POSITION DESCRIPTIONPosition Title:
Associate, M&AReports To:
Director, M&ADirect Reports:
No Functional Unit:
M&A / Business Development FLSA Status:
Exempt Position Type:
Full-Time Office Location:
New York City or Denver, COTHE CHALLENGE Onward Energy is seeking an experienced Associate to support the growth of our platform through acquisitions, financings, and development of utility scale renewables, gas, and battery storage projects. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining financial models, preparing investment memos, coordinating due diligence amongst a cross functional team, and performing analytical analysis in support of new initiatives. Associates are given meaningful responsibility, direct exposure to senior leaders and transaction decision-making, and opportunities to broaden their commercial, financial, and strategic skill sets through hands-on experience.
THE RESPONSIBILITIES - Own the preparation and use of Excel based financial models for our utility scale power M&A and development activities.
- Analyze investment opportunities from a quantitative and qualitative perspective including valuation modeling (DCF), financial statement analysis, market/industry research, and competitive analysis.
- Develop internal memos and presentations including deal investment memos for the Company's owners, focusing on investment returns and valuation metrics.
- Present financial results and investment recommendations to senior management and our owners.
- Assist with raising debt and tax equity for acquisition targets, including creating lender models, structuring third party capital, ratings agency presentations, and coordinating due diligence.
- Coordinate and assist with the due diligence process from screening through closing, collaborating across functional teams, management, external advisors, and transaction counterparties to drive timely information flow, evaluate findings, and ensure all material diligence insights are accurately reflected in financial models, valuation analyses, and investment recommendations.
- Support review of transaction documentation and commercial agreements and identify financial, operational, and valuation implications.
- Provide analytical and modeling capabilities to companywide initiatives including sales, re-contracting, redevelopment and other portfolio projects.
- Support the M&A team's sourcing efforts, maintaining our M&A opportunity pipeline.
THE PROFILE TO SUCCEED - Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Business Economics, or other rigorous quantitative disciplines (Experience may substitute for degree).
- Two (2)+ years of experience in investment banking, project finance, development, or asset management in power and utilities with a focus on financial analysis.
- Excellent financial modeling skills, and strong proficiency in MS Office Suite, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
- Exceptional analytical capabilities, attention to detail and ability to produce accurate, well-organized, and audit-ready analysis under tight timelines.
- Highly organized under strict deadlines; ability to work on multiple projects concurrently and track requirements, deliverables and timelines.
- Familiarity with US power markets with eagerness to increase power market knowledge.
- Self-starter with a strong work ethic.
- Strong verbal/written communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to work well independently and as part of a cross-functional collaborative team.
- Experience with agentic AI tools and the ability to develop, adapt, and optimize AI-driven workflows is a plus.
- Familiarity with tax equity financing structures is a plus.
THE PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS Must be able to accomplish physical requirements with or without reasonable accommodation.- Ability to stand, walk, talk, hear, and close and distance vision capability.
- Ability to sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, and/or crouch.
- Ability to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
- Ability to travel up to 10%.
THE TEAMThe Onward Energy team is comprised of industry professionals who embrace our values of accountability, adaptability, collaboration, and excellence. At Onward Energy, we seek to find solutions rather than assign blame. Our M&A team operates in a high-performance environment built on excellence, accountability, and intellectual rigor. We hold ourselves and each other to a high standard of quality, responsiveness, ownership, and execution. Well-supported debate and respectful pushback are encouraged as part of our decision-making process, and we expect Associates to contribute thoughtful analysis, independent judgment, and well-reasoned recommendations. We invest in team members who are intellectually curious, take ownership and want to grow into trusted transaction professionals and future leaders of our industry.
THE WORK ENVIRONMENT The position functions in a smoke and vaping free professional office environment. The role routinely utilizes standard office equipment such as laptop computer, phone, and scanner/photocopier.
THE TOTAL REWARDS Onward Energy total rewards philosophy is motivated by a key tenet of People First and offers employees a comprehensive total rewards package which includes market competitive compensation, health, life insurance, and retirement savings benefits.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. 
