Principal Financial Analyst Project Valuation

Requisition ID:

89841

NextEra Energy Resources is one of America’s largest wholesale generators of electricity, leveraging all forms of energy across renewables, storage and nuclear. We offer customized energy solutions that drive economic growth, protect the environment, support communities, and help customers meet their energy needs. Ready to make a lasting impact? Join our innovative, world-class team today!

Position Specific Description

The Project Valuation team provides critical financial analysis and modeling support across the energy business, enabling informed decision-making on pricing, investment returns, and strategic partnerships. We are seeking a highly motivated Financial Analyst with strong technical and analytical skills to join our dynamic and collaborative team.

In this role, you will work closely with cross-functional teams to evaluate project economics, support partnership discussions, and deliver insights that influence high-level commercial decisions. This is an exciting opportunity to apply financial modeling skills in a fast-paced, high-impact environment at one of the most respected companies in the energy sector.

Key Duties

- Develop and maintain financial models to evaluate project- and portfolio-level returns, including metrics such as IRR, NPV, ROE, and earnings contributions

- Support the application and refinement of pricing methodologies that drive consistent and scalable financial assessments across varying project configurations

- Contribute to the evaluation of M&A, JV structures, and first-of-its-kind partnerships, including pricing scenarios and economic sharing mechanisms

- Collaborate with teams across Origination, Business Development, Legal, and Risk to incorporate relevant commercial and technical inputs into project valuations

- Prepare and deliver executive-ready financial summaries and presentations to support internal reviews and decision-making processes

- Participate in ongoing process improvement initiatives focused on model standardization, transparency, and operational scalability

- Support recurring activities including pricing updates, performance tracking, and data-driven reporting

- Help build and maintain model documentation, QA/QC controls, and valuation procedures to ensure reliability and audit readiness

The Ideal Candidate Would Have The Following

- Advanced Excel modeling skills

- Proficiency or working knowledge of VBA, Python, and PowerPoint

- Experience working on project finance, energy sector analysis, or pricing-based financial assessments

- Familiarity with partnership or investment structures involving multiple stakeholders or counterparties

Job Overview

This position performs financial due diligence and prepares investment valuations of acquisitions and greenfield projects in the energy industry including assisting in the planning and coordination of these assignments. Employees in this role are expected to assist managers/directors in the planning and coordinating of assignments and work without supervision to identify and analyze the impact of relevant investment, environmental and/or business issues facing NextEra Energy on the company’s financial structure, profitability, financial integrity and competitive position. The successful candidate applies advanced abilities to comprehend, analyze, frame and resolve complex analytical issues and distill them into simple to understand analysis for management decision making, communicating the key investment benefits and risks to senior management, and providing expertise and support to other NextEra departments requiring financial consulting services or financial training.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

- Assists in planning and coordinating engagement assignments with Development Group Leaders

- Reviews and signs off on engagement work products and presentations

- Presents at executive management vetting meetings

- Assists in developing and maintaining policies and standards for functional area (QAQC, document retention, model approaches, etc.)

- Implements Valuation Group's initiatives, goals and objectives

- Performs goal setting, evaluation and mentoring of direct reports

- Promotes staff career development and advancement opportunities

- Assists in group hiring and training processes

- Works with third party bankers and consultants on acquisition related diligence as necessary

- Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor's - Accounting, Finance, Business Economics or related field

- Experience: 6+ years

Preferred Qualifications

- CPA (Certified Public Accountant)

- CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst)

- Master’s - Accounting, Finance or Business Admnistration

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Employee Group:

Exempt

Employee Type:

Full Time

Job Category:

Finance, Accounting & Business Analytics

Organization:

NextEra Energy Resources, LLC

Relocation Provided:

Yes, if applicable

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