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CleanChoice Energy, a national renewable energy company that empowers people and businesses to cut emissions and live cleaner, healthier lives, is seeking a Finance Manager to join our Solar Generation team. This is a unique opportunity to join a rapidly growing company with a mission to transform the U.S. electricity market by switching homes and businesses to 100% clean, pollution-free energy.
Job Description
We are seeking a highly motivated Finance Manager to join our team. In this role, you will play a key role in shaping the company’s investment strategy by leading financial modeling, investment analysis, and capital structuring across projects. You will be central to the investment committee process and work closely with both the Project Finance and M&A teams, providing rigorous analysis and insights that drive critical business decisions.
This position is ideal for a candidate looking to gain hands-on deal experience in renewable energy finance with a small, supportive team and experienced sponsor. You will drive critical investment decisions and influence the company’s growth strategy through expert analysis and financial insight. This role ensures the company allocates capital efficiently and takes advantage of opportunities that maximize long-term value.
Responsibilities
- Build, audit, and maintain sophisticated financial models, including IRR calculations, tax equity structures, and other capital structuring analyses.
- Evaluate investment decisions from an accounting, tax, and financial perspective, and optimize investment recommendations accordingly.
- Communicate recommendations effectively to senior management.
- Conduct strategic financial analyses to identify opportunities within the integrated business model (i.e., Retail and Generation), including identifying markets, revenue structures, and contractual arrangements that maximize value.
- Lead the investment committee process, ensuring timely and accurate preparation of financial models and analyses for projects under consideration.
- Evaluate project risk and provide recommendations to optimize investment and financing structures, in collaboration with the M&A, project finance, and greenfield development teams.
- Mentor junior analysts and provide guidance on modeling best practices and analytical techniques.
- Collaborate with corporate development (approx. 10% of time) and the CFO’s office (approx. 10% of time) to support company-wide initiatives.
- Ensure accuracy and reliability in all financial models and analyses.
Qualifications and Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, or a related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
- 4–7 years of experience in project finance, corporate finance, or investment banking, preferably in energy or infrastructure sectors.
- Advanced financial modeling skills, including IRR, NPV, and tax equity modeling.
- Deep understanding of capital structuring and risk evaluation.
- Strong attention to detail with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating across multiple teams.
- Comfortable mentoring junior team members and sharing knowledge.
Travel and Work Environment
Hybrid position based out of Washington, D.C. HQ
Compensation
This position offers compensation commensurate with experience and skills, an incentive plan, and a robust benefits package.
How to Apply
CleanChoice Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our staff’s diverse, multidisciplinary background drives our success, and we are committed to ensuring that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law. To apply, please submit a resume and cover letter via www.cleanchoicenergy.com/careers.
