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In addition, the Jobholder supports the development and implementation of OPEX management processes, tools, and reporting standards across the portfolio.\nKey Responsibilities\nOPEX Budgeting & Forecasting: Coordinate annual OPEX budgeting and periodic forecasting, ensuring accurate cost assumptions across the asset portfolio.\nCost Monitoring & Control: Monitor actual OPEX against budgets and forecasts, investigate variances, and propose corrective actions.\nFinancial & Performance Reporting: Analyze OPEX performance, prepare regular management reports and provide clear insights into cost trends and variances. Collaborate with the O&M Business Intelligence Analyst to develop automated BI dashboards and contribute to monthly O&M Performance presentations. \nCost Analysis & Optimization: Analyze operating costs, identify cost drivers and savings opportunities, and propose initiatives to improve OPEX efficiency without compromising asset performance.\nOPEX Planning & Asset Valuation Support: Develop asset-level OPEX assumptions and forecasts to support business planning, investment decisions, and M&A activities.\nProcurement Coordination & Cost Control: Review and validate purchase orders, invoices, and the cost allocations, ensuring alignment with approved budgets and contractual terms. Coordinate with the O&M Contracts Manager and Buyers to monitor contractual commitments, service costs, purchase orders, and expenditure forecasts.\nOPEX Cost Structure & Master Data Management: Maintain and update OPEX cost structures, including WBS elements and cost allocation frameworks, ensuring alignment with budgeting, forecasting and reporting requirements.\nOPEX Systems & Work Order Cost Integration: Collaborate with the Maintenance Systems & Processes Specialist to integrate OPEX structures with SAP maintenance processes and ensure accurate cost allocation and tracking against maintenance Work Orders.\nSystems & Process Improvement: Support the improvement of OPEX management tools, reporting processes, and systems, including SAP and Power BI.\nRequirements\nBachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or a related discipline.\nAt least 3 years of relevant experience in OPEX management, budgeting, forecasting, cost monitoring and analysis, or asset management, preferably in the renewable energy sector.\nStrong understanding of cost allocation structures, WBS elements, purchase orders, invoices, and procurement processes.\nAbility to coordinate effectively with cross-functional teams, including O&M, Finance, Accounting, Procurement.\nStrong analytical and numerical skills, with attention to detail.\nExcellent communication and presentation skills.\nExperience with SAP, preferably in maintenance and cost controlling modules.\nProficiency in Microsoft Excel; 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