Capital Markets Associate

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Illinois.

📋 Description

• Develop and sustain intricate financial models, encompassing project finance models, DCF analysis, and valuation assessments.

• Analyze investment prospects through valuation modeling, scenario analysis, and portfolio risk and opportunity evaluations.

• Prepare quarterly valuations for a portfolio exceeding 200 projects, including operating and development assets, for presentations to the Executive Team.

• Create process-driven models and marketing materials to support debt and tax equity origination initiatives.

• Assess financing structures and term sheets while aiding in term negotiations.

• Generate scenario-based memos and presentations for Board meetings.

• Evaluate strategic opportunities, asset divestitures, and financial restructurings within operating portfolios.

• Monitor changes in state and federal policies and laws, detailing their impacts on asset economics.

• Assist in the structuring and negotiation of tax equity, construction debt, and term debt facilities.

• Collaborate with lenders, investors, and other financial stakeholders to secure project financing.

• Support financing closings by preparing data rooms and managing due diligence.

• Facilitate ongoing funding activities for construction, term, and tax equity across various stages of project development.

• Review estimates and budgets related to project development costs.

• Monitor project spending in relation to budgetary limits.

• Work in partnership with engineering, finance, and legal teams.

• Provide updates on project status to both internal and external stakeholders.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related discipline.

• 2-5 years of experience in project finance, investment banking, corporate finance, or a similar field.

• Experience within the renewable energy sector is highly preferred.

• Demonstrated expertise in financial modeling, analysis, and valuation of infrastructure or energy projects.

• Proficient with financial modeling software (e.g., Excel) and financial analysis tools.

• Strong grasp of project finance principles, including debt, equity, and tax equity structures.

• Familiarity with renewable energy financing mechanisms, such as power purchase agreements (PPAs) and tax credits.

• Experience using AI tools to enhance financial modeling and analysis.

• Excellent analytical abilities, with a knack for interpreting complex financial data and providing actionable insights.

• Strong problem-solving capabilities and the capacity to think strategically and critically.

• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information clearly and concisely.

• Strong interpersonal skills, enabling the establishment and maintenance of relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.

🏝️ Benefits

• Annual Performance Bonus.

• Health, Vision, Dental, Basic Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability are fully covered by Nautilus.

• 401k plan available with employer matching.