Senior Associate, Project Finance

Highlandfleets 2; Beverly (MA); Hybrid; USD 134,500 - 164,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

Collaborative environment

Health, Vision, and Dental coverage

Paid Time Off

401(k) plan with match

Job summary

Highland Electric Fleets in Beverly, MA is seeking a finance professional to manage complex project financings and investor engagements. The role partners across teams to drive diligence, negotiation, and execution of transactions.

You will own financial models, assess capital structures, and provide senior analyses to guide strategic decisions. A bachelor’s degree in finance or related field and 1 year of relevant experience are required. This is a hybrid role with in-office days in Beverly.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in finance, economics or related field and 1 year of analytical work experience.
• Ability to develop and maintain financial models using Excel.
• Understanding of capital structure and debt/equity structuring in transactions.
• Experience analyzing accounting and financial statements.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate all aspects of project financings, including investor engagement and due diligence.
• Lead cross-department stakeholder engagement and negotiation of transactions.
• Prepare and negotiate term sheets and support capital market efforts.
• Own project financial models ensuring accuracy and scalability.
• Evaluate underwriting for the electrification-as-a-service platform and optimize capital structures.
• Provide senior-level financial analyses on risk, return, and sensitivities.

Skills

Financial modeling

Corporate finance principles

Financial statement analysis

Energy markets & renewables

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or related field

Tools

Excel

Job description

Job Location

200 Cummings Center, Suite 273D, Beverly, MA 01915

Telecommuting

Telecommuting is available with 1-2 days per week in-office required.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate all aspects of project financings, including investor engagement, due diligence, dataroom oversight, transaction document negotiation, third-party consultant reports, and closing activities.
• Lead cross-departmental stakeholder engagement, driving diligence, negotiation, and execution of project finance transactions.
• Lead preparation and negotiation of term sheets and support capital market efforts with financiers, investors, and lenders.
• Lead ownership of project financial models, ensuring accuracy, scalability, and alignment with strategic and investor objectives.
• Evaluate and enhance project-level underwriting for Highland’s electrification-as-a-service platform, identifying key value drivers and optimizing capital structures.
• Provide senior-level financial analyses on risk exposures, and return sensitivities and recommendations to inform strategic decisions across Origination, Operations, and executive leadership.
• Mentor junior team members on transaction processes, underwriting, and modeling best practices to build organizational capacity.

Qualifications

Employer requires a Bachelor's degree in finance, economics or related field and one (1) year of work experience in an analytical role evaluating data and coordinating stakeholders. In addition, the employer requires the following:

• Demonstrated ability developing and maintaining financial and analytical models using Microsoft Excel and other tools gained through at least two (2) relevant postsecondary courses or one (1) year of work experience.
• Demonstrated ability applying corporate finance principles, including capital structure, cost of capital, and debt/equity structuring, to transaction analysis gained through at least two (2) relevant postsecondary courses or one (1) year of work experience.
• Demonstrated ability analyzing accounting and financial statements gained through at least two (2) relevant postsecondary courses or one (1) year of work experience.
• Demonstrated ability assessing energy markets and the renewable, power, and utility sector and innovative financing structures to inform financing strategy gained through at least two (2) relevant postsecondary courses or one (1) year of work experience.

All years of experience and coursework may be gained concurrently.

Salary

$134,500 to $164,500 a year.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary and performance-based bonus program
• A supportive, highly collaborative, team-oriented environment
• Ability to work with bright, innovative, and forward-thinking colleagues
• Health, Vision, and Dental coverage for employees and their dependents
• Generous Paid Time Off
• 401(k) program and company match

EEO Statement

Highland Electric Fleets provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Highland Electric Fleets complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.