Primary Purpose:

The Principal Treasury and Compliance Analyst is responsible for all cash management functions of the company. This position is also responsible for ensuring compliance with all project-financing agreements as well as monitoring compliance with other regulatory, administrative, commercial and operational agreements.

This position is located in Houston, TX.

Responsibilities/Duties:

Cash Management Functions:

• Facilitate and manage operational and investment bank accounts

• Process manual wire, ACH, and intercompany payments

• Release weekly payment runs via SAP

• Administer online banking platforms

• Maintenance of One Card Program

• Develop and maintain monthly cash forecasting model ensuring compliance with waterfall requirements per finance agreements and accurate distributions to Partners

• Manage distribution process to Partners

• Develop Treasury slides for presentation to Partners in monthly F&A technical committee meetings

• Monitor investment selections to ensure maximum return on excess cash

• Create and distribute monthly key Treasury metrics to executive team and Partners

• Maintain banking relationships

Loan Compliance Functions:

• Develop a thorough understanding of all project finance and related material project agreements

• Manage internal compliance processes

• Ensure affirmative project finance obligations in the finance agreements, joint venture agreement, and other agreements are submitted to appropriate parties on a timely basis in accordance with the various agreements, e.g., financial ratio calculations, periodic status reports, environmental and social reporting, financial statement reporting, required notices, etc.

• Monitor negative covenants within the various financing and other agreements to ensure effective underlying processes are in place and followed.

• Provide education to covenant owners in various departments to assist in assuring ongoing covenant requirements are met

• Utilize and maintain SharePoint/Outlook functionality, excel databases, and survey software to assist in facilitating compliance with the various covenants and providing an audit trail to demonstrate compliance

• Assist with preparation and formatting of any new reporting requirements within the various agreements

• Establish and build relationships with various lenders and their agents

• Assist with responses to various lender questions

• Assist with providing information to rating agency representatives as required

• Assist with any new financings or other new treasury related agreements

Insurance Administration:

• With the assistance of brokers and consultants, co-lead with the Treasurer and Controller the implementation and renewal of the company’s insurance policies, ensuring the overall policy evaluation and renewal process meets the requirements of the finance agreements and joint venture agreement. Review coverage terms and conditions and ensure completed applications are filed timely with appropriate markets

Physical Requirements:

• This position requires minimal physical effort.

• Must be able to endure prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer for a minimum of 8 hours a day

• May occasionally lift up to 25 pounds at a time

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  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions as defined per Company policy.

Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited university in accounting, finance, economics or another business discipline

• Other professional certificates/advanced degrees (CTP or CPA, etc.)

Experience:

• 10+ years of project compliance experience.

• 10+ years of analyst experience in finance/treasury

• Strong excel and modeling experience required

Skills/ Knowledge/ Abilities:

• Ability to meet deadlines

• Demonstrates attention to detail

• Excellent analytical skills

• Must be very organized

• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills

• A flexible attitude with respect to work assignments and new learning

• Requires a thorough knowledge of Project Finance

• Proficient knowledge of Excel, Power Point, SharePoint Word, Visio and Outlook

• Ability to interact with all levels of management in a professional and team-building manner

• Ability to quickly familiarize oneself with industry fundamentals