Financial Analyst

Perigus Energy; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Perigus Energy seeks a Financial Analyst to support renewable energy investments across Europe, from development to operation. You will build and challenge financial models, support acquisitions and financing, and prepare materials for investment committees and boards.

The role requires 2–5 years in renewables or project finance, strong Excel skills, and the ability to translate technical inputs into financial impacts. English fluency is essential, with German or Spanish a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• 2–5 years of experience in renewable energy, project finance, infrastructure, investment banking, corporate finance, advisory, or M&A.
• Fluency in English; German or Spanish are a plus.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills with building, auditing and maintaining complex financial models from scratch.
• Sound understanding of renewable energy project economics across wind, solar, and battery storage technologies.
• Knowledge of project finance modelling including debt sizing, debt sculpting, DSCR, LLCR, and financing covenants.
• Experience performing sensitivity, scenario, and risk analysis to support investment decisions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to interpret and challenge technical, commercial, and regulatory inputs and translate them into financial impacts.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, including investment committee and board-level materials.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain sophisticated financial models for wind, solar PV, BESS, and hybrid projects.
• Develop project finance, acquisition, portfolio, and valuation models from first principles.
• Perform DCF, NPV, IRR, Levered IRR, Equity Multiple, and other analyses.
• Support valuation of development, construction-stage, and operating assets.
• Model debt financing structures including construction loans, term debt, revolving facilities, shareholder loans, and refinancing scenarios.
• Perform debt sizing, debt sculpting, covenant analysis, and financing optimization.
• Evaluate lender proposals and assess impacts of financing terms on equity returns.
• Support renewable energy acquisitions, divestments, and strategic opportunities.
• Review vendor financial models and challenge underlying assumptions.
• Conduct sensitivity, scenario, and risk analyses to identify key value drivers.
• Assist in due diligence processes and transaction execution activities.
• Prepare investment committee papers, management presentations, and transaction materials.
• Present findings and recommendations to internal stakeholders.

Skills

Financial modelling

Excel modelling

DSCR, LLCR concepts

Sensitivity & scenario analysis

English fluency

German language (plus)

Spanish language (plus)

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Finance/Economics/Engineering/Math/Business

Tools

Excel

Job description

About The Role

We are seeking a highly motivated Financial Analyst to support the evaluation, acquisition, financing, and development of renewable energy projects across Europe. This is an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of renewable energy investing, supporting transactions from early-stage development through acquisition, financing, construction, and operation. You will work closely with investment, development, commercial, and finance teams, helping shape key investment decisions through high-quality financial analysis and modelling. The role is ideally suited to candidates with strong financial modelling capabilities and a passion for renewable energy, infrastructure investing, and project finance.

You’ll Play An Important Role In

Financial Modelling & Valuation

• Build and maintain sophisticated financial models for wind, solar PV, BESS, and hybrid renewable energy projects.
• Develop project finance, acquisition, portfolio, and valuation models from first principles.
• Perform DCF, NPV, IRR, Levered IRR, Equity Multiple, and other investment return analyses.
• Support valuation of development, construction-stage, and operating renewable energy assets.

Project Finance

• Model debt financing structures including construction loans, term debt, revolving facilities, shareholder loans, and refinancing scenarios.
• Perform debt sizing, debt sculpting, covenant analysis, and financing optimisation.
• Evaluate lender proposals and assess impacts of financing terms on equity returns.

Investment & M&A Support

• Support renewable energy acquisitions, divestments, and strategic investment opportunities.
• Review vendor financial models and challenge underlying assumptions.
• Conduct sensitivity, scenario, and risk analyses to identify key value drivers.
• Assist in due diligence processes and transaction execution activities.

Reporting & Decision Support

• Prepare investment committee papers, management presentations, and transaction materials.
• Present findings and recommendations to internal stakeholders.

To Succeed In The Role

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• 2–5 years of experience in renewable energy, project finance, infrastructure, investment banking, corporate finance, advisory, or M&A.
• Fluency in English, German or Spanish are a plus
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills with the ability to build, audit, and maintain complex financial models from scratch.
• Sound understanding of renewable energy project economics across wind, solar, and battery storage technologies.
• Knowledge of project finance modelling including debt sizing, debt sculpting, DSCR, LLCR, and financing covenants.
• Experience performing sensitivity, scenario, and risk analysis to support investment decisions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to interpret and challenge technical, commercial, and regulatory inputs and translate them into financial impacts.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, including preparing investment committee and board-level materials.

Experience leveraging AI applications in financial modelling, data extraction, document review, market intelligence, and transaction execution.