Chief Financial Model Architect

This is an opportunity to join a dynamic team in our Melbourne office. The successful applicant will be able to contribute to the mission of accelerating Australia's transition to a future powered by renewable energy.

We are looking for an experienced Financial Modeller to work within the Business Intelligence unit of the Strategic Finance team. The core responsibility of this role is to develop insights into fund management, investment, asset management, and development businesses, whilst operating, maintaining, and further developing the suite of models that underpins these businesses.

This role will be focused on financial modelling but will have touch points throughout different parts of the business and will provide an in-depth understanding of operating renewable assets and funds management. The candidate will also be exposed to various aspects of the energy transition currently happening within Australia.

We are one of the largest owners of renewable energy projects in Europe and Australia, owning some 260 assets on behalf of wholesale and institutional investors. Domestically, we are responsible for managing over $1 billion of assets for local and international investors.

Established in 2018, we are a dynamic multi-disciplinary team of over 55 highly skilled people spanning the expertise required to realise and operate a renewable energy and storage portfolio.

We have an existing multi-GW portfolio of operating and development assets, including solar, wind and battery storage across the country, and are continuing to grow to create a long-term business that can deliver a firmed energy product to meet the evolving needs of Australia's energy future.

• Consolidation of asset performance and macro inputs to drive insights into past and forward estimates of performance for our funds.
• Performing scenario and sensitivity analysis at a portfolio level to assess the impact of various equity exposures in our asset portfolio. Clear articulation of key messages and insights to internal and external stakeholders.
• Providing support in maintaining and operating the various asset and fund level models that have been developed by the business to be used in the planning process, ensuring reliability, accuracy, and suitability for use.
• Ensuring that the various financial models used in the business integrate with each other and result in insights that support the business in making key decisions.
• Onboarding new assets into the operating asset models from their relevant investment models post-acquisition.
• Refreshing models with updates to economic, pricing, cost, and generation level inputs, whilst ensuring rigor and best practice, along with proper version control in models used within the business.
• Assisting in liaising with model auditors, answering audit questions, and making relevant changes to models.
• Ad hoc requests.

Ideally, you will have the following qualifications, skills, and experiences:

• Fluency in Microsoft Excel, VBA, and financial modelling best practices.
• Previous experience in a professional services modelling team or formal training in modelling best practices.
• Experience in real asset (infrastructure, real estate, renewable energy) model development and operations.
• Accounting qualification or similar.
• Comfortable using technology and leveraging digital applications and media platforms.

• A competitive salary package including bonus and medical insurance benefits.
• Extra Annual Leave entitlement.
• Ongoing learning and career development opportunities.

We have built an exciting and inclusive high-performance culture where employees feel empowered. We also understand the value of diversity and are dedicated to creating an inclusive workplace environment. We welcome people of all backgrounds to apply.

We don't just focus on what we do but also how we do it. Everyone shares our values of being straightforward, helpful, and bold. Our culture is critical to our success and is built around three principles that underpin how we pursue our goals:

• Be Bold – We like people who make decisions quickly and are OK changing their mind if it turns out there's a better way of doing things.
• Be Helpful – We like people who behave like it's always day one and who remember that without our customers there is no business.
• Be Straightforward – We like people who have opinions and express them in a way that's respectful and easy to understand.