Specialist - Financial Performance & Analytics

The Service Management Office is responsible for translating the Global and Regional strategies into actionable plans to be executed by the Service LATAM team. The team focuses on developing and implementing strategic initiatives that support Vestas' strategy and ensure high-quality results that contribute to achieve mid-term and long-term growth and profitability of the LATAM region and Vestas globally. The department promotes, guides, and governs the end-to-end strategy in LATAM Service - from development and communication to execution and profitability realization.

Responsibilities

• Provide visibility into project performance, focusing on Profit & Loss (P&L), cash flow, and Risks & Opportunities (R&O).
• Monitor regional performance at the portfolio level, explaining variances against previous periods, budgets, and targets.
• Develop monthly backlog analysis, developing strategies to maintain a healthy contract backlog while optimizing P&L impact.
• Analyze monthly deviations, prepare financial presentations, and coordinate internal reporting processes.
• Assess cost impacts and collaborate with the operational team to deliver profitability improvements.
• Identify recurrent deviations, providing feedback to the sales team to enhance future project budget accuracy.
• Ensure quality and thorough assessment of risk, opportunities, and lessons learned data.
• Review project budgets before new contracts are signed.
• Conduct monthly project follow-ups and identify opportunities to improve processes.
• Perform root cause analysis on major deviations and implement corrective actions.
• Identify trends across projects, suggesting areas for improvement.
• Collaborate with the Finance BPM and Service Cost Controllers teams to standardize processes.
• Oversee the budgeting process, ensuring accurate data representation for future projections.
• Maintain and improve data quality across financial systems.

Qualification

• Solid financial background, with expertise in P&L management and forecasting.
• Experience in the Service industry is desarible
• Understanding of the Percentage of Completion financial method.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and SAP BI.

Competencies

• Full communication skills in both English and Spanish; Portuguese is desarible.
• Good stakeholder management skills.
• Proactive, self-driven, and capable of delivering results efficiently.
• Skilled at arranging an assortment of responsibilities in a multifaceted work context.
• Solid analytical and problem-solving skills.

What We Offer

We offer an exciting job with great opportunities for professional and personal development in an inspiring and diverse work environment within the energy industry's global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We value accountability, simplicity, collaboration, passion and the right balance between creativity and quality in all solutions. You will become part of a highly professional environment with a significant technical commitment and lots of passion.

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DEIB Statement At Vestas, we recognize the value of diversity, equity, and inclusion in driving innovation and success. We strongly encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, particularly those who may hesitate due to their identity or feel they do not meet every criterion. As our CEO states, "Expertise and talent come in many forms, and a diverse workforce enhances our ability to think differently and solve the complex challenges of our industry". Your unique perspective is what will help us powering the solution for a sustainable, green energy future.

About Vestas Vestas is the energy industry’s global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We are specialised in designing, manufacturing, installing, and servicing wind turbines, both onshore and offshore.  Across the globe, we have installed more wind power than anyone else. We consider ourselves pioneers within the industry, as we continuously aim to design new solutions and technologies to create a more sustainable future for all of us. With more than 173 GW of wind power installed worldwide and 40+ years of experience in wind energy, we have an unmatched track record demonstrating our expertise within the field.  With 29,000 employees globally, we are a diverse team united by a common goal: to power the solution – today, tomorrow, and far into the future.  Vestas promotes a diverse workforce which embraces all social identities and is free of any discrimination. We commit to create and sustain an environment that acknowledges and harvests different experiences, skills, and perspectives. We also aim to give everyone equal access to opportunity.  To learn more about our company and life at Vestas, we invite you to visit our website at www.vestas.com and follow us on our social media channels. We also encourage you to join our Talent Universe to receive notifications on new and relevant postings.