Financial Modeller

CATL; England; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

CATL is expanding its UK & European energy storage business development team to lead project development and financial modeling for BESS opportunities. You will shape funding strategies, analyze market structures, and deliver robust investment cases for international projects across UK, EU and APAC with senior stakeholders.

You will mentor colleagues, transfer knowledge, and contribute to proposals and business development in a dynamic, global renewable sector.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in energy/power sectors with technical and financial modeling.
• Proven ability to build robust, user-friendly project models.
• Experience in Australia energy storage, M&A or asset rotation is a plus.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial workstreams with integrated project inputs.
• Analyze market structures, pricing, and trends in multiple regions.
• Develop and assure operating and financial models (LCOE, NPV, IRR).
• Develop funding strategies and financial cases for BESS projects.
• Coordinate cross-functional collaboration and mentor team members.

Skills

Financial modeling

Investment analysis

Forecasting models

M&A experience

Project management

Cross-functional teamwork

English communication

Education

Master's degree in Business, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Excel

Data visualization software

Financial analysis software

Job description

Core Mission: As a core member of our UK & European business development team, you will lead energy storage project development to build and assure operating and financial models, together with delivering projects involving the funding/financing of infrastructure development. This role will work closely with colleagues in other disciplines and geographies in the investment/financing activities globally. Leverage your technical skills and expertise in market dynamics, policies, and financial modeling to identify opportunities, mitigate risks, and ensure ROI.

With a strong pipeline of high-profile project opportunities, we are delighted to be growing our team to support a range of exciting international opportunities to help the company to achieve successful outcomes as a BESS innovator globally.

Key Responsibilities:

• 1. Lead financial workstreams within projects, ensuring that best practice techniques are applied consistently and full integration with inputs from project teams
• 2. Monitor and analyze UK, European and APAC region electricity market structures, pricing mechanisms, ancillary service demands, and price trends.
• 3. Specify, develop and assure a range of business and financial models, underpinning advice from third party consultants.
• 4. Lead and the development of funding strategies and financial cases for international BESS projects
• 5. Support the review and assurance of a range of operating and financial models for BESS projects either for standalone or co-located BESS projects
• 6. Develop, review, and optimize financial models (LCOE, NPV, IRR) for projects, including sensitivity analysis and risk assessment.
• 7. Coordinate cross-functional collaboration between project teams and internal departments.
• 8. Conduct internal reviews of a range of modelling work undertaken by others as part of CATL quality management procedures
• 9. Support the business to identify opportunities and lead the production of proposals for M&A opportunities and engage in business development in the UK, EU and APAC region.
• 10. Support the development of team members
• 11. Transfer knowledge through formal training, seminars and workshops to promote staff development.

Requirements:

• 1. Experience: Minimum 5 years in energy/power sectors, covering technical and financial modeling.
• 2. Skills:o Mastery of financial modeling and investment analysis (ability to build/complex project models).
• o Experience of developing robust, user-friendly, best-practice and flexible operating and financial forecasting models, including sourcing inputs and providing senior management with an analysis of key outputs for standalone and co-located BESS projects
• o Proven track record in Australia energy storage project development, M&A, or asset rotation.
• o Experience of developing financial cases and funding strategies, ideally in the renewable sector
• o Experience of project management (including project budgets), workstream management and taking key roles in M&A proposal development
• o Experience gained in a consulting environment, multi-disciplinary renewable practice or in a business with a clear role in supporting commercial/financial evaluations, although candidates from other backgrounds will be considered
• o Ability to develop effective working relationships with cross team collaboration and play a role in the development of the business
• o Good team player, able to work collaboratively with colleagues in other disciplines to provide the best solution for the client
• 3. Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills, coupled with the confidence to explain technical details clearly to non-technical audiences.
• 4. Education: Master’s degree in Business, Engineering, or related fields.
• 5. Language: Fluent in English (written/spoken); additional languages are a plus.
• 6. Mobility: Ability to travel frequently between China and Australia.
• 7. Additional skills:
• o Experience in undertaking model assurance
• o Experience in renewable industries
• o An appreciation of the policy, regulatory and commercial aspects of the renewable sector
• o Professional Accounting or Finance qualification
• o Experience with data analysis and visualisation software