Associate, Finance

About UsEV Realty develops, deploys and owns grid-scale charging infrastructure critical to electrifying commercial fleets in the U.S. We accelerate the adoption of large EV fleets by focusing on the fundamental constraint all electrified fleets face: low-cost, reliable and expandable access to grid-scale power.  Today’s electrical grid is complex, constrained and rapidly evolving.  It is also the backbone source of fuel that will power the world’s shift to electrified transportation, a use case it was not designed for over a century ago.  That’s where EV Realty comes in – we are developing a network of grid-optimized, large-scale EV charging hubs for delivery, logistics, services and vocational fleet customers.  Our depots serve multiple commercial fleets in secure, high-power locations with guaranteed charging access and availability, and are located proximate to major logistics corridors within last-mile delivery/duty range of urban population centers.  By aggregating multiple fleets onto shared private infrastructure in grid-ready locations, our depots reduce upfront and recurring costs for fleets, optimize charging times and provide high utilization rates. Role SummaryAs an Associate, Finance you will analyze projects to evaluate their economics, capital structure, and viability as part of EV Realty’s growth and funding.  Working collaboratively with our Business Development and Project Development teams, you will build project and pricing models incorporating cost estimates, various incentives, and customer opportunities with contract/revenue options.  Your efforts will be critical to pricing and negotiating new customer contracts.  You will also support capital raising to enable EV Realty’s business, including project finance, property financing, corporate debt and equity, and joint ventures.  

Principal Responsibilities & Key Results

• Forecast project economics and capital structure to determine sources and uses, returns, and pricing
• Develop models to evaluate new customer and project opportunities
• Create pricing tools allowing the CCO and BD teams to price customer opportunities, understand key economic drivers, and balance tradeoffs
• Track incentives and incorporate into models to maximize project and customer value
• Assist in negotiations with counterparties including customers, property owners and financing sources
• Build tools and processes for financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis
• Work with potential financing parties to evaluate different capital structures and funding options
• Collaborate with business unit leaders to help inform planning and ensure budget compliance, including risks and opportunities vs. budget
• Prepare and manage Board and investor presentations, deliverables and communications
• Support and manage corporate accounting, payables and receivables as required

Knowledge & Skills

• Self-starter with an entrepreneurial work ethic and strong problem-solving skills
• Knowledge and relationships in the mobility, transportation, renewable energy, and/or cleantech industries with a passion for solving complex climate-related problems
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills with ability to successfully communicate in all situations with internal and external stakeholders and investors
• Experience with making data-driven business cases including market assessments, financial returns, and framing of customer and sponsor value
• Experience managing and using discounted cash flow and energy pricing financial models, as well as strategic understanding of key value levers (commercial, financial, etc.)
• Ability to manage simultaneous projects, set priorities, and exercise independent judgment

Qualifications

• Mission-driven to combat the effects of climate change and global warming by tackling the urgent problem of decarbonizing the transportation sector at scale
• Bachelors’ degree in engineering, business, economics, finance, math, environmental science or related field required.
• 2+ years’ experience in investment banking, management consulting, or finance at renewable energy or sustainability operating companies, or a high growth startup
• Knowledge of structured finance and/or project finance a plus
• Excellent working proficiency with MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) including ability to write detailed formulas and macros in MS Excel
• Ability to summarize complex issues and opportunities into succinct and actionable deliverables
• Enthusiasm and aptitude for problem solving and quantitative modeling/analysis
• Strong attention to detail