Financial and Commercial Analyst

Location: Kings Langley

Financial and Commercial Analyst – RES

RES Kings Langley, England, United Kingdom

Do you want to work to make Power for Good? We’re the world's largest independent renewable energy company. We’re guided by a simple yet powerful vision: to create a future where everyone has access to affordable, zero carbon energy.

We know that achieving our ambitions would be impossible without our people. Because we’re tackling some of the world's toughest problems, we need the very best people to help us. They’re our most important asset so that’s why we continually invest in them.

RES is a family with a diverse workforce, and we are dedicated to the personal professional growth of our people, no matter what stage of their career they’re at. We can promise you rewarding work which makes a real impact, the chance to learn from inspiring colleagues from across a growing, global network and opportunities to grow personally and professionally.

Our competitive package offers a wide range of benefits and rewards.

Position

This is an analyst position offering the chance to impact the financial and commercial decisions of a vision-driven company at the forefront of the transition to zero carbon energy. It is an opportunity to build or enhance the full range of competencies needed for a financial and/or commercial career in renewable energy. It requires excellent numeracy and modelling ability, the diligence to deliver timely and accurate analysis, the curiosity to extract insight, and the ability to find solutions to commercial challenges.

It will appeal to recent graduates or early-career professionals with a passion for renewable energy and a desire to make a positive impact on the world.

Responsibilities

• Deliver accurate and timely financial and commercial analysis to enable good decision making.
• Own discrete analysis packages.
• Provide commercial support across RES' UK&I activities.

Accountabilities

• Produce, operate and audit financial models for project, asset & company valuations (Excel-based or using RES' proprietary Global Economic Model system).
• Maintain and challenge the assumptions used in financial modelling.

Transactions (sales, acquisitions, etc.)

• Support due diligence and negotiation for M&A transactions and other contracts, e.g., value and risk analysis, internal due diligence, information memorandum preparation, due diligence/Q&A process, contract analysis. Manage discrete work packages such as due diligence Q&A process.

Routes to market

• Analyse routes to market (wholesale power prices, PPAs, CPPAs, CfDs, CM, ancillary services, other revenues) and support auction bidding/tendering and negotiation of contracts, e.g., PPAs. Own discrete work packages.

Business strategies

• Research and produce discrete analysis packages on market, strategic and competitor topics to support business strategy production.

Investor relationships

• Track and analyse renewable investors and support relationship management.

Internal relationships

• Develop and manage internal stakeholder relationships beyond the commercial team (e.g., development team, legal team) to enable effective delivery of own responsibilities.

Other opportunities and analysis

• Provide strategic/commercial input on Thrive (cost reduction) and other value-adding initiatives.
• Provide commercial analysis for new sites, life extension, repowering, construction, asset management, operations, acquisition and/or new business opportunities.

Policy and regulation

• Analyse and brief on the impact of key policy developments and options.

Processes

• Ensure excellence in the implementation of team processes.

Knowledge

• Desirable to have an understanding of the electricity market in the UK and Ireland.

Technology

• Desirable to have an appreciation of the different renewable technologies and business models.

Skills

• Excellent numeracy and analytic ability along with attention to detail.
• Strong understanding of financial concepts, e.g., discounted cash‑flow models.
• Strong Excel/modelling skills, preferably with experience/coursework in financial modelling.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Excellent organisational skills to meet demanding timescales on several simultaneous activities.

Experience

• Experien…