Commercial Analyst

Capital Power is a growth-oriented North American energy company dedicated to transforming the energy system. They are seeking a motivated Commercial Analyst to support the financial performance, reporting, and commercial strategy of a portfolio of power generation assets, while gaining exposure to various aspects of the energy market.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain financial and operational models to forecast revenue, costs, gross margin, and asset performance
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and longer-term planning by analyzing commercial and operational drivers
• Monitor trade performance and profit and loss results, and explain key market and operational drivers
• Prepare accurate and timely reports on generation, revenue, margin, and key performance indicators
• Support settlement review and reconciliation by identifying discrepancies and investigating root causes
• Analyze energy, capacity, ancillary services, fuel, and emissions market trends and their impact on asset performance
• Monitor market, regulatory, and policy developments and provide clear, data-driven insights
• Extract, manipulate, and analyze large datasets using SQL, Excel, Python, and related tools
• Develop and improve automated reporting, dashboards, API-based data connections, and analytical tools
• Work collaboratively with trading, risk, finance, accounting, and asset management teams on cross-functional priorities and ad hoc analysis

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or a related analytical discipline
• 0–3 years of experience in an analytical, financial, energy, or other quantitative environment
• Knowledge of financial modeling, forecasting, and quantitative analysis
• Strong Excel skills for analysis, modeling, and reporting
• Experience with Python or similar tools for automation, reporting, or data analysis
• Working knowledge of SQL or database querying
• Ability to work with large datasets and translate analysis into clear business insights
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail and curiosity
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work independently and across teams
• Interest in or exposure to power markets, natural gas markets, or the energy industry; PJM and MISO knowledge is an asset

Benefits

• Health care benefits
• Retirement benefits
• Paid time off
• Annual bonus
• $1000 Referral Reward

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