B Posted byRecruiterThe Senior Financial Modeller is responsible for applying financial modelling tools and methods to assess themercial viability of new business models in the energy sector. This will include working directly with the private sector, SMEs in our incubation programmes, on collaborative research and development programmes and withernment.
About Us
Energy Systems Catapult is an independent research and technology organisation. Our mission is to accelerate Net Zero energy innovation.
Launched in 2015 by Innovate UK, the Catapult has built a team of more than 250 people, with a range of technical, engineering, consumer,mercial, incubation, digital and policy expertise. They draw on sector-leading test facilities, modelling tools, and data collected from our back catalogue of more than 500 research projects.
We use that ‘whole energy’ system capability to support innovativepanies -- small and large – to test, trial and scale their new products and services. Our impactes when those innovators attract new customers, new investment and new grants so they can thrive in the future energy system.
Based in Birmingham, Energy Systems Catapult is part of a network of nine, world-leading technology and innovation centres, established by Innovate UK. The Catapult Network fosters collaboration between industry,ernment, research organisations, academia, and many others to transform great ideas into valuable products and services.
Context
The Business Model Innovation team is a specialist team within the Catapults wider Systems Integration team. We identify, analyse and validate future business models that can help transform the UK energy system. This leverages ESC wider research and innovation capabilities and external expertise to develop evidence-based and insight.
We are looking for amitted professional with a proven track record in developing and assessing challenges and opportunities across the energy system. This could have been in amercial or Technical role in the private or public sector. Demonstrable experience and a strong understanding of economic and financial appraisal of low carbon energy projects is required.
Role Purpose
The Senior Financial Modeller is responsible for applying financial modelling tools and methods to assess themercial viability of new business models in the energy sector. This will include working directly with the private sector, SMEs in our incubation programmes, on collaborative research and development programmes and withernment.
The role is primarily focused on undertaking value and cost analysis of projects and business models, helping to determine financial viability and how they can be delivered at scale, including new value to customers, businesses, Local Authorities orernment. Projects will be regularly assessing themercial viability now and in the future of emerging energy business models and creating a detailed understanding of the future revenue and cost structures in the energy sector. The role will also involve supporting the design, assessment and test of new business models in the energy sector
Our work is largely project based – delivering advice and support to partners as part of their research & development strategy. The role involves strongmunication and analytical skills with the ability to lead workshops, events and reports that will involve multiple stakeholders. You will be expected to adapt and use a wide variety of financial models and be able to create clear, concise outputs for the funders and innovators we work with.
Key Deliverables and Objectives
Produce and manage high quality financial analysis tools and models to help evaluate themercial viability of projects and business models
Management and Development, support learning and development across BMI team by running internal workshops and maintaining tools, models and resources
Work with BMI colleagues to identify new opportunities for business model innovation and use financial analysis to support decision making
Create strong relationships with internal and external experts when assessing new business models and markets
Lead on and influence Business Development, including medium and major category bids and proposals to ensure the team is supporting regular and impactful pipeline of work
Improve and develop Business Model Innovation team capabilities and assets with a focus on themercial and financial appraisal techniques required to validatemercial viability of business models
Contribute to the Business Model Innovation team’s planning and management of team processes ( team ‘BMI file structure’ process, quality assurance, etc.)
Key Work Activities
Lead the delivery of Business Model Innovation team projects, and provide expert input into other ESC projects
Work with colleagues internally and externally to develop and detail new ideas for business models that will better meet customer needs in different parts of the value chain
Apply and continue to develop ESCs methodology for assessing and testing new energy system business models
Provide expert advice and analysis to inform business cases, economic evaluation and cost benefit analysis for ESC platforms and partners
Facilitate meetings and workshops with ESC partners and clients
Help co-ordinate work with other ESC capability areas including Market, Policy and Regulation, Consumer Insight, Digital & Data and Modelling
Produce high quality presentations, reports andmercial analysis for ESC platforms and clients of the Business Model Innovation team
Provide thought leadership in the energy market on new energy business models
Attend key external events and industrial forums to represent the ESC and Business Model Innovation teams’ work
Provide guidance for Business Model Innovation team and other colleagues working on projects
Horizon scanning and maintaining ESC knowledge on the future of the energy market, business model innovation methods and economic and financial appraisal
What credentials are we ideally looking for?
Have a degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant discipline ( mathematics, accounting or finance)
Demonstrated ability to lead on projects and analyse large data sets to extract meaningful insight
Experience of helping bring new innovation and concepts to market with both large corporates and small businesses
Demonstrated ability of leading business case development and financial appraisals for new concepts
Strong understanding of discounted cashflow methods, economic and financial appraisal, literate and numerate, statistically literate
Understanding of the energy system, policy and issues relevant to the energy transition
Genuinemitment to low carbon energy, and/or environmental sustainability
Versatile and adaptable in relation to subject matter and working styles (thought leadership tomercial consultancy etc), open-minded, resilient and intellectually creative
Ability to structure, engage with and progress solutions toplex, multi-dimensional problems
Good writing and presenting skills, capable ofmunicating engagingly, confidently with accuracy & clarity with a range of generalist and specialist audiences
Strong demonstrated skills in teamworking and multi-disciplinary working
Demonstrated ability and confidence to build positive working relationships with external stakeholders and clients.