Manager, FP&A and Valuations Full Time

Reporting to the Director, Finance, the Manager will work cross functionally to support both business valuations and financial planning & analysis (“FP&A”). To support these functions, the Manager will assist in the review of asset valuations and financial modelling, forecasting, and budgeting and provide insights to support strategic initiatives. In addition, the Manager will leverage their strong finance and accounting fundamentals to collaborate with our financial reporting group on quarterly internal and external reporting mandates.

Responsibilities:

• Support BEP’s annual 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;
• Assist in the preparation and review process of the quarterly and annual private fund investment valuations and BEP’s annual property, plant and equipment revaluation workstream, including preparing and reviewing detailed DCF valuation models;
• Assist in preparing consolidated financial forecasts, tracking global operating results of subsidiaries and articulating these results to key stakeholders;
• Analyze historical results, perform comprehensive budget vs. actual variance analyses, and identify meaningful business drivers to support ongoing growth and performance benchmarking;
• 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;
• Provide assistance with ad hoc investor relations requests and annual investor day;
• Provide oversight on any improvements to the reporting process and actively coach team members;
• 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;
• Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to work with and build relationships with a diverse group at all levels of the organization;
• 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;
• Ability to direct and provide guidance to more junior employees in their daily responsibilities, including supervising, and thoroughly vetting financial model & variance analysis construction;
• Ability to work in a team setting; collaborates with team members across the organization.

Qualifications:

• University degree in Business or Finance or related field
• Recognized professional designation(s) (CPA, CFA, CBV);
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive work experience in finance and / or accounting function;
• Strong financial systems experience, including advanced PowerPoint and Excel skills
• Demonstrated leadership ability, a team player with positive attitude and pro-active approach to work
• Experience managing staff through large projects and tight timelines
• Highly analytical with great attention to detail
• Strong communication skills, can work effectively with all levels and departments within a complex organization
• Can work in a dynamic, complex, fast-paced environment, adapt quickly to manage changing priorities and deadlines
• Strategic thinker that can think outside the box, focused on efficiency and improving existing processes
• Self-motivated and pro-active, with respect to both managing workload and professional development
• Experience with Bloomberg, CapitalIQ, OneStream and other finance systems an asset.

Source: Brookfield Career Page