Senior Analyst, Portfolio Finance

Clearway Energy Group; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

Medical, dental & vision care

401(k) plan with employer match

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Clearway Energy Group is seeking a Senior Analyst of Portfolio Finance in San Diego, CA. This hybrid role involves supporting construction period financing execution and optimizing transactions for renewable energy assets. Key responsibilities include financial modeling, managing investor relationships, and navigating financing agreements.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree and 2–4 years of energy sector experience. Benefits include generous PTO and health care plans, with a salary range of $110,000 — $130,000.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of experience in project finance, portfolio management, or M&A in the energy sector.
• Experience reading and interpreting investor financing agreements and project contracts.
• Tax equity experience.

Responsibilities

• Supporting funding and asset optimization opportunities across the Clearway enterprise.
• Working frequently with lenders, tax equity investors, and consultants.
• Implementing scenario analysis and adding dynamic logic to financial models.

Skills

Advanced Microsoft Excel knowledge

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Understanding of financial, tax, accounting, and investment concepts

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Economics, Accounting, Engineering, or a related field

Job description

What The Role Is

The Senior Analyst of Portfolio Finance is responsible for supporting construction period financing execution and operating period asset optimization transactions for wind, solar, and energy storage assets. This person will support cash equity, tax equity, and/or term conversions during construction, lead advanced financial modeling for several projects in construction and operation, and identify and execute on value optimization opportunities for operating projects.

This hybrid position will be located in San Diego, CA.

If you don’t meet 100% of the qualifications but see yourself contributing, please submit your resume.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Supporting funding and asset optimization opportunities across the entire Clearway enterprise, focusing primarily on renewables projects with possible non‑renewables transactions. Types of transactions include cash and tax equity fundings, term conversions, bridge loan payoffs, refinancings, tax equity buyouts, repowering analysis, letter of credit facilities, and other ad‑hoc restructurings.
• Working frequently with lenders, tax equity investors, cash equity investors, consultants, and lawyers as part of the funding processes during construction.
• Implementing bringdown assumption updates, scenario analysis, and adding dynamic logic and formulas to complex financial models. Understanding how assumptions and structures impact economics such as cash flows, IRRs, flip dates, and inside and outside basis is critical.
• Updating tax equity tracking models regularly to track projected returns, flip dates, and other financial outcomes.
• Summarizing economic outcomes to draft materials that translate said economics clearly and concisely to senior leaders.
• Thinking critically and proposing solutions that overcome typical and unique challenges that renewables projects face during construction and operations, including interpreting provisions in financing agreements, operating agreements, and purchase agreements.
• Being the “relationship” contact with investors for project financings in construction and operations.
• Establishing and sustaining productive, efficient relationships across Clearway’s major departments and functions—including Capital Markets, Construction, Asset Management, Energy Management, Origination, Legal, Accounting, and Tax—to address and resolve challenges throughout the lifecycle of Clearway’s projects.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Economics, Accounting, Engineering, or a related field.
• 2–4 years of experience in project finance, portfolio management, or M&A in the energy sector.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel knowledge; experience building, auditing, and updating complex project finance models and generating summary economics for stakeholders.
• Experience reading and interpreting investor financing agreements and project contracts.
• Tax equity experience.
• Understanding of financial, tax, accounting, and investment concepts.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

What Would Be Nice

• Additional tax equity experience.

Clearway will not sponsor non‑immigrant visas for this position (H‑1B, TN, E‑3, etc.).

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The pay rate for the successful candidate will depend on geographic location, skills, relevant and demonstrated experience, education, training and certifications, and other factors permitted by law. This role is eligible to earn an annual cash bonus, subject to personal and company performance goals.

Salary Range Across all U.S. Locations: $110,000 — $130,000 USD.

Clearway Energy is an equal opportunity employer that values a broad diversity of talent, knowledge, experience & expertise. We encourage minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans to join the team. Clearway is a proud promoter of employment opportunities for our military and veteran communities. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants with disabilities.

Clearway offers all eligible employees working 20+ hours per week a comprehensive menu of benefits: generous PTO; medical, dental & vision care; HSAs with company contributions; health FSAs; dependent daycare FSAs; commuter benefits; relocation; 401(k) plan with employer match; life & accident insurance; fertility programs; adoption assistance; generous parental leave; tuition reimbursement; and benefits for employees in same‑sex marriages, civil unions & domestic partnerships.