Hunt Companies

Project Finance Associate

Hunt Companies$90K — $120K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in project finance, infrastructure finance, portfolio management, or renewable energy finance
  • Strong understanding of structured finance and project financing
  • Experience with sponsor commitment fundings and complex financing events
  • Advanced Excel modeling skills including cash waterfalls and scenario analysis
  • Familiarity with financing agreements and compliance requirements
  • Experience using AI for improved efficiency and productivity

Responsibilities

  • Manage lender and tax equity reporting, ensuring accurate and timely deliverables
  • Prepare compliance certificates and financial calculations like DSCR
  • Monitor compliance of financial covenants across projects
  • Support and facilitate funding and financing events for sponsors
  • Coordinate and manage conditions precedent among lenders and internal teams
  • Lead post-close project transition and document key financing assumptions
  • Build and maintain comprehensive project finance models to track performance

Benefits

  • 401K with 12% employer contribution and no vesting period
  • Hybrid work options for flexible job arrangements
  • Five to eight weeks of PTO plus eleven holidays per year based on experience
  • Comprehensive benefits starting on day one with low employee premiums
  • Educational assistance program to support professional growth
  • Onsite amenities including free parking and specialty coffee bar
Full Job Description
Job Description

Position Summary:

We are seeking a Project Finance Associate to join our Dallas-based Corporate Finance team, supporting a growing portfolio of infrastructure and energy investments. The position will own day-to-day management of project financing, including lender and tax equity reporting, compliance deliverables, and ongoing covenant monitoring. The role will also support fundings, term conversions, and other capital events-coordinating across internal teams and external counterparties, managing conditions precedent, and overseeing funding flows.

This position provides significant analytical and execution responsibilities, including maintaining financial models, tracking performance against expectations, and driving portfolio insights. The Associate will be expected to leverage AI and automation tools to enhance efficiency, streamline reporting, and support deeper analytical capabilities across the portfolio.

The role partners closely across Finance, Legal, Accounting, and Asset Management, and contributes to process improvements as the company expands. This is a high-impact position with clear ownership and visibility, ideal for a candidate looking to deepen project finance expertise while driving smarter, technology-enabled workflows.

Responsibilities:

Portfolio Management & Reporting
  • Manage lender and tax equity reporting (monthly/quarterly/ad hoc)
  • Prepare compliance certificates, DSCR, and liquidity calculations
  • Monitor covenant compliance across project and HoldCo financings

Fundings, Term Conversions & CP Management
  • Support sponsor commitment fundings, term conversions, and financing events
  • Track and manage CP requirements across facilities
  • Coordinate with lenders, tax equity, advisors, and internal teams
  • Review sources & uses, and funding flows

Post-Close Integration
  • Lead structured post-close project transitions
  • Document key financing assumptions and reporting obligations
  • Improve processes to reduce post-close execution risk

Financial Modeling & Analytics
  • Build and maintain project finance models (debt, tax equity, waterfalls)
  • Maintain HLBV tracking and capital account reconciliations
  • Analyze funding mechanics and variance to actuals

Cross-Functional Coordination
  • Partner across Finance, Legal, Accounting, and Asset teams
  • Support and review analyst work
  • Enhance reporting and portfolio analytics processes

Required Experience:
  • 5+ years of experience in project finance, infrastructure finance, portfolio management, or renewable energy finance
  • Strong understanding of structured finance, project finance, debt, and tax equity structures (renewables experience preferred)
  • Experience supporting sponsor commitment fundings, term conversions, and complex financing events
  • Advanced Excel modeling skills (cash waterfalls, debt sizing, scenario analysis)
  • Familiarity with financing agreements, CP requirements, and reporting frameworks
  • Experience leveraging AI to enhance work product and productivity

Company Highlights:
  • For 90 years, we have nurtured creative ideas and turned them into successful realities using three core strategic pillars - creativity, excellence, and people.
  • 401K - 12% employer contribution with no vesting period (6% Match and 6% non-matching contribution)
  • Highly competitive compensation
  • Hybrid work options available for most roles
  • Five to eight weeks of PTO annually based on years of experience; eleven additional holidays per calendar year
  • All Medical/Dental/Vision benefits start day one with the company; low employee premiums
  • Education Assistance Program
  • Free covered employee parking for Dallas HQ based employees
  • Free specialty coffee bar in the Dallas HQ
  • Onsite breakfast and lunch area in the Dallas HQ
  • Commitment to the following ideals:
    • Work/Life Balance
    • Ongoing professional development opportunities
    • An exceptional employee experience


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About Hunt Companies

Hunt Companies is a diversified holding company that invests in operating businesses, real estate assets and infrastructure assets. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in El Paso, Texas. Hunt Companies has a portfolio of investments in the United States and internationally, including in the real estate, infrastructure, energy, and financial services sectors. The company's real estate investments include residential, commercial, and industrial properties, as well as land development projects. Hunt Companies also provides a range of financial services, including investment management, asset management, and mortgage banking services.
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