Sr. Associate, Construction FP&A

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RWE Clean Energy, LLC
To start as soon as possible, full time, permanent
Functional area: Finance / Controlling
Remuneration: Exempt

At RWE Clean Energy (RWECE), the Sr. Associate, Construction FP&A within the Investments Controlling Development and Construction team is responsible for financial performance controlling, planning & reporting and target setting for the Onshore Wind, Solar and Energy Storage businesses in the Americas region. Working as a strategic partner and trusted advisor with the business, evaluates improvement measures, actively giving recommendations/appropriate challenges, and business decision support.

• Financial planning & analysis:
  Support timely, complete, accurate, high-quality reporting/planning/forecasting with construction business stakeholders
• Primary controlling support for the Solar, Energy Storage, and Onshore Wind Construction business (e.g. monthly reporting, quarterly forecasting, mid-term planning, business cases, ad-hoc analyses, special topics, savings initiatives, monthly performance dialogues)
• Preparation of the monthly reporting for the specific project(s) supported by the role. This may include preparing the required accruals, creating reports, and detailed and timely analysis of resource and non-resource costs
• Management communication:
  Prepare materials for and support meetings with Senior Management and the Board for both regular reporting activities and special projects/topics
• Coordination and teamwork:
  As a primary contact within the team, coordinate overarching topics and related financial impacts across the business
• Continuous process improvement:
  Support the proactive pursuit of best practices, processes, standardization and tools that drive gains in efficiency, automation, and quality
• Ongoing initiatives:
  Support company-wide top priorities and goals, special projects, and integration activities following recent organization structure change, increase in growth targets

• BA/BS in Finance/Accounting/Economics/Business (required); an Advanced degree is a plus, but not required
• Minimum of 4 years of professional experience in Accounting, Controlling, Financial Planning & Analysis, Financial or Management Consulting, or other Finance-related fields;
  Renewable energy and/or management experience is a plus, but not required
• Strong interpersonal skills, with ability to manage customer relationships
• Demonstrated desire to learn about the Company and the renewables space
• Excellent proficiency with SAP (moderate to advanced), Excel (moderate to advanced), PowerPoint, Tableau, Power BI, other system/tools experience is a plus
• Strong leadership and communication, and ability to meet deadlines
• Strong organization skills and ability to coordinate multiple tasks and deliverables
• Continuous process improvement supporting the proactive pursuit of best practices, processes, standardization and tools that drive gains in efficiency, automation, and quality
• 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
• General accounting and IFRS knowledge a plus
• Language:
  English (fluent), German is a plus
• Other duties as assigned

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. RWE Clean Energy is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas at this time.

The annual base salary range for this position in California or New York City is $104,000 - $140,000. The listed salary range represents our good faith estimate for this position and represents the range for new hire salaries across all U.S. locations. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. RWE considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the…