Reporting to the Managing Director, Investments & Commercial, PowerTransitions is seeking an experienced Investment Associate to play a key role in the Company’s growth.  The candidate will build high quality and complex financial models, develop board level presentations, and conduct extensive market research utilizing results from due diligence to determine the main assumptions and basis for long-term projections, present results to management, the board, lenders, investors and others.  Based on financial models and results of due diligence, this position will be responsible for completing valuation analysis utilizing the most up-to-date valuation methodologies, outlining key status, assumptions, financial projections, risks and mitigants associated with projects, negotiating with lending institutions and presenting to investors. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain timely, accurate and sophisticated enterprise level and project level financial models that will be used for budgeting and forecasting the Company's financial performance

• Prepare and present detailed financial and economic models, budgets, analysis and forecasting for senior management

• Develop creative financing solutions and calculate valuation adjustments

• Recommend and implement process improvements

• Develop and track key performance metrics against the Company’s strategic objectives

• Conduct market research and present results to senior management

• Prepare and present project and company presentations to senior management

• Support and perform other projects as assigned

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills

• Strong Excel/ Power Point and Macros skills

• Strong verbal and written skills

• Energy, power and investment banking experience preferred.

Qualifications:

Education & Licenses

• Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) or a numerical discipline (i.e. finance, accounting, math, engineering)

Professional

• Two years’ experience working with renewable energy or power projects

• Two years’ experience in investment banking, mergers and acquisition, valuation consulting, management consulting, or private equity

Skills

• Demonstrated experience in hands-on analytics, financial modeling, and due diligence

• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills

• Ability to work well under pressure, remaining focused and calm in the face of distractions

• The ability to effectively communicate & interact with senior management

• The ability to continuously adapt to change.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills and attention to detail

• Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and analytical skills

• Ability to anticipate project and corporate needs and have ability to manage and progress work assignments independently; ability to multi-task effectively and prioritize work across several reporting lines under deadline

• Ability to work as part of complex, cross-functional team and relay concepts in a direct and impact-oriented manner

• Highly proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel