Financial Analyst

The Role and Responsibilities

• Analyze financial performance - including variance analysis, capital project payback calculations and Ad hoc analysis.
• Assist with the annual budget and forecast process including analysis of period over period performance metric variances
• Provide reconciliation and validation check on budget and forecast information as compared with the AUS operational excellence team
• Complete the monthly budget to actual variance analysis for the consolidated NA group
• Assist in the analysis of SG&A cost centers as assigned
• Identify process efficiencies and assist in the strategic goal of automating internal reporting
• Analyze business plant performance and areas for improvement
• Own major tasks and deliverables as part of transaction processes and internal projects
• Assist with the maintenance and update of existing group financial models for operating projects, 
• Provision of analytical support to other groups throughout EDL including operations, asset management and finance

Person Specification

• Conscientious, approachable and committed
• Willingness to take the lead on analytical initiatives and ability to proactively problem solve
• Effectively manages and prioritizes multiple projects
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and to finish a project/task
• Works independently and leverages resources when needed
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Accurate and attentive to detail

Qualifications And Experience

• A minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience
• A Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance. 
• Strong background in finance, with solid grounding in financial theory and valuation, project assessment, accounting, financial statement analysis, and business strategy
• Experience preparing detailed financial models and valuations
• Proficient with Excel financial modelling, PowerPoint, Word
• Prior experience in corporate finance / investment advisory
• Exceptional quantitative, analytical problem-solving skills
• Experience with global consolidation system preferred

EDL is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer

EDL 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.