Senior Financial Analyst - Project Modeling

Vaulted Deep•Houston, TX

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Vaulted is hiring a Senior Financial Analyst for its Houston-based team. Reporting to the Director of Finance, this role focuses primarily on project modeling used to underwrite new sites, support financing and commercial negotiations, and inform investment decisions. The analyst will also contribute to planning and performance analysis across operating sites and corporate entities, working with senior leadership and site development and commercial teams to turn models and results into clear recommendations. Approximately 60% of the role is devoted to project finance and modeling, including owning project-level financial models, evaluating sites, supporting financing and capital raising, modeling commercial structures, and maintaining models to an audit-ready standard. The remaining approximately 40% focuses on financial planning and analysis, including budgets, forecasts, variance analysis, KPI reporting, board and investor materials, and lender reporting. The position is based in Houston, Texas, or requires willingness to relocate there; hybrid work options are offered.

Requirements

Preferred: 3–5 years of experience in project finance, infrastructure or energy investment banking, project development, infrastructure investing or lending, or corporate finance with significant project modeling exposure.
Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field, with a working foundation in finance and accounting.
Advanced Excel modeling skills, including building and auditing project finance models involving debt sizing and sculpting, DSCR, cash waterfalls, IRR/NPV, and three-statement models from scratch.
Working knowledge of project finance structures, including project-level debt and SPV structures.
Ability to explain model outputs and key drivers clearly to non-finance stakeholders.
Strong attention to detail and ability to manage recurring deadlines independently.
Located in Houston, Texas, or willing to relocate.

Nice To Haves

Experience in waste, energy, or another asset-heavy infrastructure sector.
Familiarity with carbon markets, waste industry economics, or environmental commodities.
Experience supporting lender or investor diligence processes.

Responsibilities

Own and maintain project-level financial models for new and operating sites.
Partner with site development and business development teams to evaluate new sites and run scenarios and sensitivities for go/no-go decisions and investment committees.
Support project financing and capital raising.
Model commercial structures and support the structuring and negotiation of term sheets for offtake, waste supply, partnership, and financing agreements.
Keep project models integrated with the corporate model and maintain assumptions, version control, and documentation to an audit-ready standard.
Provide ad hoc analysis for leadership on commercial, operational, and strategic questions.
Contribute to annual site development and operating budgets with department leaders, from assumptions through final approval, and maintain rolling and cash forecasts.
Perform budget-versus-actual and prior-period variance analysis and explain key drivers to leadership.
Develop and maintain KPI reports and dashboards for tracking operational and financial performance.
Build analyses for board materials, investor updates, and fundraising diligence.
Support covenant calculations, compliance certificates, and lender reporting packages in coordination with accounting and legal.