Business Analyst

Company Summary :

Recurrent Energy is one of the world’s largest and most geographically diversified utility-scale solar and energy storage project development, ownership, and operations platforms.

With an industry-leading team of in-house energy experts, we are a wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc. and function as Canadian Solar’s global development and power services business.

Job Title : Analyst, Business Analysis

Department : Development

Location : Remote or hybrid*

Reports To : Director Business Analysis

Travel : 10 15%

Priority is given to candidates who can work in a flexible hybrid model from our office in Austin, TX, but will also consider candidates remotely.

Monthly travel may be required to either a project site or our headquarters in Austin, TX.

Position Summary :

Reporting to the Director, Business Analysis within the Development department, the Analyst will support utility-scale solar and energy storage project development efforts with economic analysis, risk management, presentation creation, and transaction analysis across a pipeline of projects targeting wholesale power markets in North America.

The successful candidate will have 1-3 years of experience in an analytical or transactional role, strong financial analysis and modeling skills and an ability to summarize and communicate complex ideas succinctly.

This is an opportunity to join a leading solar and energy storage developer in a role that supports the continued growth of renewable energy deployment across the US with extensive exposure to key decision makers.

Responsibilities :

• Complete financial modeling and economic analysis for a portfolio of greenfield development projects and project M&A opportunities.
• Analyze, prepare, and present investment opportunities to the Company’s senior management and Global Investment Committee.
• Perform analysis to support strategic and creative initiatives of the company.
• Assist the Company’s senior management in the creating and updating of the business plan.
• Conduct due diligence on potential projects for greenfield development and acquisition opportunities.
• Create discrete analysis and supporting documentation to aid land acquisition, permitting, interconnection, project engineering, power marketing efforts, financing activities, and EPC negotiations.
• Maintain project databases and dashboards to ensure accuracy in internal reporting.
• Support discrete project development efforts as necessary.
• Perform monthly project budget updates and model roll-up to support Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A’s) reporting to the Management team.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

• Expert proficiency in MS Excel
• Highly proficient in MS PowerPoint
• Demonstrated interest in a career in renewable energy, project development, and / or finance.
• Desire to work in a transaction-based environment where requirements and tight deadlines are often dictated by deal flow.
• Highly resourceful and comfortable working in an unstructured, entrepreneurial environment.
• Evidence of solid research and writing skills.

Requirements :

• Undergraduate degree in Finance, Business, or other relevant discipline or equivalent experience
• Renewable energy development, finance, and / or consulting experience preferred
• 1-3 years of work experience, preferably within a transactional industry
• Ability and willingness to travel as required

Other Comments :

• Strong quantitative aptitude with an extremely high level of attention to detail.
• Deep sense of personal responsibility and ownership of work product.
• Excellent personal organizational skills.
• Ability to summarize complex issues and opportunities into succinct and actionable deliverables.
• Solid understanding of economic and business concepts.
• Highly driven and hard working with high standards for themselves and others.

Compensation and Benefits :

Recurrent Energy offers a competitive salary.

Recurrent Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status.