Director, Finance and M&A (Renewable Energy)

Director, Finance and M&A (Renewable Energy)

RESPONSIBILITIES : Oversee M&A transactions for renewable energy projects, facilitating the execution of Hecate Energy’s annual project sales strategy for its extensive 40 GW project pipeline. Lead corporate level debt and equity financing activities to ensure robust cash position, supporting the company’s ongoing project development efforts and operations.

DUTIES :

• Review and analyze financial models of renewable energy projects and provide feedback and guidance to junior team members and external advisors on modeling.
• Lead financing and M&A deal of projects, create marketing materials or review materials created by external advisors, facilitate investor due diligence requests, negotiate commercial terms, and review legal transaction documents.
• Drive post-close deal activities by working with internal departments to ensure projects achieve key development milestones after deal closure.
• Respond to Requests for Proposals (RFPs) by providing guidance on pricing for bids using internal pricing models for offtake contracts (including Power Purchase Agreements, hedges, Energy Storage Agreements).
• Develop and evaluate corporate strategy by researching potential markets, creating robust financial models, and assessing potential investment or project development opportunities.
• Develop annual M&A sales plan by working closely with the management team, development and budgeting team, and aligning M&A market trends with project development stages.
• Conduct investor outreach to promote projects in the sales plan, maintain investor relationships and address inquiries from investors regarding potential sales opportunities.
• Monitor trends in the power, utilities, and energy storage sectors to inform management team of new investment opportunities or changes to corporate strategy.
• Assist asset management teams to perform ad hoc reports and analyses of project performance and contractual compliance.
• Collaborate with the accounting team to develop corporate budgets, review historical project development, and monitor project returns.
• Work with other departments to develop standardized corporate procedures for the finance function in areas such as project financing, project M&A, and financial reporting.

Hecate Energy is one of the largest renewable energy developers in the United States. With a growing team of seventy members, Hecate Energy develops renewable energy projects across North America. The Company was founded in 2012 by a team of energy industry veterans who have worked together for over 25 years. Hecate has developed over $3 billion worth of renewable energy projects, executed over 6,100 MWac of renewable power purchase agreements (PPAs), and built an active project pipeline over 40 GW.

Hecate Energy is an equal opportunity employer.

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Job Title : Director, Finance and M&A (Renewable Energy)

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