytics: Perform detailed P&L analytics for NEER/XPLR, supporting strategic planning and financial performance reviews.
Process Improvement: Proactively identify and pursue opportunities for enhancing efficiency and effectiveness within departmental processes and operations. This includes evaluating current workflows and recommending innovative solutions.
Leveraging Enterprise Technology: Utilize enterprise technologies such as NEE.AI and Alteryx to streamline processes, reduce manual efforts, improve data analytics, and support informed decision-making. This includes understanding and using technology solutions to drive process improvement and innovation.
In this role, the Senior Financial Controller will work closely with teams within PAR, NEER Finance, XPLR, Business Management, FCOE, and Project Valuation to deliver integrated solutions that enhance strategic alignment and operational efficiency. The successful candidate will have advanced experience in financial analysis and forecasting in a complex environment, strong analytical capabilities.
Job Overview
Employees in this role are responsible for performing key financial functions for an assigned portfolio of electric generating facilities, including internal and external reporting, budgeting and forecasting, business analytics and certain aspects of the monthly close process and treasury functions. Individuals provide effective, timely and actionable financial information and business analytics on the facilities in their portfolios including monthly, quarterly and annual reporting and analysis on the financial performance of the electric generating facilities, treasury management, as well as ad hoc reporting and analysis as required. Employees in this position apply strong analytical skills to identify and evaluate operational and business issues that impact financial performance and effectively communicate the results to various stakeholders, including business partners in other areas of finance as well as senior management and outside investors.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
- Prepares and analyzes monthly forecasts, including the evaluation of assumptions, to ensure effective, timely, and actionable financial information
- Prepares timely and accurate internal and external operating reports, and other discrete reporting as required by financing and partnership agreements
- Develops and maintains complex financial models for financings and partnerships, including due diligence support and pro forma development
- Provides high-quality analytics and valuable variance commentary on actual and forecasted financial information
- Prepares ad hoc financial analyses, reports and models as required (scenario/impact analysis on potential transactions and business decisions)
- Prepares presentations for third-party lenders/investors
- Participates in special projects such as software implementation initiatives and process improvement/Six Sigma projects
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's - Accounting / Finance/ Business
- Experience: 4+ years
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s - Accounting / Finance
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members.
Employee Group: Exempt
Employee Type: Full Time
Job Category: Finance, Accounting & Business Analytics
Organization: NextEra Energy Resources, LLC
Relocation Provided: Yes, if applicable
NextEra Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.
NextEra Energy provides reasonable accommodation in its application and selection process for qualified individuals, including accommodations related to compliance with conditional job offer requirements, consistent with federal, state, and local laws. Supporting medical or religious documentation will be required where applicable and permitted by applicable law. To request a reasonable accommodation, please send an e-mail to recruiting-coordinator.sharedmailbox@nexteraenergy.com, providing your name, telephone number and the best time for us to reach you.
NextEra Energy will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
NextEra Energy does not accept any unsolicited resumes or referrals from any third-party recruiting firms or agencies.
Nearest Major Market: Palm Beach
Nearest Secondary Market: Miami
Date: Nov 11, 2026
Location(s): Juno Beach, FL, US, 33408
Company: NextEra Energy
Requisition ID: 98778
NextEra Energy Resources is one of America’s largest wholesale electricity generators, harnessing diverse energy sources to power progress. We deliver tailored energy solutions that fuel economic growth, strengthen communities, and help customers achieve their energy goals. Ready to make a lasting impact? Take the next step in your career with us!
Position Specific Description
The NEER Finance group is seeking a Senior Financial Controller to join the Forecasting Reporting & Analysis (FR&A) Team within the Project Analysis & Reporting (PAR) department. This role involves advanced financial forecasting, reporting, and variance analysis tasks across the entire NEER renewable asset fleet.
Key Responsibilities:
Monthly Operating Reports: Prepare and deliver comprehensive monthly operating reports on the more complex portfolios for our investors and lenders, ensuring accuracy and timeliness in all financial disclosures. Provide timely and accurate responses to inbound inquiries from our investors and lenders.
Forecast Variance Analysis: Conduct in-depth variance analysis to evaluate project revenue, tax credits, and general administrative forecasts, identifying trends and areas for improvement.
Forecasting: Develop precise forecasts for revenue, land royalties, G&A (General & Administrative) Expense, and tax credits, supporting strategic business decisions.
Living Pro Forma Support: Prepare and manage the living pro forma analysis, facilitating robust financial planning and execution.
Annual Operating Budgets: Prepare annual operating budgets and coordinate the external Independent Engineers reports required under financing agreements. NEER/XPLR P&L Analytics: Perform detailed P&L analytics for NEER/XPLR, supporting strategic planning and financial performance reviews.
Process Improvement: Proactively identify and pursue opportunities for enhancing efficiency and effectiveness within departmental processes and operations. This includes evaluating current workflows and recommending innovative solutions.
Leveraging Enterprise Technology: Utilize enterprise technologies such as NEE.AI and Alteryx to streamline processes, reduce manual efforts, improve data analytics, and support informed decision-making. This includes understanding and using technology solutions to drive process improvement and innovation.
In this role, the Senior Financial Controller will work closely with teams within PAR, NEER Finance, XPLR, Business Management, FCOE, and Project Valuation to deliver integrated solutions that enhance strategic alignment and operational efficiency. The successful candidate will have advanced experience in financial analysis and forecasting in a complex environment, strong analytical capabilities.
