Gestor de Portfolio FP&A

BW ESS is a global energy storage owner-operator, moving with speed to develop, deliver and operate market-leading projects.

The business is active in the UK, Australia, Italy, Germany, Spain, and Sweden. It has more than 540MWh of operating Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), with ~11GWh under construction and a development pipeline of several gigawatts.

Part of BW Group, BW ESS builds on decades of global infrastructure experience, takes a long-term view of projects and partnerships, and focuses on unlocking value throughout the energy storage asset lifecycle.

To find out more, visit: https://bw-ess.com/

Role Description

BW ESS is seeking a Portfolio FP&A Manager to support its growing UK operating BESS portfolio. The role will focus on financial modelling, non-statutory reporting, valuation and treasury analysis, working closely with Asset Management to monitor performance and support value creation across the portfolio. The role reports to the Director of FP&A and Treasury.

Core Responsibilities

Reporting & analysis

• Own recurring non-statutory reporting for UK operating assets
• Prepare monthly and quarterly packs for management, board, shareholder and lender requirements
• Produce variance analysis versus budget, forecast and investment case
• Develop and maintain portfolio KPIs, dashboards and reporting tools
• Translate high-volume, often unstructured operational and market data into clean, decision-ready outputs

Forecasting & analytics

• Own and maintain financial models of operational assets, improving robustness, consistency and automation over time
• Update financial models for actuals, revised forecasts and operational assumptions
• Model and monitor debt covenant compliance, headroom and forward projections at asset and SPV level
• Support periodic asset valuation and impairment test analysis of the UK portfolio
• Support annual budgets and periodic reforecasts by coordinating model inputs and mechanics
• Work closely with the Asset Management team to monitor operational and financial performance
• Identify trends, risks and opportunities across the portfolio that support value creation
• Coordinate operational, financial and commercial data from multiple stakeholders
• Support asset-level cashflow forecasting and liquidity analysis

Treasury & capital support

• Support distribution planning and modelling, working with the Director of FP&A and Treasury on portfolio-level treasury strategy and execution
• Assist in liaison with banks and investors on reporting, covenant and information requests
• Track debt service metrics, reserve accounts and distributions at asset level
• Weekly, monthly, quarterly cash snapshots

Transactions support

• Ad-hoc support financial due diligence for new M&A opportunities and disposals as required

Data & process management

• Improve consistency and scalability of reporting and modelling processes
• Ensure reporting outputs are accurate, timely and internally consistent
• Apply scripting or AI-enabled tools to improve reporting efficiency and analytical depth
• Work effectively in a fast-changing environment with evolving data structures and priorities

Required Skills & Experience

• Finance qualification, such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent
• 3+ years' relevant experience with budgeting, forecasting, valuation, impairment or covenant analysis, and management/performance reporting including lender and shareholder reporting
• Comfortable working with operational and financial datasets from multiple systems
• Strong Excel and presentation skills, with an eye for clear, concise data presentation
• Organised, detail-oriented and process-driven, able to manage multiple models and recurring deadlines in a dynamic environment
• Able to communicate complex financial and operational information to technical and non-technical stakeholders in a simple and concise manner
• Experience in one or more of: project finance, battery storage, infrastructure, energy, renewables

Nice to Have

• Practical experience with at least one programming/scripting language for analysis or automation, such as Python, VBA, or with AI-enabled analysis tools
• Experience with SQL, data platforms, APIs or other structured datasets
• Familiarity with BI / dashboard tools, such as Power BI, Tableau or Looker
• Exposure to M&A due diligence or transaction support
• Demonstrated use of AI tools to improve reporting speed, accuracy or analytical depth

How We Work

BW ESS culture and way of working is based on few clear foundations:

• talent density over team size,
• flexible people over fixed structures,
• context over control,
• results over processes,
• transparent and clear feedback.

We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences, and we are committed to an inclusive hiring process that supports equal opportunity.