Manager, Project Debt

RWE Clean Energy, LLC

Functional area: Finance / Controlling 

Remuneration: Exempt

At RWE Clean Energy (RWECE), the Manager, Project Debt will be the primary interface with project debt partners and will have overall responsibility for the administration, performance and compliance of contractual obligations related to financed assets. Reporting to the Project Debt Director, the Project Debt Manager will leverage prior project debt finance experience to make a meaningful immediate impact, performing day-to-day administration relating to the financing agreements and supporting any new potential project debt origination. The Project Debt Manager will effectively collaborate cross-functionally with numerous internal stakeholder groups and maintain strong relationships with external stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Understand, interpret, and administer project finance agreements to ensure compliance with contractual obligations
• Build rapport with lenders to maintain positive working relationships and ability and willingness to work together to resolve any potential challenges
• Analyze and review data, aggregate and provide reports and information to third parties per contractual requirements
• Proactive cash flow management to ensure appropriate funding for operating expenses, debt service and distributions
• Support future potential project debt origination (e.g. data collection/analysis, contract review, model review)
• Coordinate project-level cash management with internal departments including Asset Management, Treasury, Accounting and Legal, amongst others
• Work with a variety of internal and external finance professionals to implement credit support instruments (e.g. letters of credit)
• Respond to internal and external inquiries that impact financing contracts
• Data management: Project debt data uploaded and maintained in internal systems
• Continuous process improvement: Process mapping and supporting potential improvement opportunities, documentation, model standardization and improvements
• Other ad hoc duties as assigned (i.e. special projects, analytical support)

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics/Business or related fields, required
• Minimum of 3 years of Project Debt Finance experience required and a minimum of 8 years of overall professional work experience, in positions of increasing complexity and responsibility
• Experience in banking, project finance or treasury, a plus
• Strong leadership and communication, and ability to meet deadlines
• Detail-oriented, well-organized, has strong business acumen, and a sound understanding of business concepts
• Strong interest in finance and understanding of business contracts is required
• Adept at analyzing financial statements
• Moderate to advanced Excel skills and ability to accurately synthesizes data
• Able to understand and summarize contractual terms and obligations
• Excellent interpersonal skills required to interact and collaborate with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders
• Strong attention to detail, ability to learn quickly and problem-solving mentality
• Continuous process improvement mindset
• Capable of working in a fast-paced environment and quickly adapting to changing priorities
• This position is an office-based role with some travel and visits to other RWECE office and field locations, employee must be able to sit, walk, or stand for long durations of time

Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays. Eligible employees also participate in short-term incentives, in addition to salary.

RWE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

For 125 years RWE has been the source of energy for millions of people across the globe. Now we’re making all that energy green. This decade alone we’re investing €50bn into renewables and will be carbon neutral by 2040 – ten years earlier than most other global targets. This is a chance to play a key role on our journey.

Join our renewables specialists, working across the clean energy spectrum to grow our operations to 50 GW by 2030 – with some of the world’s largest on and offshore wind farms and industry-leading hydrogen initiatives. We’re also considered innovators in solar development including floating photovoltaics and agri-photovoltaics. Or add your expertise to our supply and trading operations, brokering renewable electricity, green gas, commodities, and CO2 emission allowances from one of our advanced energy trading floors.

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