Project Finance Associate/Sr Associate/Manager

Encore Renewable Energy is a leading integrated clean energy services company focused on developing sustainable solar PV systems and energy storage applications. They are seeking a highly motivated individual for the (Sr.) Associate / Manager – Project Finance position to manage financial analysis across corporate and project finance activities, requiring strong financial analytical skills and a passion for clean energy.

Responsibilities:

• Support the Company’s financial modeling and decision making across Encore’s project finance investments, M&A, capital raising (construction debt, back-leverage, and tax equity) and business development activities
• Participate in financing transactions throughout the deal lifecycle including financial modeling, due diligence, investor marketing, and definitive documentation, as well as ongoing compliance and management
• Manage the company’s consolidated portfolio model, making regular updates to core functionality and project inputs for accurate representation of cash flow projections and actuals vs. budget
• Support the business development team in pricing out project offtake opportunities and other sensitivity analyses, as requested
• Assess project investments and build presentations for leadership team that accurately analyze and communicate details, capital at risk, return scenarios and sensitivities
• Manage the financial modeling-related aspects of the company’s monthly reporting process to the capital partner, including synthesizing model outputs into clear and actionable frameworks
• Identify process improvements, including the creation of standard and ad-hoc reports, tools, and dashboards using Excel
• Perform other duties as required

Requirements:

• 2–5 years of relevant professional experience, including at least 1–2 years in a dynamic, fast-paced transaction-oriented role involving the development and maintenance of project finance models
• Experience must be within investment banking, project finance, infrastructure private equity or a renewable energy IPP
• Advanced proficiency in Excel (including VBA) and PowerPoint
• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative discipline such as engineering, mathematics, statistics, economics, finance, or a related field
• Robust understanding of the U.S. tax equity market, including structures used to monetize tax credits and related project finance considerations
• Self-starter with a strong sense of ownership, capable of working independently, managing priorities, and driving workstreams to completion with limited oversight
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to evaluate complex financial and structural risks and communicate insights clearly and concisely to senior management, while maintaining exceptional attention to detail
• Demonstrated transactional experience in U.S. distributed generation (DG) solar and storage is considered a plus
• Master's degree considered a plus