Project Finance Senior Analyst

Scout Clean Energy is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to support project and corporate finance in Boulder, CO. The role involves financial modeling, analysis, and engagement with capital providers and internal teams. Key responsibilities include assisting in investment decisions, developing financial models, coordinating with departments, and supporting capital raising transactions. The position requires expertise in renewable energy finance and aims to enhance investment strategies across the project portfolio.
Description

As Scout’s Senior Financial Analyst, you will leverage your past experience in financial analysis of renewable energy and/or power sector projects to inform strategic decisions for Scout’s business. You will provide key support for project finance, corporate finance, capital recycling transactions and PPA negotiations. Beyond financial modeling and analysis, your work will include a combination of engagement with capital providers (debt, tax equity, and equity) and internal Scout stakeholders, as well as day-to-day management of projects and transactions. You will represent Scout with authentic professionalism to all of our business partners, counterparties, and stakeholders. In short, you will help to execute and improve Scout’s investment strategies across the portfolio of projects.

Responsibilities

You will be responsible for project-based financial modeling and preparing documentation, reporting and analysis to assist investment decisions your work will impact many functions across Scout, including:
• Development: You will provide insight to the Development team about which inputs drive their projects’ financial performance so that they can adapt their development plans accordingly.
• Origination: Your analysis will inform pricing strategies developed by the Origination team to ensure that the long-term revenue streams will contribute to target rates of return and integrate needed risk management strategies.
• Project Finance & Capital Markets: You will provide support to project and corporate capital raising transactions. Beyond your financial analysis, you will serve as an important point of interface with counterparties, both internal and external, to drive preparation of key deal documents, and coordinate responses to diligence requests.
• Corporate Finance: While the bulk of your work will focus on project-level finance, you may also inform and assist with corporate-level financial modeling and transactions from time to time. This will include integrating the results of the project models, conducting specific analysis, preparing reports for investors, and preparing board papers.

We will rely on you to develop systems and tools to drive efficiency in our work. To do so, we expect that you will integrate the expertise you have developed in previous roles while continuing to advance your knowledge of our industry and innovation in renewable energy project finance.

You will report to Scout’s Associate Director and will work alongside a high performing team.

Key Duties In Your Role Will Include The Following
• Develop and maintain fully structured (tax equity, debt, and cash equity) financial models with recent project and corporate assumptions.
• Advance projects across the investment lifecycle – from financing origination to execution and ad hoc support during commercial operations.
• Coordinate with many different departments internally to maintain financial models, prepare financing data rooms, and develop key transaction documents.
• Leverage your subject matter expertise to direct and deliver scenario modeling for investment decisions, capital raising, and contract negotiations.
• Support project finance, capital markets, and M&A transactions, including responding to due diligence and interfacing with investors, external consultants, and business partners.
• Assist in building models, tools, processes, and infrastructure that supports the organization's accuracy, efficiency and scalability.
• Assist in managing construction loan drawdowns and financing agreement compliance.
• Assist with project budgeting and corporate reporting.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

Requirements
• A Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Economics or a related field.
• 2-3 years of experience with project finance models in investment banking and/or the renewable energy industry, including modeling tax equity, and debt structures.
• Experience in closing renewables capital markets transactions (tax equity, project debt, corporate debt) preferred.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel (including VBA), Word, and PowerPoint.
• Independent learner who can quickly apply lessons learned in one area to all other work areas.
• Self-motivator with exceptional leadership and communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize and deliver top-quality work product in multiple areas without direct supervision.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment and meet time-sensitive deadlines.
• Experience using influence rather than authority to achieve desired outcomes.
• Authorized to work in the United States and able to commute to the Boulder office at least three days a week.

Timeline and Location

We will review resumes for this role on an ongoing basis with a start date as soon as possible.

Our ideal candidate will be willing to work from our Boulder, Colorado, office at least three days per week. We encourage candidates open to relocation to apply.

Scout’s Values
• Mission-Orientation. High achievers who want to make a difference in this world and contribute to Scout’s stated mission.
• Teamwork. Respectful and appreciative colleagues with strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to fostering positive relationships across organizational boundaries to deliver on shared team goals.
• Safety. Uncompromising advocates for the health and safety of fellow employees, contractors, customers, and community members.
• Integrity. Ethical professionals who do the right thing even when it is difficult.
• Initiative. Resourceful self-motivators who thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment because of their exceptional leadership, work ethic, and organizational skills.
• Intelligence. Problem-solving learners who can make informed decisions quickly and create innovative and pragmatic solutions to challenging problems.

Invitation to Women and U.S. Underrepresented Groups

We encourage applications from all demographics and especially those that are traditionally underrepresented in the energy industry. Consistent with our core values, Scout celebrates the diversity of thought and experience that comes from a range of backgrounds including, but not limited to, gender, race, and ethnicity.

Invitation to Veterans

Scout welcomes veterans of the United States Armed Forces to apply for this position. Scout includes veterans of all branches and a diverse set of occupational specialties. We value the independent thinking, problem solving, leadership, and teamwork that our veterans have developed through their service. We welcome applications from any service and any military occupational specialty.

Benefits

Target base salary: $100,000 - $120,000 (Negotiable for the right candidate.)

Attractive bonus potential.

Scout offers a full range of benefits, including medical/dental/vision insurance with attractive premiums, 401(k) match, STD, LTD, an Employee Assistance Program, and a range of optional supplemental insurance coverage.