Senior Director, Project Finance

Vitis Energy • St. Augustine, FL

4d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a unique opportunity to make a direct and meaningful impact on the success of a growing independent power producer. You’ll play a key role in shaping financial insights that guide strategy, investment decisions, and capital planning. You’ll work closely with senior leadership, including our CFO-turned-CEO, to provide analysis that drives outcomes in an agile, entrepreneurial energy company. If you excel at turning complex data into actionable insights, enjoy influencing decision-making, and are eager to contribute fresh perspectives in a fast-moving environment, we’d love to meet you.
This role demands a professional with advanced modeling skills, capable of handling complex financial scenarios and providing in-depth analytical insights to drive the company's financing strategies.

This role demands a professional with advanced modeling skills, capable of handling complex financial scenarios and providing in-depth analytical insights to drive the company's financing strategies.

Requirements

• Requires strong Excel knowledge; heavy financial spreadsheet creation experience.
• Ability to work well in cross-functional teams and with other departments, business units, colleagues, business partners; including but not limited to legal, consulting, banking and investor parties; and be able to convey financial information.
• Demonstrated use of AI/LLMs (e.g., ChatGPT/Copilot) with Excel + Python/VBA to build/maintain project-finance models and reusable templates
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, or a related field
• A minimum of 2 years of experience in finance, preferably in the energy sector or a related industry.
• Advanced experience in financial data analysis and reporting
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication, and presentation skills
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Familiarity with debt and equity financing mechanisms
• Tax-Equity experience, and Partnership taxation experience is a must.
• Knowledge of partnership taxation concepts
• High-level analytical and problem-solving skills
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing priorities
• Detail-oriented with a strong focus on accuracy
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to frequently lift or move items up to 10 pounds.
• Must be able to occasionally lift or move items up to 25 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Advanced Financial Modeling: Develop and maintain sophisticated financial models to support decision-making in project financing
• Independently run pro-forma models and structuring sensitivities to help make structuring decisions
• Support the maintenance and development of capital modeling capabilities and deliver key model outputs
• Provide short-, medium- and long-term outlooks for energy markets
• Use advanced modeling techniques to analyze and forecast financial performance, assessing a range of financial scenarios and outcomes
• Financial Management: Spearhead the creation and management of comprehensive financial presentations, ensuring they accurately reflect the financial status and projections.
• Develop and oversee virtual data rooms, streamlining the process of document organization and accessibility.
• Engage in meticulous analysis of financial materials, providing insightful recommendations to optimize financial strategies.
• Project Financing: Actively support the financing aspects of power generation and transmission projects, encompassing both the developmental and construction phases.
• Coordinate effectively with internal and external stakeholders to facilitate successful project financing.
• Help drive the finance process from gaining internal approval through solicitation, assessment, selection, due diligence, and consummation of transactions.
• Debt and Equity Financing: Play an integral role in all debt and equity financing activities of the company.
• Assist in the formulation of financing strategies, ensuring alignment with the company's objectives and market trends.
• Conduct thorough market research and analysis to identify potential financing opportunities and risks.

Benefits

• 100% Employer-Paid Health Insurance Coverage for medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees.
• Life Insurance Employer-paid life insurance policies for peace of mind.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) & Holidays Paid time off, plus company-observed holidays to rest, recharge, and spend time with loved ones.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with Company Contribution Employer-sponsored retirement plan with matching contributions to help you plan for the future.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level