VP, Strategic Finance

BW ESS is a global energy storage owner-operator, moving with speed to develop, deliver and operate market-leading projects.

The business is active in the UK, Australia, Italy, Germany, Spain, and Sweden. It has more than 540MWh of operating Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), with ~11GWh under construction and a development pipeline of several gigawatts.

Part of BW Group, BW ESS builds on decades of global infrastructure experience, takes a long-term view of projects and partnerships, and focuses on unlocking value throughout the energy storage asset lifecycle.

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BW ESS culture and way of working is based on few clear foundations:

• talent density over team size,
• context over control,
• results over processes,
• transparent and clear feedback.

This is a full-time, on-site role for a Vice President, Strategic Finance
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Key responsibilities include:

• Lead debt financing processes across the BW ESS portfolio, including project finance, Hold Co debt, revolving credit facilities and other structured financing solutions across all of BW ESS' geographies
• Work closely with the CEO, CFO and Director of Strategic Finance on financing strategy as well as capital formation and allocation.
• Manage financing work streams from inception to financial close, including lenders, due diligence advisors and documentation.
• Support equity raises, asset selldowns, joint ventures, M&A processes and other strategic transactions as required.
• Analyse financing structures, project and company returns, funding requirements and portfolio financing opportunities.
• Help optimise capital structures and support capital recycling across the portfolio.
• Provide broader support to the Strategic Finance team on transactions, business planning and strategic initiatives.

• Strong experience raising and/or issuing infrastructure debt, ideally including project finance, Hold Co debt and corporate facilities
• Experience leading financing processes and managing lenders, advisors and due diligence work streams.
• Excellent financial modelling and analytical skills.
• Strong commercial judgement and understanding of capital structures.
• Ability to manage multiple transactions and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-growing, entrepreneurial environment.
• Renewable energy, infrastructure or energy transition experience preferred (ideally in the BESS sector)
• Equity fundraising, M&A or asset selldown experience desirable.
• Demonstrable track record of executing financing transactions and bringing deals to close.