Analyst – Asset Management

Analyst – Asset Management

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Finance, Business, Economics, or related field.
• 0-3 years of professional experience in financial analysis, business/market analysis, project valuation, project/business administration, project management, project development, asset management, compliance management, contract administration, deal execution, project finance, energy and environmental market analysis, or other analysis or commercial role.
• Experience reading regulatory or legal documents.
• Ability to read, translate, and interpret complex agreements or regulations, understanding of legal terminology.
• Experience researching, analyzing, and synthesizing data and reports.
• Developed analytical, project management, and organizational skills.
• Strong business and financial savvy with an understanding of accounting, finance, and valuation concepts.
• An ability to perform at a high level in a matrixed organization, working in inter-departmental teams to achieve objectives.
• Experience manipulating and managing large amounts of structured and unstructured data. Prior experience with the use of formulas in Excel (i.e., vlookup, sumproduct, sumif, index/match, conditional formatting, etc.) and creating reports from scratch.
• Ability to occasionally travel to company or project locations.

Responsibilities

• Support project evaluations, project agreements, contract reviews, and due diligence to help make recommendations in support of acquisitions, divestitures, and/or investments in company-developed projects.
• Provide P&L analysis and economic performance for generating assets within the assigned portfolio.
• Perform financial analyses, project evaluations, and due diligence to help make recommendations in support of plant optimization, recovery plans, revenue enhancement, and other major capital investments.
• Analyze, track, and update budgets, forecasts, and financial models.
• Monitor monthly performance and variance reports; investigate and address observed deviations.
• Investigate any major plant outages and influence resolution or minimization of outages.
• Review gross margin performance and work with the energy management group to explain variances due to market conditions.
• Extract generation data from external & internal sources as needed to support various reporting needs.
• Ensure asset financial models are updated, as needed.
• Lead business administration activities and coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance with key project company agreements, and financing agreements.
• Control and manage project document organization and retention.
• Ensure general business-related license, permit, and regulatory requirements are successfully managed.
• Review project company agreements to accommodate any project modifications.
• Prepare reports and presentations for project stakeholders as required.
• Interface with business development, finance, and construction management teams to ensure smooth transition of projects into commercial operation.
• Support the development of information, sharing platforms, and work management systems, including populating such systems with historical records and archiving of documents.
• Support improvements to asset management and project handover processes.
• Form positive relationships with external stakeholders including customers, partners, landowners, etc.
• Identify project-related opportunities for charitable giving to foster community goodwill.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in the power industry is preferred.
• Experience managing external client relationships is preferred.
• Renewable energy industry experience in solar, wind, geothermal or hydro.
• Demonstrated familiarity with energy markets, and major energy industry players and regulatory bodies.
• Efficient communication and interpersonal skills.
• Continuous Improvement & learning mindset.
• Advanced expertise with Microsoft Office, especially Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.