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About Us:

We are BayWa r.e. Americas Projects & Services, a leading developer of utility-scale renewable energy. We are also an in-house and third-party operations and services provider, offering 24/7/365 monitoring from our headquarters in Carlsbad, CA. Our team of dedicated experts spans the United States and Mexico. Since first entering the North American market in 2014, we have brought over 2 GW online and are currently managing over 1.6 GW of operational assets. Our development pipeline is currently 11.5 GW in North America alone and continues to grow at an impressive pace.

Our mission is to deliver reliable and affordable energy across the Americas. We value long-term partnerships and actively collaborate with local communities and organizations to fund workforce development, support disaster relief efforts, and incorporate sustainability and biodiversity into our projects.

BayWa r.e. Americas Projects & Services is a subsidiary of BayWa r.e., a leading global developer, service provider, distributor, and energy solutions provider. BayWa r.e. has a development pipeline exceeding 22 GW and over 10 GW in assets under management.

Our shareholders are BayWa AG, an international group with diversified operations in agriculture, energy, and construction, and Energy Infrastructure Partners, a leader in energy infrastructure investment with a global investor base.

Purpose:

BayWa r.e. Americas is seeking an Analyst, Structured Finance to join our Structured Finance team.

The primary role of the Structured Finance Analyst is to perform of financial due diligence and prepare investment valuations of greenfield projects in the energy industry, including assisting in the planning and coordination of these assignments.

The Financial Analyst is expected to assist Associates/Directors in the planning and coordinating of assignments and work to identify and analyze the impact of relevant investment, environmental and/or business issues facing BayWa r.e. on the company’s, financial structure, profitability, and competitive position.

Competencies include advanced abilities to comprehend, analyze, frame and resolve complex analytical issues and distill them into simple to understand analysis for management decision making; communicate the key investment benefits and risks to senior management; and provide expertise and support to other BayWa r.e. departments requiring financial consulting services or financial training.

Responsibilities we will trust you with:

Success in this role involves:

• Working as part of the structured finance group supporting all aspects of renewable energy projects, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activities, and raising and structuring project debt and tax equity.
• Developing and maintaining financial models using complex capital structures.
• Assisting the structured finance team in raising and structuring debt, equity, and tax equity for renewable energy projects and portfolios, with a primary focus on utility scale solar markets.
• Supporting M&A & financing activities via support with modeling, data rooms, marketing materials, buyer/financing party data bases, and managing certain 3rd party consultants.
• Assisting development team in screening, structuring and pricing acquisitions and project bids.
• Working with internal and external legal staff in drafting and negotiating term sheets and definitive M&A and financing documents for utility scale solar projects. Assist in due diligence of project acquisitions and greenfield development opportunities.
• Coordinating with development, operations and asset management teams to ensure fully managed solutions for investment partners.
• Maintaining renewable energy transaction databases.
• Assisting development team with analytics and financial data modeling for renewable energy projects.
• Conducting in-depth financial analysis of underlying assets, assess credit risk, and perform cash flow modeling to understand the financial performance and stability of the assets.
• Evaluating and managing the risks associated with structured finance deals, including credit risk, interest rate risk, and market risk. Develop risk mitigation strategies as necessary.
• Performing finance/financial analyst responsibilities for solar development projects across the Americas.

Your areas of knowledge and expertise:

The ideal candidate demonstrates:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Economics.
• One to Two (2) years of experience as Financial Analyst at an Investment Bank, Management Consultant, Venture Capital or Private Equity.
• The two (2) years of experience must have included financial modeling. Must pass an Excel-based financial modeling test.

What we are ready to offer you:

• Total compensation package dependent upon a number of factors, including candidate’s professional experience, candidate’s skills, position’s seniority level, department’s hiring budget, and position’s location.
• Competitive compensation and annual bonus target based on individual and company performance.
• Health and welfare benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, pet insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance plans.
• 401(k) retirement plan with 5% employer matching.
• Flexible work hours and remote first culture.
• Unlimited Paid Time Off policy for all Salaried, Full-time employees in the US
• 8 weeks paid family leave
• Health and wellness benefit; up to $500 annually.
• Free language lessons.
• Educational reimbursement.
• Relocation assistance, as applicable.
• A diverse and inclusive global team with a strong culture focusing on employee health and wellbeing.
• The possibility to make a positive contribution to our planet and use your world class marketing knowledge to set new standards in Renewable Energy.

Are our values your values?

Are you ambitious enough to make a big impact in our business and beyond? Do you create meaningful solutions?

Do you believe that we succeed as a team? We collaborate honestly, friendly, and respectfully. We have fun and celebrate our successes. How about you?

Are you reliable? We create trust by taking on responsibility.

Do you inspire others with an open mind, courage, and innovation? We challenge the status quo.

Our values define our unique way of working together and give us direction in our daily actions.

At BayWa r.e. we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, pregnancy, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.