Project Finance Analyst

Key Responsibilities Sales Operations & Project Modeling (Front End) - Build, update, and maintain project-level financial models in Excel for prospective and active development opportunities. - Run return simulations and sensitivity analyses (IRR, NPV, DSCR, payback) across varying assumptions for pricing, incentives, financing, and production. - Support the sales and origination process with pro formas, pricing scenarios, and deal summaries for internal review and client-facing materials. - Own deal file management—organize, name, version, and maintain project documentation, contracts, and supporting data in a consistent, auditable structure. - Prepare inputs and materials for investment and partner decision meetings. Operational Asset Management (Back End) - Oversee a portfolio of operating assets, tracking production, availability, and financial performance against underwritten assumptions. - Produce recurring operational and financial reporting (monthly/quarterly) for internal stakeholders, partners, and investors. - Maintain support criteria—compliance checklists, warranty and O&M documentation, reporting calendars, and key performance thresholds. - Flag performance variances and support root-cause analysis and corrective actions with the operations team. - Feed real operating results back into the modeling assumptions used for future deals. Cross-Functional & Support - Serve as a data and reporting resource across the project lifecycle, ensuring consistency between underwritten and actual figures. - Continuously improve model templates, file structures, and reporting workflows. - Support ad hoc analysis requests from the Managing Partner and deal team. Requirements Required Qualifications - 2–5 years of experience in financial analysis, project finance, sales operations, or asset management—ideally in energy, infrastructure, or real estate. - Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills (this is the core competency of the role): comfortable building models from scratch, structuring cash flows, and running scenario/sensitivity analyses. - Strong command of financial metrics: IRR, NPV, DSCR, cash-on-cash, and payback. - Meticulous file and data management habits; disciplined with version control and documentation. - Exposure to clean energy, renewables, or power project development. - Familiarity with tax incentives, PPAs, and project financing structures. - Excellent written and verbal English communication for remote collaboration with a U.S.-based team. - Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, engineering, or a related field. - Reliable home-office setup and willingness to overlap with U.S. business hours. Preferred Qualifications - Experience preparing investor- or partner-facing reporting packages. - Comfort with data/BI tools (Power BI, Google Sheets) and CRM or project-tracking systems. Benefits Originally posted on Himalayas