Associate FP&A

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The AES Clean Energy finance team seeks an FP&A and Transactions Associate with experience in financial modeling and companywide valuations. This role will interface directly with investors and work very closely with VP of Finance and Investments team.

This role’s duties will be hybrid FP&A and Valuations and in addition to companywide valuation support monthly FP&A process like forecasting and budgeting for newly placed in service assets.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Leads semi-annual corporate valuation modelling
• Models and explains changes in corporate valuation
• Collaborates closely with Valuations and Investments, Project Finance team to maintain high quality corporate model
• Builds expertise about company’s business plan and runs strategic scenario modelling with Sr. Manager’s support
• Preparing the Company’s annual budget and monthly forecasts for assets assigned
• Support strategic planning scenarios for budgets and forecast.
• Support transactions and valuation processes as assigned.
• Support the rest of the DevCo team as needed in times of high volume.

Core Competencies:

Candidates need excellent problem solving, communication and interpersonal skills, along with patience, a positive attitude, and the ability to work in a demanding team environment.  They should also possess the following competencies:

• Experience with enterprise wide valuations
• Experience working with many financial models and integrating them into a corporate model
• Outstanding analytical and time management skills
• Great attention to detail, with the ability to understand issues with a “big-picture” business perspective
• Clear, concise communicator good at telling a business story with numbers and data
• Holds themselves to their highest standards and pride in their work
• Comfortable taking initiative and proposing, researching, and socializing solutions
• Actively engages within a team environment that succeeds “all together” and drives value having a one team mentality
• Self-confident and willing to speak up and challenge leadership when necessary

Requirements:

• 5+ years’ industry related experience in valuation, FP&A, M&A
• Enterprise wide valuation experience
• Sound analytical, planning, and organizational skills
• Bachelor’s degree
• Fluent in English

AES is an Equal Opportunity Employer who is committed to building strength and delivering long-term sustainability through diversity and inclusion. Respecting all backgrounds, differences and perspectives enables us to improve the lives of our people, customers, suppliers, contractors, and the communities in which we live and work. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and/or expression, race, national origin, ethnicity, age, religion, marital status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. E-Verify Notice: AES will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee’s I-9 to confirm work authorization.

The expected salary for this position, at commencement of employment, is between $100,000 and $127,500/Annual; however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements such as annual bonus, in addition to a full range of medical, dental, vision, life, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if a candidate receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.