Sr. Associate, Management Support Functions FP&A

RWE Clean Energy, LLC
To start as soon as possible, full time, permanent

Functional area: Finance / Controlling
Remuneration: Exempt

You will be part of the HR & Management Support Function (MSF) Controlling team in the rapidly growing Renewables Business of RWE Clean Energy (RWECE). The team comprises three different Controlling functions: MSF Controlling, IT Controlling and HR Controlling. The Sr Associate, MSF Controlling role focuses on MSF Controlling.

• As Sr Associate, MSF Controlling you will be responsible for RWECE Support Functions’ overhead cost monitoring, budgeting, planning and reporting. In a dynamic and growing business environment you ensure cost and cost allocation transparency, cost effectiveness, and strategic alignment of MSF. You work as strategic partner and trusted advisor with the business, evaluate improvement measures, actively give recommendations/appropriate challenges, and business decision support. You own and drive high-impact deliverables, operate with a high degree of autonomy and accountability, and play a key role in translating cost strategy into business outcomes. You closely work with the entire RWECE MSF Senior Leadership Team (including SVP Accounting, Legal, Controlling, HR, Procurement etc.) and the responsible C-Suite members. The position offers international exposure through collaboration with the German Group Holding and other global entities. 

• IT Controlling is responsible for the financial performance monitoring, budgeting, and financial planning & reporting for the RWECE IT & OT business. Ensuring transparency, cost effectiveness, and strategic alignment of all RWECE IT & OT investments. Working as strategic partner and trusted advisor with the business, evaluating improvement measures, actively giving recommendations/appropriate challenges, and business decision support.

• HR Controlling oversees the monitoring, budgeting, planning & reporting of FTE and personnel expense for the entire RWECE company

Role Responsibilities:

• Responsible for MSF Controlling (FP&A) topics i.e. create and deliver monthly high-quality executive leadership and senior management reporting and ad hoc analysis on MSF costs and cost allocations, drive special topics, identify cost savings opportunities, and present key results on top management level. Initiate and execute optimization, esp. digitization of planning and reporting processes as well as controlling products
• Financial planning & cost analysis: Develop and maintain the model and processes for RWECE MSF cost and cost allocation planning. Coordinate, drive and optimize timely, complete, accurate, high-quality planning/forecasting processes for the business. Monitor, analyze and challenge cost developments and provide transparency about the actual development against budget, mid to long-term financial targets and benchmarks
• Business Support: Collaborate closely with the MSF functions to ensure requirements for reporting and planning are fulfilled. Serve as strategic partner by identifying costs saving opportunities, supporting/challenging/measuring critical MSF business initiatives and providing timely and insightful (ad-hoc) analysis that supports informed decision-making
• Coordination and network: As the primary contact for MSF functions within the RWECE Controlling team, coordinate MSF related topics and financial impacts across the RWECE business and the Controlling team. Build strong network across the different MSF Controlling departments in RWE’s legal entities, understand MSF services and associated cost allocations provided by and to the different entities and ensure transparency and the ability to proactively challenge the allocations
• Management communication: High level of exposure and interaction with MSF Senior Management and responsible Executive Leadership Team members (Board). Prepare materials for and support meetings with Senior Management and the Board for both regular reporting activities and special projects/topics
• Improve & streamline processes: Implement new tools and systems to streamline the handling of large data sets and optimize processes to improve data quality and enhance efficiency

Job Requirements and Experiences:

• BA/BS in Finance/Accounting/Economics/Business (required); an Advanced degree is a plus, but not required
• Minimum of 5 years