Financial Performance Expert

EDP Renewables • Houston, TX

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Financial Performance Expert coordinates financial performance and OPEX modelling activities across EDP Renewables’ operating assets. The role leads the annual North American OPEX budgeting and ongoing cost-monitoring processes, coordinates the development and application of OPEX estimation methodologies across regions, and supports consistent financial planning and performance-management practices across the organization. It works closely with Asset Management, Portfolio Management, Operations, Finance, FP&A, and regional teams to harmonize assumptions, consolidate financial inputs, analyze performance, and provide actionable insights to senior management. The position also provides functional guidance and technical support to colleagues involved in OPEX estimation and modelling.

The role supports financial planning and reporting, develops and improves O&M expense models for wind, solar, and energy-storage assets, and helps strengthen processes, controls, collaboration, and fleet performance. It has no direct reports and involves 5%–10% travel. The work site is hybrid.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Finance, Accounting, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5–8 years of relevant experience in financial planning and analysis, budgeting, asset management, operations finance, or a related area.
• Demonstrated experience developing or managing budgets, forecasts, cost models, and financial-performance analyses.
• Experience coordinating complex cross-functional processes involving multiple business units, regions, or stakeholder groups.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and experience with dashboarding and business-intelligence tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
• Strong understanding of financial statements, P&L performance drivers, variance analysis, forecasting, and cost modelling.
• Strong analytical problem-solving, communication, stakeholder-management, and technology skills.
• Ability to stand and sit for eight or more hours when working in an office environment.
• Ability to speak, read, and write English proficiently and deliver and interpret instructions furnished in written, verbal, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to lift items weighing up to 10 pounds.
• Ability to review detailed financial and operational information and understand instructions furnished in written, verbal, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to understand and communicate safety precautions when necessary.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in renewable energy, power generation, infrastructure, or another asset-intensive industry.
• Experience developing OPEX models for wind, solar, energy storage, or other generation technologies.
• Experience with database management and data analytics, including SQL, VBA, Power Query, or similar tools.
• Experience coordinating or providing functional guidance to analysts or other contributors.
• Understanding of Microsoft products and complementary data-management and business-intelligence solutions.
• Curiosity and willingness to experiment with AI tools to identify more productive ways of working.

Responsibilities

• Lead the annual North American OPEX budgeting process, coordinating timelines, assumptions, inputs, reviews, and final submissions across relevant teams and regional leadership.
• Support forecasts and long-term business plans in partnership with Asset Operations, Asset Management, Portfolio Management, and Finance.
• Coordinate the global OPEX modelling process and promote consistent estimation methodologies, financial assumptions, cost structures, and modelling standards across regions.
• Coordinate and review OPEX estimation performed by team members, including allocating work, providing technical guidance and training, reviewing assumptions and outputs, and supporting project-specific decisions.
• Lead monthly site-level reviews of actual OPEX performance, identify material deviations, challenge assumptions, and coordinate follow-up actions.
• Track and analyze financial performance drivers across the operating fleet, including budget variance analyses, reforecasts, and forward-looking financial assessments.
• Consolidate and communicate financial performance conclusions, risks, opportunities, and recommendations to management and senior stakeholders.
• Support internal management reporting and provide financial performance inputs for external investor reporting.
• Develop, maintain, and improve models for wind, solar, and energy-storage O&M expenses.
• Provide day-to-day guidance, knowledge sharing, and training to colleagues supporting OPEX estimation, budgeting, and financial-performance activities.
• Develop market and industry knowledge to inform OPEX assumptions, budgeting methodologies, forecasts, and operating-cost treatment.
• Support initiatives to improve Asset Management group performance through collaboration, standardization, process efficiency, and best practices.
• Collaborate with Asset Management and other teams to maintain appropriate processes and controls, improve fleet performance, strengthen budget governance, and limit risk exposure.
• Consider project owner and investor interests and concerns in financial planning and decision-making.
• Interface with Operations, Performance Management, Portfolio Management, Finance, service providers, and other stakeholders on operational and financial matters.
• Participate in cross-functional teams addressing material issues affecting operating projects and monitor implementation of agreed solutions.
• Work with Asset Management staff and accounting personnel to meet financial and operational reporting obligations accurately and on time.
• Escalate material deviations, missed milestones, emerging financial risks, and trigger events to relevant stakeholders and support resolution.
• Support local Asset Management and Operational teams on local RFPs concerning technical-requirements analysis and contract review.
• Perform additional duties as required.

Benefits

• Flexible, healthy, and inclusive workplace with a range of attractive benefits.
• Opportunities for development and internal mobility.
• Positive and innovative work environment that promotes collaboration and agile decision-making.
• Meaningful work experience and preparation for future challenges.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level