Finance Manager - Project Financing & Treasury

TransGrid Energy; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

TransGrid Energy is seeking a Finance Manager to lead day-to-day operations of the new Finance/Treasury department, supporting a large non-recourse project financing portfolio and complex cash management across 100+ bank accounts and 30+ legal entities.

The role requires designing processes from the ground up, balancing hands-on execution with scalable workflows, and strong collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to optimize debt service and distributions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field.
• 6+ years of progressive experience in project finance, treasury, or corporate finance, with a focus on utility-scale energy projects.
• Hands-on experience with PF debt and waterfall structures.
• Proven ability to manage high-volume financial transactions and multi-account structures.
• Advanced proficiency with Excel and financial modeling for debt service and dividend distributions.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work cross-functionally and build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Execute PF Closings and Term Loan conversions.
• Manage the service in non-recourse PF debt (e.g. - Tax Equity Bridge Loan and Construction Loan), ensuring all principal and interest payments are executed accurately.
• Prepare and review PF covenant reporting to ensure strict adherence to lender requirements.
• Manage daily cash operations and the +100 bank accounts, including dozens of restricted reserve accounts required by non-recourse PF agreements.
• Support and enhance cash positioning and cash forecasting processes and reporting.
• Support the process for calculating quarterly distributable cash and monitoring partnership shortfalls to initiate margin calls according to the agreements.
• Support the management of interest rate swaps and hedging strategies to protect project cash flows from market volatility.
• Assist in developing and implementing financial policies and internal controls specific to treasury and project finance operations.

Skills

Project finance

Treasury management

Financial modeling

Multi-account handling

Excel advanced

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP

Treasury Management Systems

Job description

TransGrid Energy is seeking a Finance Manager to lead day-to-day operations of the new Finance/Treasury department, supporting a large non-recourse project financing portfolio and complex cash management across 100+ bank accounts and 30+ legal entities.

The role requires designing processes from the ground up, balancing hands-on execution with scalable workflows, and strong collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to optimize debt service and distributions.