Financial Performance Expert

EDP Renewables North America LLC; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

EDP Renewables North America LLC in Houston is seeking a Financial Performance Expert to lead North American OPEX budgeting, cost monitoring, and estimation methodologies across operating assets.

You will partner with Asset Management, Portfolio Management, Operations, and FP&A to harmonize assumptions, analyze performance, and deliver actionable insights to senior management, with a focus on robust models for wind, solar, and energy-storage O&M.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Finance, Accounting, Engineering, or related field.
• 5–8 years experience in financial planning, budgeting, or asset management.
• Experience building budgets, forecasts, and cost models.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional processes across regions.
• Advanced Excel and BI dashboard experience (Power BI/Tableau).
• Strong understanding of P&L drivers, variance analyses.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual North American OPEX budgeting process by coordinating timelines, inputs, reviews, and submissions across departments.
• Develop forecasts and long-term plans in partnership with Asset Operations, Asset Management, Portfolio Management, and Finance.
• Coordinate global OPEX modelling and ensure consistent estimation methodologies across regions.
• Review OPEX estimation outputs, provide guidance, and support decision-making.
• Lead monthly site-level OPEX performance reviews with cross-functional teams; flag deviations and drive actions.
• Analyze financial performance drivers: budget variance, reforecasts, and forward-looking assessments.
• Consolidate and communicate performance conclusions, risks, opportunities to management.
• Support internal management reporting and investor-relation inputs.
• Develop and maintain models for wind, solar, and energy-storage O&M expenses.
• Provide day-to-day guidance and training to colleagues supporting OPEX estimation and budgeting.
• Build market knowledge to inform OPEX assumptions and budgeting methodologies.
• Drive improvements in Asset Management performance through standardization and best practices.
• Collaborate with Asset Management and other functions to strengthen processes, controls, and risk management.
• Ensure alignment with project owners and investors in planning decisions.
• Interface with Operations, Performance Management, Portfolio Management, Finance, and external providers.
• Participate in cross-functional teams addressing material issues affecting operating projects.
• Work with Asset Management and accounting to ensure accurate reporting on time.
• Escalate deviations and risks to stakeholders and support resolution.
• Assist local Asset Management on technical requirements analysis and contract reviews for RFPs.
• Perform additional duties as required.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Problem solving

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Finance, Accounting, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Tableau

SQL

VBA

Job description

Role Overview

The Financial Performance Expert will coordinate financial performance and OPEX modelling activities across EDP Renewables operating assets. This role leads the annual North American OPEX budgeting and ongoing cost-monitoring processes, coordinates the development and application of OPEX estimation methodologies across regions, and supports consistent financial planning and performance-management practices across the organization.

The role works closely with Asset Management, Portfolio Management, Operations, Finance, FP&A, and regional teams to harmonize assumptions, consolidate financial inputs, analyze performance, and provide actionable insights to senior management. The role also provides functional guidance and technical support to team members involved in OPEX estimation and modelling activities.

