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Commercial Finance Manager (Biogas)

Job description

​An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Commercial Finance Manager to join a leading Biogas developer.

Based in their central London offices The Commercial Finance Manager will play a critical role in bridging technical project development and senior executive decision-making. The role is responsible for analysing construction, engineering, and development inputs for biogas projects and converting them into clear commercial insights, financial models, reports, and recommendations for the C-suite.

This position supports investment decisions across the full project lifecycle, from early-stage development through construction, commissioning, and operations.

Key Responsibilities

Commercial & Financial Analysis

  • Analyse technical construction documents, development reports, engineering studies, and EPC proposals to assess commercial and financial implications.

  • Build, maintain, and review detailed financial models for biogas projects (CAPEX, OPEX, revenues, sensitivities, downside cases).

  • Evaluate project economics, returns, risks, and funding structures.

  • Support valuation, investment committee papers, and lender-facing materials.

Executive Reporting & Decision Support

  • Translate complex technical and development data into concise, high-quality reports and recommendations for the C-suite and Board.

  • Prepare investment memos, dashboards, and executive summaries that clearly articulate risks, opportunities, and financial impacts.

  • Act as a trusted commercial advisor to senior leadership on project viability and strategic decisions.

Project Development & Construction Support

  • Work closely with development, engineering, construction, and operations teams to understand project assumptions and constraints.

  • Review construction budgets, schedules, contingencies, and change orders from a commercial perspective.

  • Track project performance against budget and forecasts during development and build phases.

Stakeholder & Transaction Support

  • Support discussions with investors, lenders, advisors, and joint venture partners.

  • Assist with due diligence processes, including responding to technical and financial queries.

  • Coordinate inputs between internal teams and external consultants.

Key Skills & Experience

Essential

  • Strong commercial finance background, ideally within renewable energy, infrastructure, utilities, or energy-from-waste.

  • Proven experience analysing technical or engineering-led projects and translating them into financial and commercial insights.

  • Advanced financial modelling skills (Excel-based project finance models).

  • Ability to communicate complex information clearly and confidently to senior executives.

  • Experience working across development and construction phases of large capital projects.

Desirable

  • Experience in biogas, biomethane, anaerobic digestion, or wider renewable energy projects.

  • Exposure to project finance, debt structuring, or investment transactions.

  • Familiarity with EPC contracts, construction risk, and cost control.

  • Professional qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CFA, or equivalent).