Open Access Structurer

Company Profile: Candi is a dedicated PV focused renewable energy company for businesses across Asia and Africa. We bring together international capital, through our Swiss-based platform, and local expertise in order to provide a unique offering to this unserved sector. In doing so, Candi aims to have a big social impact, reduce carbon emissions, create jobs, increase energy access, and save money for businesses of all sizes in emerging markets. www.Candi.solar 

Job Summary: The company is looking to recruit an ambitious and energetic Structurer who will help Candi to lead the revolution of solar by focusing on the financial structuring of Open Access/wheeling solar projects. Given that Candi is taking solar into a new realm with a new set of tools, the role will require creativity, innovation and a new way of thinking.

Specifically, the job involves taking a prominent role in the following, as part of a Global function:

• Managing Open Access solar transactions, including negotiation, due diligence, financial modelling, coordinating stakeholders, legal documentation and any aspect requiring attention in order to bring transactions to a successful close

• Working closely with Business Development, Risk, Engineering, Finance and Asset Management in order to successfully close these deals

• Performing financial, structuring and legal analysis on target deals to come up with optimal solutions for Candi and clients

• Helping to define and execute on a strategy for accelerating the pace and conversion of Open Access projects

• Reviewing and negotiating legal documentation with external parties as required

• Developing Candi’s processes and tools (financial models, template legal documentation, etc) for Open Access projects

Location: Gurgaon, Mumbai, Mohali, Bangalore or Pune (combined with working from home)

Hours: Full time (those wishing to work less than full time will also be considered, depending on experience).

Job Requirements:

• 5-10 years of relevant experience in financial and/or legal structuring at a financial institution, corporate, utility or law firm

• Several years of experience structuring captive / group captive Open Access or utility scale solar projects in India

• Experience with Open Access regulations, including their commercial and risk considerations

• An affinity for numbers and quantitative matters, being very comfortable with financial models (i.e. proficient in excel)

• A solid understanding of financial risks

• A solid understanding of solar financial products

• Experience with legal documentation – i.e. an ability to review contracts and some experience in negotiating them with third parties

• Being at ease with coordinating and interacting with various stakeholders (internal and external)

• Being good at juggling multiple transactions and projects at the same time

• A track record of thriving in a fast-paced environment and an ability to work towards and hit KPIs

• Being a self-starter with an entrepreneurial spirit

• Being very comfortable working in the digital realm, using tools such as Microsoft Office / Google suite and other remote working tools

• Excellent written and spoken English required, additional languages are a plus

• A degree in finance, business, law or related qualifying experience

Working Culture:

You agree to live out the Candi values every day of your employment:

• Less is more

• Empathy before ego

• Authenticity, no matter what

• Get it done as one 

• A dynamic, cross-functional team player, willing to take initiative on projects in the context of a multicultural scale-up trying to execute big, bold ideas.

• Having experience working for an international company, or having studied or worked abroad, is considered a plus.

• You must be open, honest, trustworthy, a strong communicator, and understand that what we get done as a team surpasses what we get done individually.

• Candi is an equal opportunities employer.

Candi is unique because...

• We focus on helping businesses of all sizes in emerging markets get access to cheap, clean rooftop solar energy.

• We have a strong emphasis on a client-centric & innovation-driven working culture.

• We are an international team where hybrid working is commonplace, where we trust our team members to actively carve out a role for themselves according to their skillset.

Only qualified Candidates will be contacted.