Director, Investments Controlling - Construction FP&A

RWE Americas, LLC

To start as soon as possible, full time, permanent

Functional area: Finance / Controlling

Remuneration: Exempt

The Director, Investments Controlling - Construction FP&A is a senior finance leadership role within Investments Controlling, supporting RWE Americas (RWEA) as it executes a large‑scale growth plan that includes €17 billion of planned investment over the next six years, resulting in 9 GW of new net capacity and strategic expansion into flexible gas generation to support America’s growing power needs. Positioned at the center of the company’s growth agenda, this role provides critical financial leadership to ensure major capital investments are planned, governed, and executed with discipline and transparency.

The Director serves as a strategic partner and trusted advisor to Construction leadership, Finance, and senior management, translating complex construction activity and cost drivers into clear, forward‑looking financial insights that support capital allocation and executive decision‑making. In addition, the role leads and develops a high‑performing FP&A team and helps advance analytical capabilities and financial processes to support a business operating at increasing scale and complexity.

This position offers a unique opportunity for an experienced finance leader to have direct impact on high‑profile investments and play a key role in shaping RWEA’s continued growth.

Role Responsibilities:

• Financial Planning & Reporting: Lead timely and accurate financial planning, analysis, and reporting for the construction team. Ensure precision and quality in forecasting, planning, and business-case evaluations across the organization

• Team Leadership & Development: Directly manage a team including two managers and four associates, providing mentorship, setting clear expectations, building succession depth, and scaling team capabilities in line with portfolio growth and evolving business needs

• Ownership of Key Deliverables: Drive completion of critical deliverables, including quarterly forecasts, mid-term planning (MTP), monthly performance dialogues, business cases, ad-hoc analyses, special projects, and cost-savings initiatives

• Monthly Performance Dialogues: Oversee consolidation of forecast reporting, analyzing variances, and craft compelling narratives regarding construction investments for SVPs and RWEA leadership

• System Implementation: Act as the lead for the migration and implementation of new Budgeting & Forecasting tool, including system architecture and process design, serving as the key functional and business contact (with a focus on SAP systems, templates, and models)

• Executive Communication & Stakeholder Management: Prepare and lead executive‑level presentations and discussions with Senior Management, C‑Suite, and key stakeholders, clearly communicating investment performance, risks, and trade‑offs

• Cross-Functional Coordination: Serve as a key point of contact within the team, coordinating finance-related topics and initiatives across the business to ensure integrated planning & reporting and disciplined investment governance

• Process Improvement: Champion ongoing improvements in processes and systems to drive efficiency, standardization, automation, and quality in all deliverables

• Strategic Initiatives: Support evolving company priorities, special projects, and integration efforts related to structural changes, and accelerated growth targets

Job Requirements and Experiences:

• BA/BS in Finance/Accounting/Economics/Business required

• Advanced degree is a plus, but not required

• Minimum 12 years of experience in FP&A, Accounting, Controlling, Financial or Management Consulting, or other finance-related fields (minimum 5 years of FP&A background required)

• Minimum 4 years leading functional teams

• Proven, multi‑year experience leading teams of three or more direct reports, with demonstrated strength in people leadership, development, and accountability

• Experience with in the renewable energy sector preferred; however, relevant experience from adjacent capital‑intensive or infrastructure‑driven industries will also be considered (e.g., power generation, utilities, infrastructure,…