RWE Clean Energy, LLC

Summary:

At RWE Clean Energy, the Portfolio Controlling team is responsible for the oversight of RWE’s obligations to third party investors under tax equity, partnership and debt financing agreements. This position works closely with external customers in a consultative manner, as well as across internal departments to set expectations and facilitate problem solving. The ideal candidate is customer service minded, communicates collaboratively, and is knowledgeable of financing agreements within the renewable energy industry.

Responsibilities:

• Support compliance of financial agreement obligations by preparing required deliverables to external financing parties, including: monthly operating reports, cash distributions, debt withdrawal certificates, DSCR calculation, tax equity flip models, annual production (PAYGO) reports, etc
• Prepare materials for and participate in calls with external financing parties to discuss project-level operational and financial performance and commercial issues
• External communication: Respond to questions from external financing parties in timely and professional manner
• Coordination and teamwork: Collaborate across business groups to maintain compliance with financing agreements and support overarching strategic and commercial business topics related to external financing parties
• Continuous process improvement: Support proactive pursuit of best practices, processes, standardization and tools that drive gains in efficiency, automation, and quality
• Ongoing initiatives: Support company-wide top priorities and goals and special projects
• Value enhancement: Support project level EBITDA enhancement ideas and efforts to maximize project value
• Other duties as assigned

Experience:

• Minimum 2 years of professional experience in Accounting, Controlling, Financial Planning & Analysis, Financial or Management Consulting, or other Finance-related fields; Renewable energy experience is a plus, but not required
• Education: BA/BS in Finance/Accounting/Economics/Business (required)

• Location: Chicago, IL or Valhalla, NY
• Language: English (fluent), German is a plus
• Systems and tools: SAP, Excel, PowerPoint, Tableau, Power BI, other system/tools experience is a plus
• Desired traits: Analytical and proactive problem-solver, cross-functional collaboration, continuous, process improvement, ability to effectively communicate and interact with Senior Management, experience working in a global organization is a plus, integration and change management experience is a plus, general accounting and IFRS knowledge a plus

Pay range: The annual base salary range for this position in California or New York City is $75,000 - $115,000. The listed salary range represents our good faith estimate for this position and represents the range for new hire salaries across all U.S locations. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. RWE considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s education & work experience, training & certifications, and key skills as well as market and business considerations at the time of the offer.

Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays. Eligible employees also participate in short-term incentives, in addition to salary.

RWE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

For 125 years RWE has been the source of energy for millions of people across the globe. Now we’re making all that energy green. This decade alone we’re investing €50bn into renewables and will be carbon neutral by 2040 – ten years earlier than most other global targets. This is a chance to play a key role on our journey.

Join our renewables specialists, working across the clean energy spectrum to grow our operations to 50 GWh by 2030 – with some of the world’s largest on and offshore wind farms and industry-leading hydrogen initiatives. We’re also considered innovators in solar development including floating photovoltaics and agri-photovoltaics. Or add your expertise to our supply and trading operations, brokering renewable electricity, green gas, commodities, and CO2 emission allowances from one of our advanced energy trading floors.