Vice President of Project Finance- Boston
Position: VP of Project Finance- Boston
Brightergy is a fast growing full service solar integrator with offices in Kansas City, St Louis, and Boston. We are looking for a Vice President of Project FInance that will be responsible for originating and structuring financing for Brightergy’s solar projects. He or she will acts as a manager between Brightergy, banks, and investors for capital-raising, deal structures, and financial model establishment and analysis. This position will work from our Boston office and report directly to the CEO and CFO while having a financial analyst reporting to them.
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Be the lead team member for project financing structures
- Initiate and develop relationships with financiers and securing funding sources through large lending institutions for both debt and equity
- Negotiate at a senior level with potential financiers
- Oversee financial models for current and future tax-equity and debt products
- Prepare collateral materials for investor presentations
- Identify and create financial product offerings based on different geographic market needs
- Make regular reports to the CEO and CFO on project finance and development
- Provide finance support to the sales and project development teams in financing special projects
Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree, ideally in a quantitative or technical field
- 5 years experience in corporate finance
- Expert in MS Excel and financial modeling
- Strong communicator with ability to effectively interface with investors, customers, and senior management
- Proven track record structuring finance models and executing them
- Strong understanding of financing and accounting principles
Ideal candidate will have:
- Renewable energy project finance experience
- Experience raising >$25 million from institutional investors
- Familiarity with the solar PV industry, competition, and trends
- Intimate knowledge of structuring renewable energy investment funds, including the complicated tax elements
- Close connections with banks and renewable energy investors