Alex Vidal
Head of Finance - WM Renewable Energy
- Role
- Senior Director at WM
- Location
- Houston, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Alex Vidal
Finance leader with 15+ years of experience driving strategy, transformation, and performance across high-growth startups, private equity backed firms, and Fortune 500 companies. I currently serve as Senior Director of Finance at WM Renewable Energy, overseeing budgeting, forecasting, capital planning, risk & credit, and financial analysis to support strategic growth and operational excellence.I’ve successfully built and scaled finance functions from the ground up, as well as led large, complex teams through enterprise transformation. Whether rebuilding FP & A at Symmetry Energy, preparing BayoTech Hydrogen for a de-SPAC, or delivering $200M+ in financial impact at DCP Midstream, I bring a versatile, hands-on leadership style that adapts to organizations of any size or maturity.My experience brings a rare blend of engineering rigor and financial acumen, paired with a bias for action and results. I’m passionate about building high-performing teams, enabling smarter decisions, and creating long-term value.
Experience
Senior Director
Feb 2025 — Present · Houston, TX, US
Leads the Renewable Energy Finance organization at WM, building and scaling finance and middle office capabilities aligned with long-term strategy. Establishes the operating model, talent, processes, and analytical rigor required to move the function from reporting-focused to a proactive business partner.Responsibilities include financial planning (budgeting, forecasting, and scenario analysis); field coordination and operational performance analysis; commodity risk management and trading support, including exposure measurement, hedge performance reporting, and market analytics; executive management reporting and investor relations support, including competitor analysis; and capital investment management across M&A and capital expenditures.
Education
Rice Business
MBA, Finance, Energy
2011 — 2013
The University of Texas at Austin
BSME, Mechanical Engineering
2002 — 2007
Skills
- Excel Models
- Downstream Oil & Gas
- Powerpoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Oil & Gas
- Oil & Gas Industry
- Business Development
- Strategy
- Offshore Drilling
- Natural Gas
- Gas
- Offshore
- Subsea Engineering
- Financial Variance Analysis
- Upstream
- Project Engineering
- Risk Management
- Essbase
- Pipelines
- Financial Analysis
- Analysis
- Hyperion Enterprise
- Forecasting
- Drilling
- Finance
- Onshore
- Engineering
- Midstream
- Energy Industry
- Competitive Analysis
- Energy
- Oilfield
- Oil/Gas
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Financial Modeling
- Petroleum
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