Manager, Structured Finance

Functional area: Finance / Controlling

Remuneration: Exempt

The Structured Finance team is responsible for raising external project financing, primarily tax equity financing, for utility-scale renewable energy projects as a key contributor to RWE’s growth and financial objectives. The Structured Finance team works closely with investors, third-party consultants, and internal business teams to efficiently execute financing transactions and support RWE’s strategic objectives. The Manager, Structured Finance has first-hand experience leading renewable energy financing transactions.

Responsibilities:

• Lead valuation modeling for tax equity transactions and other financing arrangements
• Coordinate various workstreams necessary to successfully execute financing transactions, including diligence management
• Provide support to senior deal members in deal structuring and negotiating deal documentation
• Manage various workstreams necessary to successfully execute financing transactions, including having a lead role on structuring the economics of the transaction, negotiating deal documentation, and diligence management
• Provide coaching and development to junior members in the team
• Assist other parts of the finance team as required, including quality control reviews and gate process support
• Recommend and lead process improvement initiatives
• Assist with various internal ad hoc projects

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree (required) with a background in business, finance, accounting, tax, or other analytical field
• MBA or similar postgraduate degree is considered a plus
• Minimum 8 years’ of experience overall in a role with an emphasis on maintaining financial models and investment presentations
• Knowledgeable of renewable energy project economics (specifically wind, solar, or storage) and related incentive systems (required)
• Experience modeling tax equity partnership flip structures or similar project finance modeling (required)
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and ability to apply creative thinking to complex problems
• Excellent Microsoft Excel & PowerPoint skills, with advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel formulas and model creation (required)
• Team player with the flexibility to work both independently and in cross-functional teams
• Effective communicator with strong written and presentation skills
• Strong organization skills and ability to coordinate multiple tasks and deliverables
• Motivated self-starter, goal-oriented, and strong problem-solving abilities

Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays. Eligible employees also participate in short-term incentives, in addition to salary.

RWE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

For 125 years RWE has been the source of energy for millions of people across the globe. Now we’re making all that energy green. This decade alone we’re investing €50bn into renewables and will be carbon neutral by 2040 – ten years earlier than most other global targets. This is a chance to play a key role on our journey.

Join our renewables specialists, working across the clean energy spectrum to grow our operations to 50 GW by 2030 – with some of the world’s largest on and offshore wind farms and industry-leading hydrogen initiatives. We’re also considered innovators in solar development including floating photovoltaics and agri-photovoltaics. Or add your expertise to our supply and trading operations, brokering renewable electricity, green gas, commodities, and CO2 emission allowances from one of our advanced energy trading floors.

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