Location
Business - Renewable Power \& Transition
Brookfield Culture
Job Description Job Description Financial Analyst
Responsibilities:
- Assist in the preparation and review process of BEP's private fund asset valuations, including detailed DCF valuation models, market research and presentation materials;
- Support BEP's business planning process by maintaining, updating, and building upon BEP's corporate model to support strategic decision-making;
- Review and challenge business plans and valuation models prepared by regional platforms;
- Analyze historical results, perform comprehensive budget vs. actual variance analyses, and identify meaningful business drivers to support ongoing growth and performance benchmarking
- Perform discounted cash flow sensitivity and analysis for strategic initiatives;
- Support quarterly and year-end financial reporting of key operating metrics for management financial forecasting \& reporting purposes;
- Assist with ad hoc analyses for different stakeholders, including investors, rating agencies, sell-side equity and senior management;
- Work collaboratively with other Brookfield groups to improve and streamline processes, including systematizing process to drive efficiency and increase productivity.
Requirements:
- Quick learner and ability to build a rapid understanding of the business and business drivers;
- Solid analytical skills with strong attention to details;
- Well-organized and ability to synthesize and conceptualize complex ideas and translate them into financial models and analyses;
- Ability to think independently and be proactive in utilizing internal and external resources to provide meaningful and insightful analyses;
- Ability to locate and collect data from appropriate sources and analyze it to prepare meaningful and concise reports that summarize the information;
- Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to work with and build relationships with a diverse group at all levels of the organization;
- Ability to work in a team setting; collaborates with team members across the organization;
- Ability to direct and provide guidance to more junior employees in their daily responsibilities, including supervising, and thoroughly vetting financial model \& variance analysis construction.
Qualifications:
- A university degree in Business, Finance or a related field;
- Completed or working towards completion of recognized professional designation(s) (CPA, CFA, CBV);
- 1-2 years of work experience in finance and/or accounting function;
- Understanding and familiarity with fund operations and accounting will be considered an asset, along with experience with financial modelling;
- Demonstrated interest in working with investments through previous work experience, extracurricular, or other personal experiences;
- Strong working knowledge of financial and accounting concepts (IFRS, GAAP) and financial analysis principles \& practice;
- Advanced knowledge of MS Excel (financial modelling) and MS PowerPoint (presentations);
- Experience with Bloomberg, CapitalIQ, OneStream and other finance systems an asset.
