Senior Associate, Financial Planning & Analysis - Modeling

RWE Clean Energy, LLC
To start as soon as possible, full time, permanent

Functional area: Operations & Maintenance; Finance / Controlling
Remuneration: Non-Exempt

The Senior Associate, Financial Planning & Analysis - Modelling helps enable a streamlined budgeting & forecasting process within the RWECE (RWE Clean Energy) Organization for Onshore Wind, Solar & Storage assets. They work closely with sites, regional and asset managers to ensure activities are translated into numbers in budgets, forecasts, and overall performance. They also support modelling of OPEX and production for new projects and perform ad-hoc financial analyses​ utilizing simplified discounted cash flow models.

The employee would assist on any of these topics where need exists, and interest is indicated.

Role Responsibilities:

• Estimate expected operations costs and operational production availability for new wind, solar & storage projects undergoing investment decision
• Create Operations review frameworks on topics such as parts spend, support functions, new sites’ spend etc. using Microsoft Power BI or Tableau
• Create analyses on drivers of expected plan-over-plan or year-over-year Parts, OPEX + Production & Revenue changes in operational sites
• Upload investment approved post-construction costs, revenues and their drivers into SAP Analytics Cloud
• Analyze first year operational costs of projects and feedback findings from P&L conversations to facilitate the larger Databook process & Planning/Budgeting processes
• Run long term valuation models of existing operational projects to facilitate conversations surrounding long term investment decisions in those projects
• Run business cases using discounted cash flow analyses evaluating business decisions and whether those have net accretive value to the RWECE organization
• Coordinate reviews where Subject Matter Expect inputs are assembled and aligned with site-level perspectives for parts spend

Job Requirements and Experiences:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science or business fields; Master's degree a plus
• Minimum 5 year's of experience
• Excellent proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Power BI, PowerPoint, Outlook) and Teams
• Demonstrated experience in building and working with financial models and understanding financial statements
• Experience with SAP Analytics Cloud and Tableau (or similar financial planning and analysis applications)
• Ability to handle multiple topics that are loosely connected with each other
• Strong interpersonal skills, with ability to manage stakeholder relationships
• Demonstrated desire to learn about the Company and the renewables space
• Strong leadership and communication, and ability to meet deadlines
• Strong organization skills and ability to coordinate multiple tasks and deliverables
• Ability to multi-task, while working independently and as part of a team
• Motivated self-starter, goal-oriented, and strong problem-solving abilities
• Proven ability to empathize, build relationships, and effectively communicate with people from a diverse set of backgrounds
• Responds well to direction, is easy to challenge and develop, and is coachable
• Is detail-oriented, has strong business acumen, and a sound understanding of business concepts

Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays. Eligible employees also participate in short-term incentives, in addition to salary.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.

Through its subsidiary RWE Clean Energy, RWE is the third largest renewable energy company in the United States, with a presence in most U.S. states from coast to coast. RWE’s team of about 2,000 employees in the U.S. stands ready to help meet the nation’s growing energy needs. With its homegrown and fastest-to-market product, RWE supports the goal of American Energy dominance and independence. To that end, RWE Clean Energy is committed to increasing its already strong asset base of over 10 gigawatts of operating wind, solar and battery projects, focusing on providing high-quality jobs. RWE invests in local and rural communities while strengthening domestic manufacturing supporting the renaissance of American industry. This is complemented by RWE’s energy trading business. RWE is also a major offtaker of American liquified natural gas (LNG).

As an energy company with a successful history spanning more than 125 years, RWE has an extensive knowledge of the energy markets and an excellent expertise in all major power generation and storage technologies, from nuclear, coal and gas to hydro, batteries, wind and solar.

Every project brings constantly-evolving technical, practical and social challenges – and drives a culture where everybody thrives, has fun and feels excited by each day. As the third largest renewable energy company in the U.S., you’ll also have the freedom to act with conviction and courage as we pivot to new technologies – and continuously improve, together.