Summary

The Financial Associate, Project Finance, conducts financial analysis to evaluate, structure, and finance the Company’s utility-scale wind, solar, and other renewable energy projects across Canada.

This role will be hybrid requiring a minimum of three days in office.

Responsibilities

- Supports financial analysis, investment appraisal, economic evaluation, and risk assessment of wind, solar, storage, and other renewable energy project opportunities.
- This includes the impact of Clean Technology ITC eligibility, refundability, and labour-requirement compliance on project returns.
- Builds, maintains, and operates financial models used to evaluate project development opportunities, transactions, and financing structures.
- Assists developers in screening and evaluating potential projects and supports preparation of financial analysis for PPA bids and other offtake structures.
- Provides financial insight during project development and transaction discussions to support negotiations and commercial decision‑making.
- Evaluates project assumptions, identifies key value drivers, and assesses the financial impact of stakeholder proposals or commercial terms.
- Participates in external‑facing discussions with landowners, Indigenous partners, lenders, investors, and advisors where financial considerations are relevant.
- Represents the finance perspective in stakeholder discussions by explaining project economics, assumptions, sensitivities, and financial trade‑offs.
- Supports Development in structuring landowner royalty and participation frameworks consistent with market benchmarks and project economics.
- Supports financial discussions with Indigenous partners on equity, participation, Impact Benefit Agreement economics, and partnership flow‑through structures.
- Supports engagement with lenders and investors by validating financing assumptions, preparing financial analysis, and incorporating market feedback into project models.
- Applies lessons learned across projects and markets to improve financial assumptions, modeling approaches,



and project structuring across the portfolio.
- Supports Finance and Transactions leadership in preparing materials for investor‑facing or structured finance discussions to ensure alignment with company strategy and commercial objectives.
- Bilingual French/English requirement, full professional proficiency, written and spoken, in both languages.
- Required daily interaction with English‑speaking counterparts outside Quebec and review of English‑language documentation.
- Attends work regularly and punctually, as scheduled or expected.
- Complies with Employee Handbook, Code of Conduct and Company Policies & Procedures.

Additional Responsibilities

- Supports the Company’s safety and quality culture in all project and stakeholder interactions.
- Presents, supports, and leads by‑example with a safety and quality‑oriented attitude.

Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, engineering, or equivalent business experience required.
- 4 or more years of project finance and energy industry experience required.
- Ability to travel 5 to 15% required.
- Strong financial modeling, analytical, and project evaluation skills.
- Ability to communicate financial concepts clearly to both financial and non‑financial audiences.
- Experience working with renewable energy project finance structures.
- Familiarity with renewable energy market dynamics and evolving regulatory frameworks.
- Ability to work collaboratively across Development, Finance, Origination, and Transactions teams.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to participate effectively in stakeholder discussions.
- Advanced Excel and project‑finance modeling (experience with project‑finance models,



sensitivity/ scenario analysis, and debt‑sizing mechanics).
- Working knowledge of Word and PowerPoint; familiarity with PowerBI, Tableau or comparable BI tools is asset.
- Functional competencies in teamwork, building, strategic partnerships, attention to detail, continuous improvement, and business acumen.

Anticipated Base Salary Range

$119,000 - $148,800

Benefits

- Medical, Prescription, Dental and Vision effective date of hire
- Basic Life and Dependent Life
- Short and Long Term Disability
- RRSP with 6% company match
- 4 weeks Paid Time Off (PTO) and 10 Paid Holidays
- Tuition and Green Car reimbursement
- Volunteer and Charity Matching
- Paid Parental Leave and Paid Sabbatical Leave
- Employee Referral Bonus
- Employee Discounts and Wellness programs
- Wellness Reimbursement $680 CAD annually

Physical Requirements and Environment

- Rarely: Climbing, crouching, kneeling, pulling/pushing/lifting between 5-15 lbs., and stooping required.
- Occasionally: Carrying 5-15 lbs., gripping, handling, pinching, and walking required.
- Frequently: Standing required.
- Constantly: Reading, grasping, hearing, reaching, vision, repetitive motion, and sitting required.
- Rarely exposed to extreme cold, heat, and humidity, and wet climates in the working environment.
- Occasionally exposed to noise and hazards in the work environment.
- Candidates will be required to pass a pre‑employment background investigation as a condition of employment.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Equal Employment Opportunity

RES is an equal prospect employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. WE prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

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📌 Finance Associate Project Finance (Montreal)
🏢 RES
📍 Montreal