Finance / FP&A Manager
Project Canary
Accounting & Finance
Denver, CO, USA
USD 145k-165k / year + Equity
Posted on Jan 7, 2026
Project Canary is a climate technology company offering an enterprise data platform that helps energy companies improve and report on their emissions footprint. Project Canary builds high-fidelity sensors, ingests data from various other technologies and sources, and leverages proprietary analytics and models to deliver insights that operators can act on to reduce emissions. The data-driven technology enables energy operators to stop leaks faster, reduce risk, streamline reporting, and differentiate their operations for key stakeholders.
Project Canary is seeking a hands-on Finance / FP&A Manager who will report to the VP of Finance. This is an excellent opportunity for a rising finance leader to make significant impact in a mission-driven, transitioning business. The Director of Strategic Finance will own all financial modeling for the company across FP&A, budgeting, and corporate development. This role will develop analysis, use data, and deliver insights to drive execution across the company. The Finance / FP&A Manager will partner closely with all functions to tie financial information directly to company strategy, decisions and outcomes. The ideal candidate is attentive to detail, a creative problem solver, a financial modeling expert, and a builder-doer who is willing to jump into new situations and push priorities forward.
Project Canary is seeking a hands-on Finance / FP&A Manager who will report to the VP of Finance. This is an excellent opportunity for a rising finance leader to make significant impact in a mission-driven, transitioning business. The Director of Strategic Finance will own all financial modeling for the company across FP&A, budgeting, and corporate development. This role will develop analysis, use data, and deliver insights to drive execution across the company. The Finance / FP&A Manager will partner closely with all functions to tie financial information directly to company strategy, decisions and outcomes. The ideal candidate is attentive to detail, a creative problem solver, a financial modeling expert, and a builder-doer who is willing to jump into new situations and push priorities forward.
- Department
- Finance
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Location
- Denver Headquarters
- Workplace type
- Hybrid
- Compensation
- $145,000 - $165,000 / year
Key Responsibilities
Financial Modeling & Analysis
- Build and own all financial modeling for the company, including long-range planning, annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, scenarios and ad hoc analyses
- Establish and manage financial modeling best practices and standards across the organization
- Develop custom models and tools to support both strategic initiatives and day-to-day execution
- Connect financial models and data with company-wide and departmental decision-making
- Partner with commercial teams to drive customer acquisition, revenue growth, pricing strategy, unit economics, product development, and profitability
- Develop and track key metrics that deliver insights to leadership and specific teams
- Create frameworks, systems and processes that drive data- and fact-based decision making
- Prepare Board and investor-facing financial models and presentations
Corp Dev & Strategic Finance
- Support financial due diligence and execution of capital raises and potential M&A opportunities
- Partner with legal, commercial, and operational teams on complex commercial agreements
- Evaluate strategic partnerships and opportunities, culminating in recommendation and action
- Create analyses, presentations, and data visualizations that support a business case
- Implement scalable practices across finance and operations, improving systems and processes
- Champion data quality and analytical rigor across the organization
Budgeting, Planning & Forecasting
- Manage company-wide annual budget process, partnering with each department head and executive team
- Create and maintain monthly reporting and quarterly forecasts
- Own reporting and variance analysis against company-wide and departmental budgets and OKRs – aim to foster accountability and deliver actionable insights
- Prepare Board materials and investor reporting packages
- Partner with Controller and VP Finance to unify financial information across forecasting (i.e., forward-looking) and reporting (i.e., backward-looking)
Qualifications
Experience
- 7+ years overall
- Background in investment banking, private equity, or venture capital is strongly preferred
- Hands-on experience at a startup or venture-to-growth stage company is also preferred
- Recent roles in climate tech, SaaS, or advanced manufacturing environments is a plus – ideal candidate has a strong grasp of unit economics, cost structures and scalability, as well as experience around natural gas supply chains and SaaS/enterprise software
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, business, accounting, or a technical field
- Master’s degree, MBA or CFA is a plus
Core Competencies
- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Strong communication skills to simplify complex concepts into key conclusions
- Detail-oriented while maintaining strategic perspective
- Proven ability to influence and partner across all organizational levels
- Strong project management skills with ability to execute multiple initiatives simultaneously
- Self-starter with entrepreneurial mindset and a bias toward action and continuous improvement
- Comfortable in ambiguous, fast-paced environments
- Advanced Excel modeling skills with ability to build complex, dynamic models from scratch
Benefits
- Salary range: $ annual base
- Hybrid work environment (at least 3 days/week in Denver office
- Health, dental, and vision insurance with low deductibles and premiums paid by company 99% for self and 50% for dependents and/or spouse
- 401K with company match (no vesting period)
- Opportunity for equity ownership
- Student loan assistance
- Generous culture around time off, including:
- 4 weeks of PTO per year
- 6 days of sick time per year
- 11 paid company holidays per year
- Up to 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave
- Flex Choice Monthly Stipend – choice between parking, public transportation, or wellness assistance
- Dog friendly office environment
About Project Canary
Project Canary was founded in 2019 with a vision to measure what matters – the greenhouse gases emitted from critical parts of our energy infrastructure. Our team is constantly pushing the envelope to bring more visibility to the emissions problem than ever before – enabling the energy sector to reduce its carbon footprint.
Our Hiring Process
Stage 1:
Applied
Stage 2:
Canary Recruiter Interview
Stage 3:
Canary 2nd Interview
Stage 4:
Final Interview
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