Analyst, Project Finance
About The Position
NineDot Energy is a leading community-scale, clean energy developer with a growing portfolio of projects across a range of technologies. They are creating innovative energy solutions that support a more resilient electric grid, deliver economic savings, address environmental justice and reduce carbon emissions. Their pipeline includes more than 1 GW of clean energy projects designed to strengthen local power grids and provide clean, reliable and resilient power to the communities they serve. With the backing of Manulife Investment Management and The Carlyle Group, NineDot is expanding its core battery energy storage pipeline, delivering enhanced products and services, exploring new regions, and considering potential acquisitions to advance the decarbonization of New York’s grid. This is an exciting opportunity to build a platform from the ground-up with a world-class team of developers and innovators. NineDot is committed to building a company that exemplifies diversity, equity and inclusion values in its team culture, as well as business practices and community engagement.
Requirements
- Minimum of 2 years of professional experience in project finance or M&A.
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related fields required; Master’s degree preferred.
- Experience and knowledge in areas of project proposals, project finance structures, regulatory frameworks, and all the financial accountabilities related to multiple projects.
- Strong financial modeling, presentation and communication skills.
- Detail-oriented with strong organizational and time management skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Experience in equity and debt fundraising and optimizing capital structure.
- Knowledge of project finance documentation and experience handling financial closing work either as a project developer or a financier.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in the energy, real estate, tax equity, and prior project finance roles strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Manage, maintain, and iterate on Project Finance models to evaluate project economics from concept to future cash flows.
- Support lender processes, analyze financing proposals and prepare closing deliverables.
- Review and interpret financial data, due diligence, and documentation with lenders and lawyers.
- Work closely with the project development team to screen new projects and ensure financial models accurately reflect project assumptions and risks, and conduct feasibility studies to express the financial viability of new ventures.
- Undertake all the necessary activities, i.e., collecting the information, preparing the projection model, finalizing the design, etc. to evaluate capital investment, proposals and calculate project/equity IRRs, DSCRs, sensitivity scenarios, etc.
- Support economic review and interpretation of potential M&A opportunities.
- Support development and RFP processes through analysis of economic impact of key terms and conditions and sensitivity scenarios.
- Prepare and manage project specific deliverables related to financial or contractual requirements.
- Stay up-to-date on renewable energy industry trends, financial markets, and regulatory changes (e.g. IRA), and make recommendations for strategic adjustments.
- Perform all other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Medical, dental and vision coverage
- 5% employer match on your 401k retirement account
- 20 paid vacation days off, plus 7 sick days, 9 federal holidays and 3 personal floating holidays
- 12 weeks of 100% paid parental leave for both the primary and secondary caregiver within the first year of birth or adoption
- Wellness initiatives including a $1,000 stipend
- 16 volunteer hours plus two planned company-wide volunteer outings per year
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
