Capital Markets Senior Analyst – Structured Finance (Solar)

Qcells USA Corp.; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 124,000 - 137,000; Full time

Job summary

Hanwha Q CELLS America Inc. in California seeks a Senior Analyst to join the Structured Finance team, focusing on modelling, structuring, and executing transactions with institutional investors and tax equity providers for residential solar financing.

The role offers exposure to project finance, ABS/term financing, and ALM considerations, with potential for occasional remote work and an in-office schedule at the manager’s discretion.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in finance, economics, business administration, engineering or related quantitative field.
• 2+ years in structured finance, private credit, investment banking, or related capital markets role with a focus in modelling.
• Basic understanding of consumer lending, credit underwriting, project finance structures and ABS markets.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as VBA, Python, R, and/or SQL for automating workflows, and building robust analytical models.

Responsibilities

• Play a pivotal role in shaping and implementing the Capital Markets strategy to bolster the company’s expansion in the residential lending sector.
• Develop and own project finance models for tax equity and back-leverage facilities, with a strong grasp of partnership flip structures, ITC recapture risk, and ABS/term financing in the context of residential solar portfolios.
• Foster external relationships with capital providers and internal relationships with credit, product, and operations units to ensure an unparalleled investor journey.
• Manage 3rd party deliverables with rating agencies, accountants, independent engineers, insurance consultants, appraisers, and investment tax credit insurance providers.
• Aid in implementing the company's Asset and Liability Management (ALM) approach, emphasizing interest rate risk containment and adept funding & liquidity operations.
• Proactively identify and implement opportunities to embed AI tools, machine learning techniques, and automation into day-to-day analytical workflows.
• Offer prompt and informed analytical support to aid the company's strategy formulation and high‑level determinations in a dynamic business landscape.
• Embrace a culture of intellectual curiosity and collaboration to ensure collective growth in domain expertise.

Skills

VBA

Python

R

SQL

Structured finance modelling

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, business administration, engineering or related quantitative field

Job description

Hanwha Q CELLS America Inc. in California seeks a Senior Analyst to join the Structured Finance team, focusing on modelling, structuring, and executing transactions with institutional investors and tax equity providers for residential solar financing.

The role offers exposure to project finance, ABS/term financing, and ALM considerations, with potential for occasional remote work and an in-office schedule at the manager’s discretion.