Financial Analyst
Milano, IT, 20121
ContourGlobal develops, acquires, and operates renewable and thermal power generation facilities around the world. Listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2017, we are a high-growth company with 1,400 employees. The Company owns and operates a portfolio of 117 power generation assets, located in 20 countries on 4 continents, utilizing a wide range of fuel types, technology, and equipment. We pride ourselves on our culture and values, and welcome entrepreneurial, creative, intellectually curious, and ambitious professionals to join our team.
ContourGlobal develops, acquires, and operates power generation facilities with proven and cutting-edge energy technologies. We are an international high-growth company, founded in 2005, that has grown to more than 6.000 MW to own and operate a fleet of renewable and thermal assets, located in 20 countries across 4 continents.
Wherever we operate, we are committed to the highest standards of health and safety, environmental, social responsibility, our people’s well-being.
Acquisition of ContourGlobal by the US private-equity fund KKR will enable us greatly to further expand our portfolio, increase investment in the energy transition, and take advantage of new opportunities in our core markets.
Our multinational, integrated team of almost 1500 people prides itself on our culture and values, and welcomes entrepreneurial, innovative, ambitious, and collaborative professionals to come join us.
Job Summary:
We are looking for a Financial Analyst to join our MILAN office. The Financial Analys will apply his/her analytical skills to gain deep understating of our business and projects providing reliable analysis and recommendations thus driving the success of these projects from beginning to end while relying on our established foundation of continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilitties:
- You will be responsible for owning the model and all financial analysis for every transaction you work on. At ContourGlobal, this is a role with significant responsibility. You must model complex businesses in Excel in a way that is rigorous, clear, intuitive and flexible.
- You will be required to prepare compelling presentations that lay out clear investment
theses on why a project provides an attractive risk-adjusted return. - You will be required to work across the company to determine the appropriate valuation assumptions and inputs, and rigorously challenge and debate the correct assumptions with colleagues
Commit to Lead with Our Values
- Commit to CG values as expressed in the Essential Information. Model the values in any interaction internally and externally.
- Put Health and Safety First
- Embrace Timely Transparency
- Model the 3Cs – Communication, Collaboration and Coordination
- Embrace Failure analysis and continuous improvement including Five Whys
- Seek out ways to incorporate technology and Artificial Intelligence into the company’s legal practice
Qualifications and Skills:
- World-class modelling and quantitative abilities
- An ability to provide investment analysis quickly and with clarity
- An ability to prepare compelling materials describing a transaction and value drivers and then present with clarity to the executives at ContourGlobal in high-pressure situations
- Work well in a lean and flat organization and have the interpersonal skills to manage horizontally within the company and on transaction teams
- Deep interest and intellectual curiosity of energy and financial markets
- Enthusiasm to contribute to a fast growing, hardworking and dynamic organization
- Flexibility to travel when required for a transaction
You will also have:
- 2-4 years of experience at a financial institution or strategic company working as a financial analyst on energy or infrastructure investments
- Fluent English. Any additional language is a plus
- Willingness and interest to travel 50% of the time
- Excellent academic qualifications preferably with an undergraduate degree in finance and CFA Level I concluded
ContourGlobal places a high value on providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a diverse workforce that reflects the rich diversity of our society and our customers