DescriptionEDL owns and operates a global portfolio of power stations in Australia, North America and Europe. Our vision is to be the leading global producer of sustainable distributed energy. At EDL, we are playing a key role in the world’s transition from traditional energy sources to decarbonised solutions.
This position is based in our corporate head office in Brisbane with flexibility to work from home up to 2 days per week. This role is an integral position within the team and provides the opportunity to work in a global environment, providing financial analysis for our sites across Australia, the United States and the UK.
Key Areas of Responsibility:
- Strategic Financial Analysis: Conduct comprehensive financial analysis and sophisticated modelling to underpin investment decisions, project funding, and strategic planning.
- Performance Evaluation: Scrutinize financial performance, pinpointing trends, risks, and opportunities for enhancement.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with diverse teams to evaluate the financial viability of groundbreaking projects and initiatives.
- Financial Modelling: Maintain and refine full lifecycle financial models for existing sites, aiding in budgeting, planning, scenario analysis, capital management, and impairment testing.
- Executive Presentations: Assist in presenting budget and medium term plan results to key stakeholders and the Executive Leadership Team.
- Treasury Management: Assist with treasury operations, including cash flow management, liquidity optimization, and adherence to treasury limits, presenting results to sub-committees.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Manage relationships with stakeholders, demystifying key outputs and metrics for non-finance stakeholders.
- Financial Documentation: Prepare aggregated financial models and information memorandums for potential financiers and debt facility tenders.
- Ad Hoc Reporting: Provide bespoke financial reports for shareholders as needed.
Person Specification:
- Financial Modelling Enthusiast: A passionate financial modeler with a keen eye for detail.
- Corporate Finance Savvy: Well-versed in corporate finance principles and project evaluation techniques.
- Exceptional Communicator: Strong written and verbal communication skills, capable of conveying complex financial concepts with clarity.
- Autonomous Self-Starter: A proactive individual who thrives in an autonomous work environment.
- Calm Under Pressure: Maintains composure and navigates complexity with ease.
- Critical Thinker: Adept at challenging inputs and identifying potential errors.
- Relationship Builder: Skilled at forging strong working relationships with key stakeholders across various geographical locations, including offices in the UK and US.
- Dedicated Professional: A hardworking individual who adapts to workload demands to meet critical deadlines.
- Continuous Improver: Proven track record of implementing continuous improvements to models and processes.
- Detail-Oriented: High attention to detail and accuracy.
- Quick Learner: Eager to expand knowledge in the electricity and gas industries, the green transition, and beyond.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Advanced MS Excel financial modelling
- Experienced user of MS PowerPoint
- Understanding of business valuation and DCF concepts
- Bachelor’s degree in a finance related discipline
- Prior experience (three to five years) in financial analyst or group management accounting environment with focus on detailed structured full life financial modelling across multiple businesses units and/or sites
- A good working knowledge of accounting concepts is required
EDL is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
This role is being sourced through EDL directly and we will not accept applications via external recruitment agencies.