RWE Clean Energy, LLC, Chicago

Functional area: Finance / Controlling

Remuneration: Exempt

Location: Chicago, IL / Hybrid

RWE Clean Energy, LLC (“RWE CE”) is seeking an experienced financial reporting and technical accounting analyst to support our significant growth targets spanning the United States, Canada, Mexico and Chile markets. The Senior Financial Reporting and Technical Accounting Analyst role is a very unique opportunity, blending interesting content from two of the RWE CE Accounting department’s main focus areas. The successful candidate will spend approximately 50% of his/her time supporting the creation, review and audit of financial statements under both IFRS and US GAAP, and approximately 50% of his/her time advising the business on application guidance of existing accounting rules and supporting technical accounting analysis on new business endeavors.

Responsibilities

• Support the preparation, review and issuance of RWE CE’s IFRS group reporting packages to RWE AG, to meet annual and quarterly external reporting requirements.
• Perform recurring and ad hoc analysis on the RWE CE IFRS RWE AG Group reporting package for internal customers, and support the independent external auditor’s review of the same.
• Help ensure technical compliance under IFRS and in line with the RWE Group Accounting Policies, including support of complex group reporting related topics.
• Support the preparation, review and issuance of RWE CE’s US GAAP standalone project reporting packages to external investors, to meet annual and quarterly external reporting requirements.
• Perform recurring and ad hoc analysis on the RWE CE US GAAP standalone project reporting packages for both internal and external customers, and support the independent external audits of the same.
• Establish and maintain best practices related to the preparation of the RWE AG Group IFRS and standalone project US GAAP financial reporting packages.
• Review various financing, M&A, procurement, commercial, leasing and other renewable energy related contracts, helping to ensure the business understands and accepts the financial statement impact of such contracts on both the RWE CE business and RWE AG as a whole.
• Help advise the business on ways to make contracts more beneficial for RWE both in an overall commercial business sense and in an accounting sense.
• Help advise the RWE CE Finance community on application of both IFRS and US GAAP accounting guidance to new and existing transactions, both for historical reporting and future forecasting.
• Assist in special projects related to RWE AG topics.
• Maintain a high quality, deliverable-focused culture within the team.
• Dedication to continuously improve the efficiency of the accounting and reporting process.

Qualifications, Experience & Competencies

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance (required)
• CPA or equivalent (required)
• 4-5 years of Big 4 audit and advisory experience (preferred)
• Experience with the preparation (or audit) of annual consolidated audited financial statements with footnotes under both IFRS and US GAAP (required)
• Proficient knowledge in Microsoft Office products, Excel, Word and PowerPoint (required); experience with the Workiva financial reporting platform (helpful)
• Large corporate environment experience (preferred)
• Proficient knowledge in the use of ERP systems such as SAP and Group Consolidation systems (preferred)
• Experience with or proficient knowledge of tax equity partnerships or similar structures (preferred)
• Wind energy project development, power industry, and/or real estate partnership experience (helpful)

Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays. Eligible employees also participate in short-term incentives, in addition to salary.

RWE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

For 125 years RWE has been the source of energy for millions of people across the globe. Now we’re making all that energy green. This decade alone we’re investing €50bn into renewables and will be carbon neutral by 2040 – ten years earlier than most other global targets. This is a chance to play a key role on our journey.

Join our renewables specialists, working across the clean energy spectrum to grow our operations to 50 GWh by 2030 – with some of the world’s largest on and offshore wind farms and industry-leading hydrogen initiatives. We’re also considered innovators in solar development including floating photovoltaics and agri-photovoltaics. Or add your expertise to our supply and trading operations, brokering renewable electricity, green gas, commodities, and CO2 emission allowances from one of our advanced energy trading floors.

We look forward to meeting you!