Standard Solar is seeking an Investment Senior Analyst to join our team. This role is primarily responsible for developing, implementing, and presenting the quantitative and qualitative financial analysis that enables transaction pricing and financial return evaluation of capital investments in solar PV and storage. As an integral part of the development team, you will utilize financial modeling expertise and experience in project finance to determine optimal valuations to meet our customer’s needs and maximize return on capital.
What You'll Do
- Operate complex financial models to determine optimal valuation to meet customers’ needs and maximize return on capital
- Develop, implement, and present financial analysis for transaction pricing and return evaluation of solar PV and storage investments
- Support external conversations with developers, sellers, and other partners
- Coordinate and collaborate internally with Engineering, Pre-Construction, Structured Finance, and Legal teams
- Identify key risks early on, flag them internally, and work through potential mitigation strategies
- Manage financial model iterations as projects mature
- Prepare and maintain financial quotes and proformas
- Serve as a liaison for Business Development, supporting projects prior to external release
- Maintain and update Standard Solar's quote template
- Drive continuous improvement in model functionality and efficiency
- Create financial models used in Investment Committee preparation, gathering key project information, contractual agreements, and risk profiles
- Prepare Investment Committee presentations
- Prepare spend schedules, fund structure timing, and long-term cash proformas
- Prepare construction budgets during board approval and at hand-off
- Help train and mentor analysts
What We're Looking For
- 3+ years of experience, which must include renewable energy or finance
- Bachelor’s degree, with a concentration in energy, finance, economics, or a related field
- Strong work ethic and ability to self-start in a fast-paced environment
- Results-driven and solutions-oriented mindset
- Confidence to take initiative to solve problems, and to ask questions when there are roadblocks
- Strong organization, communication skills and precise attention to detail
- Flexibility to tackle emerging work as needed
- Strong interest in developing a career in the solar industry
- Superior Microsoft Excel modeling skills required for development and maintenance of financial models
- Ability to consume large amounts of data and detailed information within a fixed time frame and identify and communicate the key points to support an analysis or result
Nice to Have
- Specific experience in distributed and community solar
- Prior experience in debt and tax equity financial structuring
- Modeling experience in solar acquisitions and/or project finance, including an understanding of project revenue profiles and key value drivers
- Familiarity with distributed generation assets and community solar
Technical Stack
- Microsoft Excel
Team & Environment
This role interfaces with Business Development, Engineering, Pre-Construction and Structured Finance teams and reports to the Director of Investments.
Standard Solar is an equal opportunity employer.