Job Overview
Employees in this role are responsible for performing key financial functions for an assigned portfolio of electric generating facilities, including internal and external reporting, budgeting and forecasting, business analytics and certain aspects of the monthly close process and treasury functions. Individuals provide effective, timely and actionable financial information and business analytics on the facilities in their portfolios including monthly, quarterly and annual reporting and analysis on the financial performance of the electric generating facilities, treasury management, as well as ad hoc reporting and analysis as required. Employees in this position apply strong analytical skills to identify and evaluate operational and business issues that impact financial performance and effectively communicate the results to various stakeholders, including business partners in other areas of finance as well as senior management and outside investors.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
- Prepares and analyzes monthly forecasts, including the evaluation of assumptions, to ensure effective, timely, and actionable financial information
- Prepares timely and accurate internal and external operating reports, and other discrete reporting as required by financing and partnership agreements
- Develops and maintains complex financial models for financings and partnerships, including due diligence support and pro forma development
- Provides high-quality analytics and valuable variance commentary on actual and forecasted financial information
- Prepares ad hoc financial analyses, reports and models as required (scenario/impact analysis on potential transactions and business decisions)
- Prepares presentations for third-party lenders/investors
- Participates in special projects such as software implementation initiatives and process improvement/Six Sigma projects
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's - Accounting / Finance/ Business
- Experience: 4+ years
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s - Accounting / Finance
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members.
Employee Group: Exempt
Employee Type: Full Time
Job Category: Finance, Accounting & Business Analytics
Organization: NextEra Energy Resources, LLC
Relocation Provided: Yes, if applicable
NextEra Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.
NextEra Energy provides reasonable accommodation in its application and selection process for qualified individuals, including accommodations related to compliance with conditional job offer requirements, consistent with federal, state, and local laws. Supporting medical or religious documentation will be required where applicable and permitted by applicable law. To request a reasonable accommodation, please send an e-mail to recruiting-coordinator.sharedmailbox@nexteraenergy.com, providing your name, telephone number and the best time for us to reach you.
NextEra Energy will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
NextEra Energy does not accept any unsolicited resumes or referrals from any third-party recruiting firms or agencies.
Nearest Major Market: Palm Beach
Nearest Secondary Market: Miami
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Financial Controller Jobs
Align your credentials to specialty occupation standards
USCIS requires that your degree field directly relates to your Controller duties. A degree in accounting, finance, or business with a concentration in accounting strengthens your specialty occupation argument far more than a general business degree.
Pull prevailing wage data before negotiating offers
Your employer's LCA must certify a wage at or above the DOL prevailing wage for your location and role level. Run the OFLC Wage Search for Financial Controllers before you receive an offer so you know which wage tier your experience supports.
Target companies with established finance leadership pipelines
Public companies, private equity-backed firms, and multinationals with dedicated accounting departments file H-1B petitions for Controllers far more reliably than small businesses. Their HR teams already understand the LCA and PERM filing process.
Search Migrate Mate for verified sponsoring employers
Filter Financial Controller openings on Migrate Mate to see only employers with verified LCA filing history. This removes guesswork about whether a company will sponsor and lets you focus your applications where approval is realistic.
Prepare for PERM early if a green card is your goal
Many employers willing to sponsor a Controller on H-1B will also run PERM for EB-2 or EB-3 once you've proven your value. Raise the green card conversation after your first H-1B extension, not at the offer stage, to avoid spooking cost-conscious hiring managers.
Address CPA licensure gaps before the offer stage
Some employers list CPA as required rather than preferred, which can complicate the specialty occupation analysis. If you hold a foreign accounting credential, document its U.S. equivalency through a credential evaluation before interviews so your employer's immigration counsel isn't surprised.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Financial Controller role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, in most cases. USCIS looks at whether the position normally requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific field like accounting or finance. Controllers overseeing financial reporting, compliance, and audits typically meet that bar. Roles that accept any degree or substitute extensive experience for education can face specialty occupation challenges, so the job description wording matters.
Which visa types are realistic for a sponsored Financial Controller position?
H-1B is the most common path because Controller duties map clearly to specialty occupation requirements. Australian nationals can pursue the E-3 visa, which has no lottery and renews indefinitely in two-year increments. Canadian and Mexican nationals may qualify under TN visa if the role is structured as an accountant under the USMCA profession list. For long-term U.S. residence, employers often follow H-1B sponsorship with an EB-2 or EB-3 green card through PERM labor certification.
What degree does an employer typically require to sponsor a Financial Controller?
Most employers require a bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a closely related field. A CPA license or master's degree in accounting strengthens the application and can support an EB-2 petition if the employer wants to pursue a green card later. O*NET classifies Financial Controllers at the highest job zone, reflecting the expectation of formal post-secondary education and significant work experience in financial management.
How long does H-1B sponsorship take for a Financial Controller role?
After USCIS certifies the LCA, the employer files the I-129 petition. Standard processing currently takes several months; premium processing cuts adjudication to around 15 business days at an additional cost the employer typically absorbs. If you're subject to the annual H-1B cap, you must register in the lottery before filing, which adds several months to the timeline depending on when in the fiscal year the process starts.
Where can I find Financial Controller jobs that offer visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate lists Financial Controller openings from employers with verified sponsorship history, so you can focus on companies that have actually filed for similar roles rather than guessing from job descriptions. This is especially useful for narrowing down employers by location, since prevailing wage requirements mean your offer needs to reflect rates in the specific metro area where you'll work.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Financial Controller jobs?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.