• Lead the annual North American OPEX budgeting process by coordinating timelines, assumptions, inputs, reviews, and final submissions across Asset Management, Portfolio Management, Operations, Finance, FP&A, and regional leadership.
• Support the development of forecasts and long-term business plans in partnership with Asset Operations, Asset Management, Portfolio Management, and Finance.
• Coordinate the global OPEX modelling process and support the consistent application of estimation methodologies, financial assumptions, cost structures, and modelling standards across regions.
• Coordinate and review OPEX estimation activities performed by other team members, including allocating work, providing technical guidance and training, reviewing assumptions and outputs, and supporting project-specific decision‑making.
• Lead monthly reviews of actual OPEX performance at the site level with Portfolio Management and Asset Management teams, identify material deviations, challenge underlying assumptions, and coordinate follow‑up actions.
• Perform ongoing tracking and analysis of financial performance drivers for the operating fleet, including budget variance analyses, reforecasts, and forward‑looking financial assessments.
• Consolidate and communicate financial performance conclusions, risks, opportunities, and recommendations to management and senior stakeholders.
• Support internal management reporting and provide financial performance inputs for external investor‑reporting requirements.
• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve models for wind, solar, and energy‑storage O&M expenses.
• Provide day‑to‑day guidance, knowledge sharing, and training to colleagues supporting OPEX estimation, budgeting, and financial‑performance activities.
• Develop market and industry knowledge to inform OPEX assumptions, budgeting methodologies, financial forecasts, and the appropriate treatment of operating costs.
• Support initiatives to improve the overall performance of the Asset Management group, including opportunities for increased collaboration, standardization, process efficiency, and adoption of best practices.
• Collaborate with Asset Management and other functional teams to ensure appropriate processes and controls are in place to improve fleet performance, strengthen budget governance, and limit risk exposure.
• Ensure project owner and investor interests and concerns are appropriately considered in financial planning and decision‑making.
• Interface with Operations, Performance Management, Portfolio Management, Finance, service providers, and other stakeholders on operational and financial matters.
• Participate in cross‑functional teams addressing material issues affecting operating projects and monitor the implementation of agreed solutions.
• Work with Asset Management staff and accounting personnel to ensure financial and operational reporting obligations are met accurately and on time.
• Escalate material deviations, missed milestones, emerging financial risks, and trigger events to relevant stakeholders and support their resolution.
• Support local Asset Management and Operational team on local RFP as far as it concerns Technical Requirements analysis and Contracts review.
• Perform additional duties as required.

Direct reports: None

Travel: 5% - 10%

Employment type: Full-Time

Work site: Hybrid

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Finance, Accounting, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5-8 years of relevant experience in financial planning and analysis, budgeting, asset management, operations finance, or a related area.
• Demonstrated experience developing or managing budgets, forecasts, cost models, and financial‑performance analyses.
• Experience coordinating complex, cross‑functional processes involving multiple business units, regions, or stakeholder groups.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and experience with dashboarding and business‑intelligence tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
• Strong understanding of financial statements, P&L performance drivers, variance analysis, forecasting, and cost modelling.
• Strong analytical problem‑solving, communication, stakeholder‑management, and technology skills.

Behavioral requirements:

• Experience in renewable energy, power generation, infrastructure, or another asset‑intensive industry.
• Experience developing OPEX models for wind, solar, energy storage, or other generation technologies.
• Experience with database management and data analytics, including SQL, VBA, Power Query, or similar tools.
• Experience coordinating or providing functional guidance to analysts or other contributors.
• Understanding of Microsoft products and complementary data‑management and business‑intelligence solutions.
• Curious and willing to experiment with AI tools to identify more productive ways of working.

Physical demands & working conditions:

• Sitting/Standing/Flexibility: Ability to stand and sit for eight or more hours when working in an office environment.
• Speech/Reading: Ability to speak, read, and write English proficiently and deliver and interpret instructions furnished in written, verbal, diagram, or schedule form.
• Lifting: Ability to lift items weighing up to 10 pounds.
• Vision/Hearing: Ability to review detailed financial and operational information and understand instructions furnished in written, verbal, diagram, or schedule form.
• Safety: Ability to understand and communicate safety precautions when necessary.

More than academic knowledge and technical skills, we are looking for ambitious people who are enthusiastic about the future and who bring human skills aligned with our purpose.

Equal opportunities for all

Our vision is that each person combines their unique characteristics and experiences to fulfill our mission of creating new energy for the planet. We are an inclusive employer, ensuring all candidates are treated fairly throughout the recruitment process. We welcome and value all people, and we are committed to fostering a sense of belonging for each person who is part of the EDP group.

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As a top employer we:

Empower our employees through a positive and innovative work environment that promotes collaboration and agile decision‑making;

Respect and value each person, providing a flexible, healthy, and inclusive workplace with a range of attractive benefits;

Provide a meaningful work experience and prepare our people for future challenges through different opportunities for development and internal mobility;

Our efforts have resulted in several distinctions over time, highlighting the EDP group's strong positioning and its dedication and commitment to attracting and retaining the best talent:

Top employer certification by Top Employers Institute

Part of the Bloomberg Gender‑Equality Index

Top 100 Workplaces by Houston Chronicle

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