Sr. Analyst, Project Finance

LRE (Leeward Renewable Energy) is forging an American energy future with integrity, innovation, and positive impact. Born in Texas in 2003, we own and operate over 30 utility-scale wind, solar, and energy storage projects in local communities across the United States, totaling 4 gigawatts (GW) of generating capacity.   LRE continues to help meet increased U.S. energy demand through our robust pipeline of new projects every year. Domestic jobs and manufacturing are fundamental to our full-lifecycle approach to projects, along with a long-term ownership model and a company culture dedicated to our community partners and protecting the natural environment.  Job Summary:   Leeward Renewable Energy is currently seeking an experienced Senior Project Financial Analyst (P3) to provide information, analysis, financial modeling, and execution support for project finance analytics.  This position provides a perfect opportunity for a professional looking for interesting work within a small, growing team, the ability to expand their experience, work with all levels of the organization, and contribute to the company's success in the renewable energy industry.  Essential Functions Build, maintain, review, and audit renewable energy project finance models. Model ITC, PTC, and PTC with Pay-Go tax equity structures. Analyze financing sensitivities, including debt and tax equity sizing, investor yields, flip timing, project costs, production, power prices, curtailment, merchant exposure, and interest rates. Evaluate capital structures, including tax equity, construction debt, term debt, warehouse facilities, and back leverage. Analyze capital accounts, target allocations, distribution waterfalls, DROs, and investor returns. Review ECCAs, MIPAs, LLCAs, credit agreements, and other financing documents, and incorporate relevant terms into financial models. Validate assumptions and transaction economics through due diligence, scenario analysis, and model reviews. Support transaction underwriting, lender and investor diligence, negotiations, and execution. Perform market research and other financial analyses as required. Qualifications The ideal candidate will have strong renewable energy project finance modeling experience, an understanding of tax equity partnership structures, and the ability to translate commercial, legal, tax, and financing terms into financial models. The candidate should be comfortable evaluating transaction sensitivities and communicating complex financing concepts to internal and external stakeholders. Bachelor’s degree in finance, Business Administration, Economics, Accounting, or a related field. Four to six years of experience in renewable energy project finance, tax equity, investment analysis, or financial modeling. Experience building, reviewing, or auditing integrated project finance models. Familiarity with ITC, PTC, and PTC with Pay-Go structures, including capital accounts, allocation mechanics,…