Senior Project Finance Analyst

Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure Plc; Roma; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent contract

International opportunities

Growth opportunities

Competitive remuneration

Job summary

Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure Plc is seeking a Senior Project Finance Analyst to join our team in Italy. You will build and audit financial models across PV, BESS and wind assets, calibrate revenue drivers, and run scenarios to inform investment decisions at SPV and portfolio levels.

You will also support M&A activity, financing negotiations, and the closing of transactions, coordinating with our Asset Manager, Legal and Group Finance to ensure value creation and risk control.

Qualifications

• Degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration or Engineering (Management). Master’s or professional qualification (e.g. CFA, ACCA) is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain and audit financial models for projects across development, construction and operation (PV, BESS and wind) from project level to SPV/portfolio.
• Model technology-specific revenue and cost drivers: merchant and PPA prices, capacity-market revenues, and BESS-specific factors.
• Run sensitivity and scenario analyses and prepare investment papers with IRR/NPV/payback analyses.
• Maintain budgets, business plans and long-term forecasts for Italian assets with coordination with the Asset Manager.
• Support the acquisition of authorised development projects and SPVs with valuation, bid mechanics and earn-outs.
• Coordinate financial due diligence with advisors and review permits, grid connection, land and contractual risk.
• Support negotiation of SPA and related agreements, and manage closing and post-closing financial workstreams.
• Monitor Italian market and financing trends and provide financial inputs to Group Finance.

Skills

Financial modelling

Project finance experience

M&A experience

English

Italian

Education

Finance degree

Economics degree

Engineering degree

Master's degree

CFA/ACCA (advantage)

Tools

Excel

Job description

Join Our Team!

We are currently recruiting for a/an Senior Project Finance Analyst to join our team and contribute to key projects in a dynamic and collaborative environment.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Modelling and Valuation

• Build, maintain and audit financial models for projects in development, construction and operation across PV, BESS and wind, from project-level to SPV and portfolio level.
• Model technology-specific revenue and cost drivers: merchant and PPA prices, capture-price and curtailment assumptions for PV and wind; capacity-market, MACSE and arbitrage/ancillary revenues, degradation and augmentation for BESS.
• Run sensitivity and scenario analyses (energy prices, production, capex, opex, financing terms) and produce investment papers and IRR/NPV/payback analysis for management and the Investment Committee.
• Maintain budgets, business plans and long-term forecasts for Italian assets in coordination with the Asset Manager.

M&A and Transaction Execution

• Support the acquisition of authorised development projects and SPVs: valuation, bid preparation, purchase price mechanics, adjustments and earn‑outs.
• Coordinate financial due diligence with advisors and review key findings, including permits, grid connection, land and contractual risk with a financial impact.
• Support negotiation of SPA and related agreements from a financial standpoint, together with Legal.
• Manage the closing and post‑closing financial workstreams, and the integration of acquired SPVs into Group models and reporting.

Project Financing and Banking Relationships

• Structure and execute project‑finance, construction and refinancing transactions for PV, BESS and wind assets.
• Prepare financing materials and lender models; manage the bank selection process, term‑sheet comparison and negotiation of key financial terms (margin, gearing, tenor, DSCR, reserve accounts, hedging, guarantees).
• Manage relationships with Italian and international banks, institutional lenders and financial advisors, and coordinate lenders' technical, legal and model auditors.
• Support drawdown, conditions‑precedent and covenant calculations during construction and operation, in coordination with Group Finance.

Market Intelligence and Support to Group

• Monitor Italian market, regulatory and financing trends (energy prices, auction and capacity schemes, tax and incentive rules, bank appetite and pricing) and translate them into model assumptions.
• Provide financial inputs to Group Finance for consolidation, audit and tax needs; treasury, accounting and statutory filings remain with the Spanish team.

Education & Certifications

• Degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration or Engineering (Management); a Master’s degree or professional qualification (e.g. CFA, ACCA) is an advantage.

Experience & Technical Skills

• 5-7 years of experience in project finance, corporate finance, M&A, investment banking, transaction advisory or similar, preferably in renewable energy or infrastructure.
• Track record in financial modelling and in the execution of acquisitions and/or financings of renewable assets.
• Advanced financial modelling skills in Excel, including project‑finance models (debt sizing, DSCR, waterfall, tax and VAT).
• Sound knowledge of the Italian banking system and of current financing conditions for PV, BESS and wind: lender types, market margins, gearing and tenors, security packages, hedging and typical covenants.
• Understanding of the revenue models, risks and financeability of each technology (PV, BESS, wind), including merchant, PPA and capacity‑based revenues.
• Knowledge of the Italian regulatory and market framework (GSE, Terna, ARERA, incentive and capacity schemes); familiarity with Italian tax rules applicable to SPVs.
• Fluent Italian and professional‑level English (written and spoken).

Key Competencies

• Analytical and rigorous, with attention to detail and strong ownership of deliverables.
• Strong negotiation and communication skills with banks, sellers, advisors and internal stakeholders.
• Ability to run several transactions in parallel under tight deadlines, in a cross‑functional and international environment.

We offer

• Permanent employment contract;
• Gross annual salary: €50,000–€75,000, depending on experience.

Benefits

• Competitive remuneration package.
• Growth opportunities in a promising and booming industry.
• A highly committed, dynamic, and challenging environment.
• International development opportunities.