Senior Asset Acquisition/Open Access Structurer

Company Profile: candi is a dedicated PV focused renewable energy company for businesses across Asia and Africa. We bring together international capital, through our Swiss-based platform, and local expertise in order to provide a unique offering to this unserved sector. In doing so, candi aims to have a big social impact, reduce carbon emissions, create jobs, increase energy access, and save money for businesses of all sizes in emerging markets. www.candi.solar

Job Summary: The company is looking to recruit an ambitious and energetic Asset Acquisition Structurer who will help candi to lead the revolution of solar. Given that candi is taking solar into a new realm with a new set of tools, the role will require creativity, innovation and a new way of thinking.

Specifically, the job involves taking a prominent role in the following, as part of a Global function:

• Managing asset and/or SPV acquisition transactions, including negotiation, due diligence, financial modelling, coordinating stakeholders, legal documentation and any aspect requiring attention (e.g. accounting, tax, regulations, etc.) in order to bring transactions to a successful close
• Transaction  management of Open Access or utility scale deals in India, working closely with Business Development, Risk, Engineering, Finance and Asset Management in order to successfully close these deals
• Performing financial, structuring and legal analysis on target deals to come up with optimal solutions for candi and clients / sellers
• Helping to define and execute on a strategy for accessing more asset acquisitions leads across candi’s geographical reach
• Reviewing and negotiating legal documentation with external parties as required
• Developing candi’s processes and tools (financial models, template legal documentation, etc) for asset / portfolio acquisition activities.

Location: Gurgaon, Mumbai, Mohali, Bangalore or Pune (combined with working from home)

Hours: Full time.

Job Requirements:

• 10+ years of relevant experience in M&A / financial structuring at a financial institution, corporate or law firm
• Several years of experience structuring captive / group captive open access, utility scale or rooftop solar projects in India
• An affinity for numbers and quantitative matters, being very comfortable with financial models (i.e. proficient in excel)
• A solid understanding of financial risks
• Experience with legal documentation – i.e. an ability to review contracts and some experience in negotiating them with third parties
• Being at ease with coordinating and interacting with various stakeholders (internal and external)
• Being good at juggling multiple transactions and projects at the same time
• Some understanding of solar financial products under the PPA (or similar) model is a plus
• A track record of thriving in a fast-paced environment and an ability to work towards and hit KPIs
• Being a self-starter with an entrepreneurial spirit
• Being very comfortable working in the digital realm, using tools such as Microsoft Office / Google suite and other remote working tools
• Excellent written and spoken English required, additional languages are a plus
• A degree in finance, business, law or related qualifying experience

Working Culture:

• You agree to live out the candi values every day of your employment:

• Less is more

• Empathy before ego

• Authenticity, no matter what

• Get it done as one

• A dynamic, cross-functional team player, willing to take initiative on projects in the context of a multicultural scale-up trying to execute big, bold ideas.

• Having experience working for an international company, or having studied or worked abroad, is considered a plus.

• You must be open, honest, trustworthy, a strong communicator, and understand that what we get done as a team surpasses what we get done individually.

• candi is an equal opportunities employer.

candi is unique because...

• We focus on helping businesses of all sizes in emerging markets get access to cheap, clean rooftop solar energy.
• We have a strong emphasis on a client-centric & innovation-driven working culture.
• We are an international team where hybrid working is commonplace, where we trust our team members to actively carve out a role for themselves according to their skillset.

Only qualified candidates will be contacted.

Keywords

Asset AcquisitionStructurerSolarFinancial StructuringLegal DocumentationFinancial ModelsRenewable EnergyM&AOpen AccessUtility ScaleIndiaBusiness Development