Project Finance Associate/Sr Associate/Manager

Encore Renewable Energy is a leading integrated clean energy services company headquartered in Burlington, Vermont, focused on developing, building, owning and operating sustainable, high return community-scale solar PV systems, large scale energy storage applications and 21st century solutions for the redevelopment of underutilized property.

Encore is a dynamic, high-growth, team-oriented, entrepreneurial company. We are a group of colleagues committed to the triple bottom line of people, planet, profit, and are willing to take on responsibilities outside of our comfort zone. We hope you are too!

Encore is seeking a highly motivated individual with the proven skills, experience, and attitude to successfully manage financial analysis across Encore's corporate and project finance activities. The (Sr.) Associate / Manager - Project Finance position requires outstanding financial analytical skills and a passion for clean energy, finance and a desire to continually learn and grow. Reporting to the Senior Director of Project Finance, the successful candidate will manage the responsibilities outlined below.

Encore is a dynamic, high-growth, team-oriented, fast-paced entrepreneurial company. We want colleagues who are committed to a triple bottom line of people, planet, profit, and who are willing to take on responsibilities outside of their comfort zone to achieve the required results.

Your Responsibilities

• Support the Company's financial modeling and decision making across Encore's project finance investments, M&A, capital raising (construction debt, back-leverage, and tax equity) and business development activities;
• Participate in financing transactions throughout the deal lifecycle including financial modeling, due diligence, investor marketing, and definitive documentation, as well as ongoing compliance and management;
• Manage the company's consolidated portfolio model, making regular updates to core functionality and project inputs for accurate representation of cash flow projections and actuals vs. budget;
• Support the business development team in pricing out project offtake opportunities and other sensitivity analyses, as requested;
• Assess project investments and build presentations for leadership team that accurately analyze and communicate details, capital at risk, return scenarios and sensitivities;
• Manage the financial modeling-related aspects of the company's monthly reporting process to the capital partner, including synthesizing model outputs into clear and actionable frameworks;
• Identify process improvements, including the creation of standard and ad-hoc reports, tools, and dashboards using Excel;
• Perform other duties as required.

Your Experience

• Required: 2-5 years of relevant professional experience, including at least 1-2 years in a dynamic, fast-paced transaction-oriented role involving the development and maintenance of project finance models. Experience must be within investment banking, project finance, infrastructure private equity or a renewable energy IPP.
• Required: Advanced proficiency in Excel (including VBA) and PowerPoint.
• Demonstrated transactional experience in U.S. distributed generation (DG) solar and storage is considered a plus.
• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative discipline such as engineering, mathematics, statistics, economics, finance, or a related field. Master's degree considered a plus.
• Robust understanding of the U.S. tax equity market, including structures used to monetize tax credits and related project finance considerations.
• Self-starter with a strong sense of ownership, capable of working independently, managing priorities, and driving workstreams to completion with limited oversight.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to evaluate complex financial and structural risks and communicate insights clearly and concisely to senior management, while maintaining exceptional attention to detail.

$105,000 - $140,000 a year

Compensation based experience

Life at Encore

Our team is our single greatest asset and that of which we are most proud. Encore team members share a single mission - building the clean energy economy of the future in a responsible manner that creates high quality jobs and enhances the communities in which our projects operate.

We invest heavily in our team - here are a few of the perks and benefits we offer:

• Complete, high quality medical benefits that include flex time options for child and family care and extended parental leave
• 100% of health-care premiums funded by Encore
• Work-life balance with flexible work schedules (remote work opportunities) and attractive paid-time off policy
• 11 paid holidays (includes 1 floating holiday of employee's choice)
• One paid volunteer day each fiscal quarter
• 401k profit sharing
• Employee equity participation program
• Continuing education and tuition assistance

Justice, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion

Encore believes that an equitable and inclusive work environment, and a diverse, empowered team are key to achieving our mission. We are not looking for candidates who are "culture fits." We are looking for candidates who can expand our culture, challenge business as usual, and bring their whole selves to work. We strive to provide all candidates with an equitable and accessible recruitment process.

Encore provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Encore complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which Encore has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.