Project Finance Associate/Sr Associate/Manager

About Encore Renewable Energy 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.