Finance Director

About Reactivate ☀️

Reactivate, an Invenergy company, is a mission-driven company that develops, owns, and operates renewable energy solutions to improve low-to-moderate income and energy transition communities across the country. Focus areas include community solar, commercial & industrial solar, small utility scale solar, energy storage, and EV charging projects.  

By delivering economic development and energy resiliency with renewable energy solutions, Reactivate provides energy cost savings, job opportunities, workforce training, and opportunities for businesses, creating positive social and environmental impact. Reactivate was founded by Invenergy and Lafayette Square. 

To learn more, visit us at www.reactivate.com.

We are thrilled to become Great Place to Work Certified! The Great Place to Work Certification is the most definitive "employer-of-choice" recognition that companies aspire to achieve. It is the only recognition based entirely on what employees report about their workplace experience - specifically, how consistently they experience a high-trust workplace. Great Place to Work Certification is recognized worldwide by employees and employers alike and is the global benchmark for identifying and recognizing outstanding employee experience. Every year, more than 10,000 companies across 60 countries apply to get Great Place to Work Certified.

The Finance Director will play a critical role in supporting the financial health and strategic growth of Reactivate by focusing on financial modeling, investment analysis and valuation reporting. This role will be responsible for developing processes and coordinating with cross-functional teams to gather project assumptions, analyze financial metrics and provide actionable insights to inform executive decision-making.

Responsibilities ⚙️

• Develop and maintain financial models to evaluate the performance and viability of Reactivate’s renewable energy projects
• Conduct comprehensive investment analysis to assess risks, returns and sensitivities for Reactivate’s project pipeline and prospective investment opportunities
• Build, refine and standardize processes for project assumption gathering, ensuring accuracy, transparency and efficiency in valuation (including documentation/memorandums to align the organization around these processes)
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Development, EPC, Asset Management and Operations, etc. to collect modeling assumptions and validate project data
• Prepare and present detailed financial reports, analyses and recommendations to senior leadership to inform strategic decisions on project investment and development priorities
• Support deal negotiation and execution of capital markets transactions (project finance, tax equity, or even investment partnerships)
• Build and maintain relationships with project finance lenders and investors to support fundraising needs of the business

Requirements 🎓

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or a related . MBA or CFA is preferred but not required
• 7+ years of experience in investment banking, private equity, or other investing roles in power, utilities, infrastructure or real assets required
• Renewable energy experience and project finance (especially tax equity) transaction experience is preferred
• Strong proficiency in cash flow modeling and valuation techniques
• Proven track record of working with complex financial data and developing key insights for senior leadership teams
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess risks and opportunities in financial scenarios
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with experience preparing and delivering presentations to senior management and board members
• Highly organized and detail oriented, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced, start-up environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products (minimum Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Word)
• Eligible to work in the United States without the need for employer visa sponsorship now or in the future

The annual base salary for this position is $160,000 – $210,000. Reactivate considers several factors when determining base pay offers such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibility of the role, candidate’s work experience and/or education, training