We are partnering with our client to assist with their efforts to recruit a Renewable Energy Associate. They are a unique finance and investment firm. With an emphasis on renewable energy, the business has steadily grown and is expanding its footprint into other corners of the investing world.
Today, our client has two distinct lines of business:

• Renewable energy tax credit investing and syndication
• Private credit investment platform focused on small businesses

Summary
The Analyst/Associate – Renewable Energy will have an exclusive focus on supporting the firm’s renewable energy tax credit investing platform through complex financial modelling, project underwriting, and end to end transactional participation.
Duties and Responsibilities:

• Draft and review financial models for utility scale renewable energy projects including revenue structure, reasonableness of the expenses and certain economic schedules.
• Engage with sell side bankers and brokers to onboard new deal origination and initial diligence.
• Create investor presentation decks and benefit schedules as new deals are sourced.
• Maintenance of investment opportunity pipeline as well as the internal investment committee deal tracker.
• Active participation in investment committee and opportunity ranking for investors.
• Research renewable energy programs across the US territories and prepare write-ups.
• Draft and deliver presentations for investors, capital providers, borrowers, and joint venture partners.
• Assist asset management team with third parties on delivery of periodic reports, financials, tax returns to ensure capital provider obligations are satisfied.
• Analyze market risk factors and pricing.
• Support initiatives to help the business in achieving its strategic objectives.
• Travel for business and attend conferences as necessary.
• Ad hoc research, investor requests and other tasks critical to the platform’s operations.

Minimum Requirements:

• Advanced Microsoft Excel modeling skills including use of complex functions and ability to create well-organized presentations of information to formulate conclusions.
• Understanding of financial, tax (capital accounts, outside tax basis, depreciation schedules, DRO mechanics, etc), accounting, and investment concepts associated with tax credit transactions.
• Strong communication skills, excellent interpersonal skills, both oral and written, and ability to create as well as deliver effective presentations.
• Manages self and others to provide exceptional client service by responding with a sense of urgency, practicality, accountability, and integrity.
• Ability to evaluate complex situations and independently make decisions on significant matters.
• Self-motivated intellectual curiosity.

Additional Considerations

• Experience with renewable energy infrastructure and related project finance.

Experience/Qualifications/Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Mathematics, Engineering, Economics or related area.
• Advanced degree and/or CFA, CPA certification is optional.
• Experience in renewable energy, accounting, and/or finance is strongly preferred.

Personal Qualities

• Ability to work independently, deal confidently and build strong relationships
• Willingness to receive and accept feedback and improve
• Flexible attitude and the ability to multitask
• Strong time management / prioritization skills
• Excellent written, verbal communication and English skills
• Helpful, hardworking approach and a team player
• Unparalleled honesty and integrity
• Client first mentality

Our client is a fast-growing investment firm that values a collegial environment while maintaining a second to none work ethic. Each of the principals, having worked for large and small companies, wanted to start a firm that is entrepreneurial, driven, fun and a place to grow. They provide a phenomenal opportunity for you to learn hands-on across a wide range of subject matters including renewable energy development, project finance, capital markets, corporate strategy and more. They offer a competitive salary, flexible vacation, 100% paid healthcare, dental and vision insurance, willingness to provide 401k, merit-based bonuses and more.