Finance Associate New Houston, Texas

THE ROLE: We are looking for a Finance Associate to join a small, high-impact finance team. You will work directly with the CFO on capital raising, financial modeling, investor and board materials, and transaction analysis. Our accounting team owns the close, reporting, and controls. This role owns the forward-looking finance work. You will have real exposure to leadership, the board, and investors from day one. The ideal candidate comes from investment banking or private equity as an analyst ready to move into a corporate finance role and put their financial modeling skills to work at an early-stage company. This is path that may lead to a CFO opportunity in the future.

WHAT YOU WILL DO: Maintain the company's three-statement financial model, including revenue builds for each business line, scenario analysis, and long-range forecasts Support equity and debt capital raises: investor presentations, data room management, offering document support, dilution and returns analysis, and investor 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 in partnership with department heads Produce 13-week cash flow and working capital forecasts with the accounting team Analyze unit economics, margins, and customer profitability across revenue streams Evaluate strategic alternatives, partnerships, and potential acquisitions Take on ad hoc analysis for the CFO and executive teamWHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR2 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 built on clean input drivers 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 companyNICE TO HAVEExperience 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 sideWHY ARVADirect mentorship from the CFO and visibility with the board and investors Broad scope across capital markets, strategy, and operations A chance to help build a company at the intersection of agriculture, energy, and climateCOMPENSATIONCompetitive base salary of [$150,000] plus annual bonus and equity. Work arrangement: on-site in Houston, TX.Voluntary Self-Identification For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey. Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiringprocess or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in aconfidential file. As set forth in Arva Intelligence’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law. If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection. As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measurethe effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categoriesis as follows: A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability. A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service. An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense. An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.