Operations Controlling Associate

Role Responsibilities

• Assists with the preparation of monthly and quarterly financial reporting activities for a portfolio of Onshore Wind, Solar, or Energy Storage operating assets and internal support teams, ensuring accuracy and completeness of actuals, commentary, and KPIs (with a focus on OpEx, Ops CapEx, Inventory)
• Supports quarterly and annual forecasting by gathering input data from the business, validating source files, and inputting assumptions into the various models and systems
• Maintains asset-level cost trackers, data logs, and budget support files for operating wind, solar, and storage projects
• Performs variance analyses to identify key drivers of deviation from forecasted performance and escalate findings to senior staff
• Collaborates with team members to prepare presentation materials for performance review meetings with senior management
• Participates in meetings with stakeholders to take notes, track action items, and follow up on action items
• Assists with data extraction, report formatting, and consolidation of key KPIs (e.g., cost/MWh, EBIT)
• Contributes to ad hoc tasks such as cost reclassification efforts and benchmarking assets
• Acts as a trusted financial partner to site Operations and Asset Management leads, helping to translate operational plans into KPIs

Job Requirements and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in finance / accounting / economics / business or equivalent professional experience
• CPA is preferred, but not required
• Minimum 1 year of relevant experience
• Experience in an FP&A role and/or within the renewable energy sector preferred, but not required
• Basic knowledge of the core accounting concepts and principles; advanced knowledge is a plus
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal), and comfortable driving collaboration across functions
• Explains findings clearly to internal stakeholders; acts as finance partner with asset managers and technical teams
• Demonstrates initiative and structured, analytical, and problem-solving thinking; identifies core insights in financial data
• Proficient understanding of forecasting, variance analysis, asset performance metrics and systems/reporting tools (e.g., Power BI)
• Focuses on building relationships to standardize processes and solve problems
• Strong technical acumen, with advanced proficiency in Excel, SAP, SAC, PowerBI, and/or Tableau a plus
• Detail-oriented, has strong business acumen and analytical mindset, and a sound understanding of business concepts
• Proven ability to empathize, build relationships, and effectively communicate with people from a diverse set of backgrounds
• Motivated self-starter, goal-oriented, and strong problem-solving abilities
• Strong organizational skills and ability to coordinate multiple tasks and deliverables
• Identifies issues and modifies processes and methods as needed
• Demonstrates desire to learn about the Company and the renewables space
• Responds well to direction, is easy to challenge and develop, and is coachable
• Leads assigned tasks with management direction/guidance