Portfolio Analyst

Job description

### Help us make a big green dent in the universe. We're on a mission to drive the global renewable energy revolution, and we need many more people to help us make our vision a reality. ### Octopus Energy Generation (OEGEN) is a leader in sourcing, investing in, and managing a wide range of utility-scale renewable energy assets. As we continue to expand our investment base, we are dedicated to building a diverse team that reflects the communities we serve. Currently, we manage a global portfolio of over £8 billion in renewable energy assets. ### We are committed to delivering best-in-class responsible investment activity, offering like-minded investors the means and products to invest their capital sustainably. It is our ambition to change the entire energy lifecycle and make every green electron matter, delivering the best outcomes for customers, investors, the environment and society, accelerating the transition to net zero. ### **About the role:** ### We are seeking a Portfolio Analyst to join the OEGEN Funds Team, reporting to a Portfolio Manager. ### You will support the Portfolio Manager across four Funds focused on Energy Transition Assets, Asian based investments and Growth Equity (Venture capital). You will work with platform leads, asset managers, finance, investment teams, external valuers and auditors to turn investment and asset-level data into fund-level insight, reporting and valuation outputs that are accurate, auditable and useful for investors. ### The role suits someone who is analytical, investor-focused and comfortable owning recurring processes. In this role, you will deliver accurate and high-quality outputs whilst supporting the drive to continuously improve our fund management processes. You will help ensure that valuation, reporting, cash flow, AUM, track record and risk information is consistent across funds and that issues are escalated early to the Portfolio Manager. This is an exciting and challenging opportunity to work in OEGEN where our ambition is to onboard and manage £billions of assets over the next 5 years. ### What you'll do Investor outcomes, reporting and communications: - Own and coordinate high-quality quarterly and annual investor reporting for assigned funds and strategies, including factsheets, valuation movements, performance commentary, NAV / AUM, distributions, track record, fund KPIs and portfolio updates. - Prepare materials for customer boards, peer reviews, valuation committee inputs, investor meetings and ongoing due diligence requests, ensuring outputs are clear, consistent and decision-useful. - Support investor relations workstreams including RFIs, fundraising support, ongoing due diligence, equalisation analysis and ad hoc investor communications. - Maintain a clear reporting timetable and manage inputs from platform leads, asset managers, finance, investments, ESG / sustainability, external administrators and the Portfolio Manager. - Translate operational, commercial and valuation information into investor-facing narrative that is accurate, proportionate and aligned with fund mandates. Data, fund modelling and portfolio MI - Own and improve fund-level data sets for AUM, NAV, track record, returns, distributions, commitments, investment status, valuation inputs and reporting KPIs. - Support the Portfolio manager to run scenarios and sensitivities to support portfolio decisions, investor reporting, cash planning, valuation judgements and investment strategy discussions. - Use Excel, Power BI and structured data processes to improve reporting automation, reduce manual error and create a clearer single source of truth. - Identify gaps, inconsistencies or control issues in source data and work with platform teams, finance and asset managers to resolve them before outputs are released. Valuations and DCF analysis - Support monthly valuation oversight / unwinds, quarterly valuations, semi-annual valuation assessments and annual external valuation review processes. - Build, maintain, update and review DCF valuation models for renewable assets and assetco / SPV structures. - Support the Portfolio Manager to prepare valuation analysis, sensitivities, bridges and supporting evidence for peer review, Valuation Committee papers, external valuation reviews and audit files. Supporting the Portfolio Manager and fund governance - Provide analytical and process support to the Portfolio Manager across recurring reporting, valuation, governance, audit, investor and portfolio-management cycles. - Maintain action trackers, timetables and control checklists for quarterly reporting, valuations, audits, annual reports, customer boards and investor deliverables. - Monitor portfolio risks and issues that could affect investor outcomes, including valuation movements, underperformance, liquidity, distributions, debt covenants, hedging, fund mandate constraints and material data gaps. - Prepare clear analysis and recommendations so the Portfolio Manager can make timely decisions and escalate matters to governance forums where required. - Support fund-level cashflow forecasts and support distribution, capital call, liquidity, refinancing, recycling and commitment analysis. - Support hedging and ISDA workstreams, including quarterly rolling / reconciliations, covenant monitoring, capex hedging, FX analysis and interest-rate swap reporting. - Support the Portfolio Manager respond to fund-level audit and valuation audit requests with accurate data, evidence, model outputs and analysis, including annual external valuation review engagement support. ### What you'll need - At least two years of relevant experience in fund management, portfolio management, infrastructure, renewable energy, valuations, investment analysis, transaction services, audit, advisory or a comparable analytical role. - Strong financial modelling capability, including DCF valuation models, scenario analysis, sensitivity analysis and model review. A modelling test will form part of the recruitment process. - Understanding of private fund management processes, including valuations, investor reporting, audit, AUM / NAV reporting, cashflow forecasting and governance. - Experience with renewable energy, infrastructure, real assets, energy transition or venture / growth investment analysis. Exposure to Asia markets or multi-jurisdictional portfolios would be helpful. - Experience of creating high quality investor outputs - Excellent financial acumen, CFA qualification considered advantageous. ### And to really stand out from the crowd, you will display the following qualities and characteristics: - Thrive in a fast moving business, able to see solutions where others see problems, passionate about improving processes, models and customer outcomes. Excited, not overwhelmed by a challenge. - Excellent verbal and written skills, able to distil and seek out insightful analysis - Active listener and communicator, able to demonstrate the ability to manage stakeholders - Passionate about the detail, taking accountability for the accuracy of every output. - Able to plan ahead but also work under pressure, always delivering to deadlines. - Able to collaborate. A team player, flexible in approach and able to support others as necessary. ### 💚 Why else you'll love it here - 💰 Wondering what the salary for this role is? Just ask us! On a call with one of our recruiters it's something we always cover as we genuinely want to match your experience with the correct salary. The reason why we don't advertise is because we honestly have a degree of flexibility and would never want salary to be a reason why someone doesn't apply to Octopus - what's more important to us is finding the right octofit! - 🎉 Octopus Energy Group is a unique culture. An organisation where people learn, decide, and build quicker. Where people work with autonomy, alongside a wide range of amazing co-owners, on projects that break new ground. We want your hard work to be rewarded with perks you actually care about! We were recently named the [UK's top company to work for](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/best-places-to-work-uk-2025-list-b2679318.html), and we ranked in the [top ten in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024](https://www.thetimes.com/static/best-places-to-work-2024-verybig/). Our Group CEO, Greg has recorded[a podcast about our culture](https://octopus.energy/blog/podcast/) and how we empower our people. We’ve also been placed in the[top 10 companies for senior leadership](https://www.businessleader.co.uk/the-top-25-uk-companies-for-senior-leadership-revealed-by-glassdoor/)