Canadian Solar Austin , TX 78719
Posted 2 days ago
Job Description
Position Title: Senior Analyst, Project Finance
Department: Development - Central region
Reports To: Director, Business Analysis
Location: Austin, TX* or Remote
Position Summary
Reporting to the Director of Business Analysis, this position will provide project development financial analysis and support utility-scale solar and energy storage project development efforts. In addition, this position will perform economic analysis, risk management, presentation creation, and transaction analysis across a pipeline of projects targeting wholesale power markets in North America.
The successful candidate will have 2-4 years of experience in an analytical or transactional role, strong financial modeling skills, and an ability to summarize and communicate complex ideas succinctly. This is an opportunity to join a leading solar and energy storage developer in a role that supports the continued growth of renewable energy deployment across the US with extensive exposure to key decision makers.
Responsibilities
Complete financial modeling and economic analysis for a portfolio of greenfield development projects and project M&A opportunities.
Perform monthly project budget updates and model roll-up to support Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A's) reporting to the Management team.
Create discrete analysis and supporting documentation to aid land acquisition, permitting, interconnection, project engineering, power marketing efforts, financing activities, and EPC negotiations.
Conduct due diligence on potential projects for greenfield development and acquisition opportunities.
Prepare presentations for internal and external purposes, including company's Investment Committee.
Maintain project databases and dashboards to ensure accuracy in internal reporting.
Support discrete project development efforts as necessary.
Perform analysis to support strategic and creative initiatives of the company.
Analyst's financial modeling directly supports project-level decision-making, senior management decision-making, and Financial, Planning and Analysis (FP&A) projections.
Completes special research and reporting tasks on an ad-hoc basis with audiences up to and including the company's Investment Committee.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Strong quantitative aptitude with an extremely high level of attention to detail.
Deep sense of personal responsibility and ownership of work product.
Excellent personal organizational skills.
Ability to summarize complex issues and opportunities into succinct and actionable deliverables.
Solid understanding of economic and business concepts.
Highly driven and hard working with high standards for themselves and others.
Expert proficiency in MS Excel.
Highly proficient in MS PowerPoint.
Demonstrated interest in a career in renewable energy, project development, and/or finance.
Desire to work in a transaction-based environment where requirements and tight deadlines are often dictated by deal flow.
Highly resourceful and comfortable working in an unstructured, entrepreneurial environment.
Evidence of solid research and writing skills.
Requirements
Undergraduate degree in Finance, Business, or other relevant discipline or equivalent experience.
Renewable energy development, finance, and/or consulting experience preferred.
2-4 years of work experience, preferably within a transactional industry
Ability and willingness to travel as required.
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