Commercial Finance Manager, Fluence Energy
Energy Storage Sector
Annual bonus incentive available
More information about location
Energy storage technology
Job no longer available
Energy storage technology
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
Annual bonus incentive available
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create a more sustainable future by transforming the way we power our world.
Role
Who you are
- 8-10 years of financially managing large projects preferable in the Energy Sector including scopes of Engineering, Procurement and Construction and Long-Term Services
- Advance knowledge of contract (EPCs/Services) requirements
- Advanced understanding of commercial contract terms and conditions, including light drafting with contracts
- Excellent negotiations skills with 3rd parties and customers
- Advanced understanding of Project Accounting Methods
- Advanced understanding of Project financial KPIs
- Advanced understanding of Project risk management requirements such as insurance, securities, guarantees, liquidated damages, etc
- Good working knowledge of project management related activities
- Detail oriented with strong time management and project management skills
- Good working knowledge of Energy Storage Industry
- Demonstrated ability to interact with executive management
- Strong background in using MS Office software: Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
- Up to 25% travel as needed domestically and potentially globally
- Supporting sales organization which requires more contract risk and contract set-up and financial analysis
- Bachelor’s degree with a major in accounting, business administration, or finance
- Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification and/or advanced degree in applicable disciplines preferred
What the job involves
- The Commercial Finance Manager CFM is responsible for all commercial aspects related to customer offers at the sales phase
- This includes, but is not limited to, driving the process for commercial issues to ensure compliance with company guidelines for contractual, accounting, legal and tax aspects of the offers
- The CFM ensures compliance to applicable regulations (internal and external) during the bidding process and ensures a full and accurate presentation of the risk and financial profiles of each opportunity from the firm offer phase to the contracting phase
- The CFM role is crucial and active during customer contract negotiations and ensures a proper balance of the risk/reward relationship for each opportunity
- Secures adequate and timely support from subject matter experts within the organization to properly develop the commercial aspects of offers during the bidding process
- Supports the Sales team in managing and optimizing targeted financial results with due professional care (e.g. project margin, cash flow, security and credit instruments, insurance, contractual risks, etc.)
- Ensures accurate communication of customer’s commercial requirements and provides an accurate assessment of the contractual/financial risks
- Secures proper approval levels within the organization including to the Executive Leadership Team as necessary
- Drives the review and evaluation of the customer’s contract conditions and ensures examination by Legal
- Signs off the project pricing calculations and documentation
- Participates in contract negotiations, and drives negotiations related to commercial contractual terms ensuring adherence to company’s risk profiles
- Ensures accuracy of risk and opportunity assessments
- Conducts the project handover from sales to execution teams
Our take
For a long time, efforts to decarbonize the global power grid have been hampered by a lack of effective large-scale battery-based energy storage. Fluence's dove-tailed approach - which pairs cutting-edge hardware with its own top-of-the-line operating system and AI - seeks to address this problem by allowing customers to deploy energy storage faster and more cost effectively.
The result of a union between independent American power producer AES and Siemens, Europe's biggest industrial manufacturer, Fluence entered the market in 2017 with a bang, and it now boasts the world's largest deployed fleet of energy storage projects. Having established its presence in battery storage, the company has increasingly been moving into digital energy asset optimisation, including of renewable energy sources.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
13% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Unlimited PTO
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Pet Insurance
- Flexible Remote Work & Work from Home Allowance
- Generous 401K Match
- Annual Bonus Incentive
- Lengthy Parental Leave
Company HQ
Bluemont, Arlington, VA
Leadership
Julian Nebreda
(President & CEO)Previously served as President of various functions at AES for 15 years.
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