Finance Analyst

Summary

Lightstar Renewables develops community solar projects that support a cleaner energy future and local communities. The Finance Analyst will support the expansion of its community solar portfolio by maintaining financial models, analyzing project economics, assisting with project development, and contributing to tax equity and debt capital raising and execution.

Responsibilities

• Quickly develop proficiency in understanding, maintaining, and operating Lightstar’s various Project Finance models
• Responding to modeling inquiries and tasks, including evaluation of new projects and ad hoc analysis of existing portfolio projects
• Compiling, organizing, maintaining, and distributing project diligence for financing transactions (including but not limited to Construction debt, Tax Equity, and Back Leverage)
• Assisting with all other tasks related to proper execution of financial closings and transactions
• Aiding Asset Management and Accounting teams with ongoing tracking of financial commitment including reporting to counterparties
• Researching and incorporating project-specific market and incentive assumptions into financial models, including wholesale energy prices, capacity and ancillary service revenues, renewable energy credits, property taxes, and state incentive programs
• Evaluating solar and battery project economics and investment opportunities, including sensitivity analyses, scenario analysis, valuation of development fees, and comparison of project structures and assumptions

Skills

• Preferred 2+ years relevant renewables/infrastructure project finance experience
• Foundational understanding of and passion for the solar industry
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, especially modeling (Macros/VBA, Lookup functions, etc.)
• Core understanding of Finance concepts, including but not limited to: the Time Value of Money (DCF, IRR, NPV, etc.), use of Leverage (including debt sizing), and Accounting (three statement modeling)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrable ability to understand and communicate technical concepts
• Excellent organizational skills
• Able to excel in a highly entrepreneurial environment
• Able to think creatively

Qualifications

Nice to Haves

• Preferred 2+ years relevant renewables/infrastructure project finance experience
• Foundational understanding of and passion for the solar industry
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, especially modeling (Macros/VBA, Lookup functions, etc.)
• Core understanding of Finance concepts, including but not limited to: the Time Value of Money (DCF, IRR, NPV, etc.), use of Leverage (including debt sizing), and Accounting (three statement modeling)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrable ability to understand and communicate technical concepts
• Excellent organizational skills
• Able to excel in a highly entrepreneurial environment
• Able to think creatively

Benefits

• 100% remote work, with occasional in-person meetings as needed
• Opportunities to develop unique skills
• Opportunities for advancement
• PTO – 20 days annually (+1 day/anniversary year, Maximum 25)
• 2025 Holidays - 14 days + 1 floating holiday
• Health, Dental, Vision, Life, and AD&D Insurance
• 401k – 4% employer match