Finance Director - Project Development (Hybrid - Houston, TX OR Princeton, NJ)

Company: NRG Energy
Location: Houston
Posted on: February 12, 2025

Job Description:

As an NRG employee, we encourage you to take charge of your career and development journey. We invite you to explore exciting opportunities across our businesses. You'll find that our dynamic work environment provides variety and challenge. Your growth is key to our ongoing success-take the lead in shaping your career development, goals and future!
Description:We seek a highly motivated and detail-oriented Finance Director to join our Development, Engineering, and Construction team. This position can work out of Houston, TX, Princeton, NJ, or other NRG office locations on a hybrid basis. The ideal candidate will manage the evaluation of complex commercial arrangements for power generation and storage solutions designed to support and enhance NRG's industry-leading retail position and will be relied upon to provide recommendations on various critical decisions from project inception through commencement of operation. Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills are essential for success in this position.Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain comprehensive financial models to evaluate future performance and scenario risk of energy-related development opportunities.
• Work closely with other internal departments and third parties to gather necessary data and ensure that all modeling assumptions and mechanics are reasonable and accurate.
• Evaluate projected cash flow, financial performance, and impacts to key financial metrics under different scenarios.
• Develop presentation materials to support internal approval processes.
• Present findings and recommendations on the planned course of action.
• Provide support for project financing efforts including analysis of financing packages, leading due diligence activities, and supporting closing obligations.
• Interface with financial institutions and credit agencies.
• Support corporate budgeting and forecasting efforts as required.
• Perform industry research and ad-hoc analyses as required.Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a closely related field.
  • Twelve (12) years of professional experience.
  • Seven (7) years of management experience.
  • Proforma financial modeling and analysis experience.
  • Please upload a cover letter with your application.Preferred Qualifications
    • Master's degree.
    • Energy industry and/or data center experience.
    • Knowledge of energy markets (ERCOT, NYISO, NE-ISO, PJM) and energy-intensive C&I sectors.Knowledge & Skills
      • Strong understanding of business finance, accounting, tax, and economic concepts.
      • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
      • Ability to communicate complex financial information clearly and effectively.
      • Ability to effectively communicate (verbal and written) at all levels of the organization.
      • Excellent organizational and project management skills.
      • Expert in using Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
        • Demonstrated ability to work on significant and unique issues where analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangibles.
        • Ability to act independently to determine methods andprocedures on new or special assignments.
        • Ability to manage multiple priorities and conflicting deadlines.
        • Ability to maintain confidentiality with employee personnel, NRG, and customer information.
        • Ability to establish and maintain a positive and professional working relationship with all individuals both internal and external.Working Conditions
          • Normal office environment.
          • This position will require off-schedule hours when the need arises.
          • Occasional travel will be required.Please Note: Salary offered will be commensurate with the successful candidate's education and/or experience and consistent with the job location's market pay rate.NRG Energy is committed to a drug and alcohol-free workplace. To the extent permitted by law and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, employees are subject to periodic random drug testing, and post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability. Level, Title and/or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant's experience or skills.Official description on file with Talent.

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