Remote Project Finance Manager

Summary

Join our team at New Leaf Energy as a Project Finance Manager and play a key role in accelerating the transition to a world powered by renewable energy. In this position, you will serve as a transaction lead for the sale of our renewable energy projects, providing guidance on development challenges and investment decisions. You will be responsible for bringing identified renewable energy transactions to a close while collaborating with internal team members and external partners.

Requirements

• 5+ years of relevant finance, project development, or mergers and acquisitions experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance/Business or a related field with an MBA preferred
• Demonstrated experience in solar, wind and/or energy storage
• Expert knowledge with respect to the key deal points in mergers and acquisitions transactions, specifically in MIPAs
• Experience negotiating purchase and sale agreements for renewable energy projects
• Familiarity with development activities such as interconnection, permitting, and real estate
• Refined business acumen, exceptional judgment, and the ability to identify and implement practical solutions to complex business problems
• Hardworking, responsive, and adaptable to what the situation dictates, including possessing the ability to advance matters independently, combined with the strong interpersonal skills necessary to work effectively in a team
• Ability to independently handle competing deadlines and shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Exceptional communication skills
• Excellent organizational, time management, and project management skills

Responsibilities

• Take the lead in negotiating membership interest purchase agreements (MIPAs) for the sale of renewable energy projects to sophisticated third-party owners
• Maintain a focus on customer needs and effectively build and strengthen relationships with our partners
• Run professional and organized competitive marketing processes using project management tools
• Maintain models for solar and energy storage projects and perform analysis to understand potential impacts to valuation
• Assist in the structuring of transactions based on regulatory guidelines, risk management techniques, and the needs of the investment community
• Manage internal requests from project developers and other deal team members and collaborate effectively with multiple departments including legal, finance and accounting, engineering, real estate and policy
• Perform due diligence on projects and problem-solve with internal and external stakeholders to resolve outstanding issues
• Manage the building of data rooms and portfolio marketing materials and navigate intensive external diligence processes with various third-party consultants and counsel

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental and vision
• 401k plan with immediate vesting and a company match (100% of the first three percent of your pay; 50% for the next two percent you contribute)
• Open and self-managed paid time-off policy
• Hybrid work location policy that supports working from home for part of the week
• Parental leave policy for both birthing and non-birthing parents, available immediately upon hire
• Professional development and education assistance