Junior Financial Analyst Renewable Energy and Real Estate (HYBRID)
6 days ago
Atlanta
Job Description ABOUT ECOSMART SOLUTION EcoSmart Solution’s develops energy and building resiliency projects for all real estate asset types for commercial customers across the country. We are a team of engineers, data scientists, and construction professionals committed to creating a better built environment. Our projects include: geothermal energy networks for new home communities, solar and energy storage solutions for industrial property portfolios, fully independent low-carbon microgrids for neighborhoods, and energy and water saving deep retrofits for older buildings. If you meet the position’s requirements and are intellectually inspired by and driven to work on these types of projects, please apply. JOB SUMMARY This role provides financial analysis, modeling, and deal-structuring support to EcoSmart Solution’s energy-focused building infrastructure business. The Junior Financial Analyst will translate engineering scopes and market incentives into project-level financial models, evaluate project feasibility, and prepare materials that support both internal decision-making and external communications. The position requires strong analytical skills, intellectual curiosity, and the ability to learn quickly in a fast-paced environment. This role is designed for a highly intelligent, motivated recent graduate or early-career professional with exceptional problem-solving ability. The Analyst reports to the VP of Finance & Project Structuring, with close collaboration across the leadership team. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Applied Sciences, or an equivalent quantitative/logic-focused field of study, • 1–3 years of experience, including internships or equivalent work demonstrating reliability and goal achievement., • Strong analytical and critical thinking skills; comfort working with large datasets and ambiguous information, • High proficiency in Microsoft Excel and familiarity with core financial concepts (DCF, NPV, IRR, ROI, payback, cap rates, basic loan math), • Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to summarize complex findings for stakeholders, • High attention to detail; Ability to check your work independently and identify errors, • Interest in clean energy, built-environment sustainability, and/or real estate finance, • Exceptionally high cognitive ability and strong pattern-recognition skills; enjoys solving puzzles and telling stories with numbers, • Comfort reading policy/regulatory text and mapping it to financial reality (e.g., IRS guidance → model inputs), • Proficiency with AI tools (ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, etc.) and an instinct for using technology to increase efficiency, • Exposure to project finance, real estate finance, or clean-energy economics through coursework, research, or internships, • Well-rounded, curious individual with diverse hobbies/interests that demonstrate intellectual breadth, • Track record of setting ambitious goals and achieving them, whether academic, professional, or personal, • Self-aware direct communicator: attentive, thoughtful, and able to adapt message to audience, • Build, run, and improve project-level financial models using existing templates and, over time, create new ones, • Translate engineering scopes (capex, system performance, energy generation, energy savings) into cash flow projections, • Research, Evaluate and Apply: tax credits, incentives, and rebate structures to financial models; evaluate impact on project economics, • Conduct sensitivity and scenario analyses to test assumptions (costs, incentives, production, tariffs), • Track and maintain internal database of incentive programs at federal, state, and local levels; summarize implications for ESS projects, • Research retail electricity markets and summarize rules, tariffs, and opportunities affecting project economics, • Prepare financial analysis and materials for internal leadership and external customer/partner presentations, • Collaborate with Business Development and Engineering teams to align pricing, scope, and financial structuring, • Support preparation of pitch decks, proposals, and investment memos as needed, • Communicate findings and recommendations in concise, stakeholder-ready formats, • Support evaluation and application of project debt and equity structures, including construction and term debt, • Contribute to project pricing strategies that balance ESS requirements with real estate customer, lender, and third-party economics, • Maintain organized workbooks and version control of financial models, • Suggest and implement automation or data-cleaning solutions to improve efficiency Finalists complete a practical problem-solving exercise. We evaluate your approach, reasoning, and communication - not just the answer.