Associate, Project Finance

Description

• Conduct highly complex and detailed financial modeling, compiling asset economics and projections, and presentations for internal stakeholders, including Corporate Finance and quarterly board meetings.
• Interface closely with internal Commercial/Sales, Corporate Finance, Development, Execution, Legal and Asset Management teams to help guide projects forward quickly and efficiently to successful monetizations.
• Directly engage in and support Project Finance team’s interactions with third-party counterparties, customers, and consultants in a professional manner.
• Lead on detail-oriented organization and maintenance of project documentation and data rooms for diligence by investors and lenders
• Support internal Commercial/Sales and Development and Execution teams in developing, running, and updating revenue agreement pricing models and associated financial analysis based on current monetization options, as well as other relevant analysis such as credit underwriting, to support project origination and development.
• Proactively support Project Finance team in all aspects of driving project finance transactions and portfolio sales processes to close, from initial marketing phase through term sheet negotiation, complex deal contract structuring, internal approvals and reporting, regular tranching of portfolio projects post initial fund close, and overall fund management.
• Support policy and regulatory analysis (especially concern US Federal tax incentives) to support critical path underwriting and project financings.

Requirements

• Self-motivated and strong work ethic with the ability to proactively manage diverse relationships and multiple, complex projects simultaneously
• Bachelor's or advanced degree with high academic achievement
• Exceptional project management and time-management skills to balance multiple high priority items at once and deliver on-time/as needed
• Excellent communication skills in both oral and written English for various target audiences
• Willingness to coach and mentor junior analysts, while continuing to learn and develop one’s own skillset
• Minimum two years and preferably three or more years relevant project finance experience, preferably with focus in solar or another clean energy field
• Potential to be creative, flexible, and think critically in tackling a variety of challenges, from the industry level to counterparty-specific issues
• Advanced Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills - relevant experience and capability in complex and detailed financial modeling in Excel a must
• Familiarity with construction debt, term debt, and/or tax credit transaction structures
• Familiarity with renewable energy policies at federal and state levels
• Ability to perform and deliver accurate financial and data analysis on timely basis, and concisely report findings to key stakeholders, proactively managing to deliverable timelines inside in a highly detail-oriented environment, including ability to collect accurate data inputs in a cross-functional, multi-stakeholder environment
• Spanish language fluency is also a plus (though not required) to support our business in Mexico

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance