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Commercial Director - PrePay Power

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​The Business:

PrepayPower is the market leader for Pay-As-You-Go electricity and gas in Ireland. We disrupted the energy market in 2011 with one purpose in mind: ‘To give people total

control and complete transparency over their electricity costs.’ Over 160,000 customers have already switched to Prepay Power (and we’re still growing!). In a market dominated by

semi-states and subsidiaries of large energy multinationals, we are Irish-owned and independent.

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The Opportunity:

Due to our continued success, we now have an exciting newly created opportunity for a commercial minded Corporate Finance/Transaction Services professional looking to move

inhouse to join the business in a leadership capacity and take the commercial lead in driving strategy and development across existing and new business.

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Role Duties:

  • Identify potential M&A pportunities; analyse and determine potential value of the opportunity for the business;

  • Lead the process for the company to ensure we are successful in bidding for chosen companies.

  • Manage the PPA programme (including our PPA sales team); build direct relationships with key counterparties;

  • Liaise with Hedging and Trading team to define need and pricing;

  • Partner with Head of Regulation to give commercial input into key regulatory issues;

  • Review hedging strategy to highlight potential weaknesses and opportunities toimprove.

  • Define the business and associated financial model for new consumer services (e.g. improved gas and other utilities.)

  • Ensure the business model maximises potential for margin generation

  • Coordinate internal stakeholders to deliver to the agreed business model

  • Define the business model associated with partnerships for delivery of B2C services;

  • Find and onboard such partnerships; Set up appropriate account management structures for ongoing management of partnerships

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The Candidate:

  • ACA/ACCA/CFA qualified with at least 8 years experience coming from a Corporate

  • Finance/Transaction Services background

  • Experience in renewable generation is an advantage.

  • Has developed financial models for complex businesses.

  • Experience in business planning and strategy definition in a range of different industries.

  • Ability to analyse complex commercial situations to identify the key elements of a successful business model.

  • Ability to project manage a team to deliver a business model.

  • Excellent communication skills. Proven ability to distil complex information into key points and present to stakeholders in a compelling way.

  • Persuasive with senior selling skills, to forge relationships with business development partners.

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Ranked as one of Ireland’s best workplaces, by Great Places to Work. We offer ambitious candidates a fast-paced and challenging work environment, with the opportunity to grow

your career.

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