About Us

Disrupting the one-size-fits-all utility model, Inspire’s groundbreaking smart home subscription seamlessly combines personalized clean energy plans with best-in-class smart devices. Using the Inspire app, members can self drive their smart homes from anywhere, and select automated settings to use less energy while earning rewards. Inspire strives to make every home a smart home, powered by clean energy. Inspire’s mission is to drive forward a brighter energy future by simplifying consumer adoption of clean energy and smart home technologies. Through continual innovation and scaling of connected device interoperability; clean energy supply, generation and storage; and intelligent, decentralized grid services, Inspire is building the world’s first fully-integrated clean energy company.

Launched in January 2014, Inspire homes have used the clean power production equivalent of 121 wind turbines since inception. Driven by a team of mission-driven Avengers in Philadelphia and Santa Monica, Inspire prides itself on a culture of ownership, teamwork and stalwart obsession with “crushing it!”

Responsibilities

• Design, build & own complex dynamic financial models that will support a wide variety of business initiatives and strategic scenario analyses
• Engage with management to understand critical business levers that drive growth, performance and profitability
• Communicate your analysis to key stakeholders and senior leaders across the organization
• Analyze market and competitor trends and various industry projects
• Partner with business analytics and accounting teams to drive deliverables and improve processes
• Compile and review financial results to highlight and explain variance to budget
• Assist in the financial forecasting/ planning/budgeting process
• Create and update materials for board meetings and investor presentations
• Provide ad hoc analyses and decision support to all finance and corporate strategy projects
• Partner with corporate leaders on department budget management and savings initiatives

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably with a major in Finance, Economics, or other technical concentration
• Ideally 2-4 years experience in Investment Banking, Financial Planning & Analysis, Management Consulting, or Corporate Finance

Skills

• Understanding of Subscription-based revenue models
• Firm understanding of Corporate Finance
• Exceptional analytical abilities and strong Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Detail-oriented and strong organizational skills, with a high level of curiosity and self-motivation
• Must possess a strong work ethic with a high sense of urgency
• Ability to multi-task and manage competing deadlines
• Familiarity with SQL for managing and reporting data in relational database management systems, a plus
• Experience using Adaptive Insights is a plus

The Perks

• Unlimited vacation
• Equity plan
• Dog-friendly workplace
• Located in sunny Santa Monica