Minimum 2+ years transferrable work experience in a related financial, contractual, energy, banking, portfolio management, asset management, accounting, and/or project management role
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
Demonstrated history of increased responsibility
Detail-oriented work style with an affinity for precision and accuracy
Eagerness to learn, hard work ethic, and the persistence and self-sufficiency to understand new concepts including financial and legal structures and statutory requirements
Effective time management skills with an ability to prioritize and handle workload while adhering to deadlines and performance standards
Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of personnel, both within the company and externally, verbally and through writing, and on technical and non-technical topics
Flexibility and willingness to take on new challenges and responsibilities
Being a team player and an all-around great person with which to work
Ability to read, understand, navigate, and interpret complex legal contracts and financing structures – ability to draft legal documents a plus
Solid excel skills backed by a foundation in quantitative / financial reasoning
An understanding of project finance
Effective professional writing and communication skills
Proficiency in standard office software (e.g. MS Word, SharePoint, PowerPoint, Adobe, etc.) - proficiency with ERPs a plus.
What the job involves
Ensuring 100% compliance across Pattern Energy’s portfolio of project financings, tax equity financings, equity financings, and other financing facility agreements, as applicable
Serving as the point-of-contact and relationship manager for external financing partners
Serving as the knowledge center across the financing agreements, including managing and interpreting complex financing agreements
Owning the project finance functions and serving as the Managing Member (as applicable) across Pattern Energy’s portfolio of financed assets, including producing and reviewing financial and operational reports, monitoring and tracking key financial, operational, and tax and partnership metrics and covenants, forecasting cash and determining cash distributions, drafting financial tools, budget reporting, managing construction loan administration, interpreting financial statements, performing ad-hoc financial analysis, working across financial funding/closing models and HLBV tracking models, contributing to internal senior management reports
Supporting transactions including financial closings, fundings, refinancings, payoffs, terminations, take-out financings, and term conversions, and leading certain financing processes and executions such as formal consents, amendments, waivers, notices, etc.
Pattern Energy is a leading renewable energy company that develops, constructs, owns, and operates high-quality wind and solar generation, transmission, green fuels and energy storage facilities with a mission to transition the world to renewable energy through sustainable development and responsible operation of facilities.
Company benefits
Medical, dental, vision
Short and long-term disability
Life insurance
Voluntary benefits
Family care benefits
Employee assistance program
Paid time off and bonding leave
Paid holidays
401(k)/RRSP retirement savings plan with employer contribution