Project Finance Analyst

CATL; England; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

CATL is seeking a senior energy storage finance professional to lead cross-functional financial workstreams for UK, EU and APAC BESS projects. You will build and assure operating and financial models, develop funding strategies, and analyze market dynamics to drive ROI and project success.

The role requires deep experience in energy storage, strong stakeholder skills, and the ability to travel between China, the UK and Europe to support international opportunities.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in energy/power sectors with technical and financial modeling.
• Mastery of financial modeling and investment analysis.
• Experience in developing robust operating and forecasting models for BESS projects.
• Experience in UK & EU energy storage project development, M&A, or asset rotation.
• Experience in project management and budgeting.
• Consulting or multi-disciplinary renewable background preferred.
• Ability to work cross-functionally and build client relationships.
• Fluent English; multilingual a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial workstreams within projects, ensuring best-practice techniques and full integration with project inputs.
• Monitor and analyze UK, European and APAC electricity market structures, pricing mechanisms, and price trends.
• Specify, develop and assure a range of business and financial models for advises from third party consultants.
• Lead development of funding strategies and financial cases for international BESS projects.
• Review and assure operating and financial models for standalone or co-located BESS projects.
• Develop, review and optimize financial models (LCOE, NPV, IRR) with sensitivity analyses.
• Coordinate cross-functional collaboration between project teams and internal departments.
• Conduct internal reviews of modelling work as part of CATL quality procedures.
• Support identification of opportunities and production of proposals for M&A and business development in UK, EU and APAC.
• Support development of team members and knowledge transfer through training.

Skills

Financial modeling

Investment analysis

BESS project development

M&A experience

Project management

Stakeholder management

Team collaboration

Education

Master's degree

Tools

Data visualization tools

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:

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

Requirements:

• Experience: Minimum 5 years in energy/power sectors, covering technical and financial modeling.
• Skills:
• Mastery of financial modeling and investment analysis (ability to build/complex project models).
• 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
• Proven track record in UK & EU energy storage project development, M&A, or asset rotation.
• Experience of developing financial cases and funding strategies, ideally in the renewable sector
• Experience of project management (including project budgets), workstream management and taking key roles in M&A proposal development
• 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
• Ability to develop effective working relationships with cross team collaboration and play a role in the development of the business
• 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 European languages are a plus.

6.Mobility:

Ability to travel frequently between China and UK&Europe.

7.Additional skills:

• Experience in undertaking model assurance
• Experience in renewable industries
• An appreciation of the policy, regulatory and commercial aspects of the renewable sector
• Professional Accounting or Finance qualification
• Experience with data analysis and visualisation software