Analyst, Finance and Capital Markets - Battery Storage

Summary

Plus Power is an energy storage developer, owner, and operator focused on transforming North American electric grids through standalone battery storage projects. The Finance and Capital Markets Analyst will support project finance transactions, financial modeling, due diligence, financing deliverables, market analysis, and project acquisitions and sales. The role also involves collaborating across teams on offtake agreements, project optimization, equipment selection, and contract negotiations.

Responsibilities

• Support all aspects of debt and tax equity financing transactions, including preparation of marketing materials, due diligence, management of external consultants, and financial modeling
• Own all aspects of project financial models throughout the project lifecycle, including development, construction and operations. Modeling activities include project optimization, offtake bidding, and sourcing and vetting model inputs with experts in various groups across the company (Development, Interconnection, Markets, EPC, Origination, Asset Management)
• Support the creation of dashboards, reports, and analytics to support senior management decision making and reporting to corporate investors
• Analyze macroeconomic and ISO-level trends, including impacts of tax law changes, interest rate environments, and broader sector trends, and their effect on the viability of the company’s portfolio
• Collaborate with other teams within Plus Power to perform economic analysis and support key business decisions, including PPA pricing, optimization of project design, major equipment selection and O&M contract negotiation

Skills

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering or related field
• 1-2 years of project finance transaction experience at a developer, investment bank, project finance lender, tax equity investor, or infrastructure investor; OR finance/technical degree from a rigorous undergraduate program and completion of (or willingness to complete) a financial modeling course
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite, especially Microsoft Excel, including experience with project financial modeling
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and effectively in a cross-functional environment with team members who are geographically dispersed
• Highly organized with impeccable attention to detail
• Experience managing large projects with multiple stakeholders on tight timelines
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to distill and present complex information clearly and succinctly to internal and external stakeholders, including financing counterparties
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build positive working relationships and interact effectively with individuals across a range of roles, seniority levels, and working styles
• Ability and desire to learn and take on responsibility quickly
• Tax equity modeling experience a plus
• Specific experience in energy storage, renewables, or gas a plus

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering or related field
• 1-2 years of project finance transaction experience at a developer, investment bank, project finance lender, tax equity investor, or infrastructure investor; OR finance/technical degree from a rigorous undergraduate program and completion of (or willingness to complete) a financial modeling course
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite, especially Microsoft Excel, including experience with project financial modeling
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and effectively in a cross-functional environment with team members who are geographically dispersed
• Highly organized with impeccable attention to detail
• Experience managing large projects with multiple stakeholders on tight timelines
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to distill and present complex information clearly and succinctly to internal and external stakeholders, including financing counterparties
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build positive working relationships and interact effectively with individuals across a range of roles, seniority levels, and working styles
• Ability and desire to learn and take on responsibility quickly

Nice to Haves

• Tax equity modeling experience a plus
• Specific experience in energy storage, renewables, or gas a plus

Benefits

• Market-leading health benefits
• 401(k) match
• Generous paid parental leave
• Flexible time off
• Work from home stipend
• Annual bonus program
• Flexible work arrangements include work-from-home or hybrid options from Plus Power’s offices in The Woodlands, San Francisco, Chicago, Seattle, Brooklyn, Denver, Palm Beach Gardens, and Birmingham.
• Opportunities to come together for in-person connection, professional development, and continued learning and growth