Financial Analyst - Milton, Canada - Boralex

Boralex

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Milton, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Boralex is a major player in renewable energy specializing in four sectors of activity: wind, solar, hydroelectricity, and storage.

We have been based in Kingsey Falls, Quebec, Canada, for 30 years and have since expanded our horizons and established our business in the United States, France, and the United Kingdom.

OUR PURPOSE

On our planet where electricity is central to fighting climate change, we have a responsibility to produce it sustainably for future generations.

OUR MISSION
At Boralex, we provide renewable and affordable energy for all, creating value to share with our partners.

OUR VISION
To achieve our missions, we rely on the best of our strengths.

Thanks to our fearlessness, our discipline, our expertise, and our diversity, we continue to be an industry leader.

And we do it with pleasure.

Boralex Inc.

is seeking a financial analyst/associate to support our greenfield project development, financing, and M&A activities as part of Boralex's North American M&A and Offtake Origination Team.

You will support the company's efforts in greenfield development, project financing and M&A. Through this rotational program, Boralex aims to cultivate the next generation of commercial leaders.

The M&A and Offtake Origination Team is responsible for Boralex's North American commercial activities, including greenfield support, offtake origination, corporate development, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, and working closely with the project financing team.

You will spend approximately 6 months with each of the M&A, financing and greenfield development groups within the M&A and Offtake Origination Team, after which time you will specialize in one of these areas.

Your time with the greenfield group will cover all aspects of greenfield development, from initial economic viability and offtake bidding strategy to raising financing.

Your time with the M&A group will include opportunity screening, valuations, scenario analyses, RFP submissions, execution and closings.

As a renewable energy project developer, owner and operator, Boralex is focused on responsibly generating electricity and contributing meaningfully to our host communities.

For over 30 years, Boralex has developed and acquired hydropower, solar, and wind facilities across the world with more than 2.5 GW of capacity in operation and 3.5 GW in development.

We are actively developing and acquiring new wind, solar, hydro, and storage projects to meet our aggressive growth targets.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Reporting to the Senior VP, M&A and Offtake and Origination, your role and responsibilities will be as follows:

Utilize financial modeling tools to screen potential M&A opportunities and complete the initial project valuations following Boralex's investment criteria to provide guidance to management.
Manage financial models for all stages of greenfield development assets, including earlystage development, supporting offtake bidding and structuring, financing, and constructionrelated matters.
Adapt existing financial models to projectspecific requirements and structures.
Support the continued development of internal financial models.
Perform market analysis on macroeconomic and regional trends, including impacts of tax law change, interest rate environment, inflation fluctuations, and their effect on the viability of the projects.
Support bid submissions, execution, and closings.
Prepare materials for Investment Committee review and present results to senior management.

YOUR SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES

Bachelor's degree.
1 to 3 years of experience in power, utilities, renewable energy, M&A or project finance.
Comfortable manipulating existing financial models and adapt them to specific projects and structures.
A keen interest in renewable energy trends and developments in North America.
Strong proficiency in English (spoken and written) and excellent communication and influencing skills.
Ability to present complex, technical topics to internal and external audiences of various sizes and knowledge levels.
Experience working on large projects with multiple stakeholders on tight timelines.
Ability and desire to learn and take on responsibility quickly.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.).
Selfsufficient and attentive to detail.
Meticulous, versatile, creative, and resourceful.
Mindful of confidentiality requirements and corporate image.

AT BORALEX WE OFFER
Boralex fosters a culture of sustainable performance in its day-to-day activities.

We are committed to operating in a manner that is consistent with our business objectives. We are taking action for growth and long-term profitability by making our stakeholders' satisfaction a priority.

Therefore, continuous improvement is at the core of our practices and drives us to set clear, ambitious and quantifiable goals.

Our strength lies in our team's synergy and diversity. Through autonomy, trial and error and our c