OPEX & Financial Performance Lead (Hybrid)

Edp Renovaveis Servicios Financieros SA; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

EDP Renewables in Houston is seeking a Financial Performance Expert to coordinate North American OPEX budgeting and modelling across operating assets. You will harmonize assumptions, consolidate inputs, and provide actionable insights to senior management in a cross-functional environment.

Lead the annual OPEX budgeting process, develop forecasts with Asset Management and Finance, and ensure consistent estimation methodologies across regions.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of experience in financial planning and analysis, budgeting, asset management, or related area.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional processes involving multiple business units, regions, or stakeholder groups.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and dashboarding and business-intelligence tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
• Strong understanding of financial statements, P&L drivers, variance analysis, forecasting, and cost modelling.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, stakeholder-management, and technology skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual North American OPEX budgeting process by coordinating timelines, 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 consistent 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, 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.
• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve models for wind, solar, and energy-storage O&M expenses.
• Develop market and industry knowledge to inform OPEX assumptions, budgeting methodologies, financial forecasts, and the appropriate treatment of operating costs.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Stakeholder management

Technology skills

Excel

Power BI

Tableau

Financial analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

EDP Renewables in Houston is seeking a Financial Performance Expert to coordinate North American OPEX budgeting and modelling across operating assets. You will harmonize assumptions, consolidate inputs, and provide actionable insights to senior management in a cross-functional environment.

Lead the annual OPEX budgeting process, develop forecasts with Asset Management and Finance, and ensure consistent estimation methodologies across regions.