Finance Associate

The role

You will work with the CFO on capital raising, financial modeling, investor and board materials, and transaction analysis. This role owns the forward-looking finance work.

What you will do

• Maintain the company's three-statement financial model, including revenue builds, scenario analysis, and long-range forecasts
• Support equity and debt capital raises including investor presentations, data room management, and diligence requests
• Build pricing and deal economics models for carbon, environmental asset, and 45Z tax credit transactions
• Prepare monthly and quarterly board materials, KPI dashboards, and management reporting
• Assist with the annual budget and rolling forecast process
• Produce 13-week cash flow and working capital forecasts
• Analyze unit economics, margins, and customer profitability
• Evaluate strategic alternatives, partnerships, and potential acquisitions
• Take on ad hoc analysis for the CFO and executive team

Required qualifications

• 2 to 4 years of experience in investment banking, private equity, or as a finance analyst or associate at a PE or VC backed company
• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field
• Strong financial modeling skills: three-statement models, DCF, returns analysis, and scenario-driven forecasts
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint
• Comfortable with Google Sheets
• Working knowledge of GAAP financial statements
• Ability to turn analysis into clear, concise materials for executives, boards, and investors
• Ownership mentality and comfort with ambiguity in a growth-stage company

Nice to have

• Experience in agriculture, energy, renewable fuels, carbon markets, or environmental commodities
• Familiarity with tax credit structures, project finance, or structured transactions
• Exposure to a capital raise or M&A process from the company side

Benefits

• Direct mentorship from the CFO
• Visibility with the board and investors
• Broad scope across capital markets, strategy, and operations

About the company

Arva Intelligence is an agricultural data and environmental asset company headquartered in Houston. They help growers, agribusinesses, and energy companies turn on-farm practices into measurable value.