Analyst, Project Finance

About the role

The Analyst, Project Finance supports the team focusing on project financing and strategic modeling of solar and storage projects. Key responsibilities include:

• Using long-term forecast models to analyze potential capital projects using valuation techniques, including IRR and NPV.
• Aiding in due diligence, review, and analysis of prospective financings.
• Assisting in complex modeling, including creating valuations, budgets, and evaluating financial structures for debt and tax equity.
• Preparing and updating HBLV and tracking models, analytical packages, and group KPIs.
• Maintaining the accuracy and reliability of all financial data in financial models.
• Providing scenario planning and communicating results related to PPA, Capital Investments, and Financing structures.
• Collaborating with various departments and cross-functionally with other departments within the organization.

Responsibilities

Supports the team focusing on project financing and strategic modeling of solar and storage projects. Key responsibilities include:

• Using long-term forecast models to analyze potential capital projects using valuation techniques, including IRR and NPV.
• Aiding in due diligence, review, and analysis of prospective financings.
• Assisting in complex modeling, including creating valuations, budgets, and evaluating financial structures for debt and tax equity.
• Preparing and updating HBLV and tracking models, analytical packages, and group KPIs.
• Maintaining the accuracy and reliability of all financial data in financial models.
• Providing scenario planning and communicating results related to PPA, Capital Investments, and Financing structures.
• Collaborating with various departments and cross-functionally with other departments within the organization.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's degree in finance, business, energy/environmental, or related field.
• Experience: Minimum of 1 year of experience in Capital Markets, Project Finance, and/or tax equity structures, or investment banking within renewable energy industry.
• Technology: Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, and an ability to learn company-specific software programs, tools, processes, and machines.
• Skills/Attributes: Ability to build and interpret project finance models in Excel, including cash flow projections, IRR, NPV, and sensitivity analysis for renewable energy projects. Understanding of key metrics such as Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE), capacity factors, and PPA structures to evaluate project viability. Proficiency in Excel (advanced functions, pivot tables) and familiarity with financial software or BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) for analyzing large datasets and preparing reports. Analytical Curiosity: Proactively asks questions to understand drivers behind assumptions. Adaptability: Handles shifting priorities and learns new tools quickly. Structured Communication: Clearly explains numbers and logic in simple terms.

Qualifications

• Must be open to relocation to Boise, New York, or willing to relocate.

Skills

• Ability to build and interpret project finance models in Excel, including cash flow projections, IRR, NPV, and sensitivity analysis for renewable energy projects.
• Understanding of key metrics such as Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE), capacity factors, and PPA structures to evaluate project viability.
• Proficiency in Excel (advanced functions, pivot tables) and familiarity with financial software or BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) for analyzing large datasets and preparing reports.
• Analytical Curiosity: Proactively asks questions to understand drivers behind assumptions.
• Adaptability: Handles shifting priorities and learns new tools quickly.
• Structured Communication: Clearly explains numbers and logic in simple terms.

Benefits

At Clēnera, LLC, we offer a competitive benefits package that includes:

• Health insurance
• Retirement plans
• Flexible work arrangements
• Professional development opportunities

Pay

Compensation is commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Full-time position.

Company Culture

Our company culture is at the core of everything we do, so you'll regularly find Caring, Committed, and Courageous individuals who value respectful, cross-functional collaboration with partners internally and externally.