Finance Analyst

Sparkfund is the utility services company unlocking capacity on the grid. Through its Distributed Capacity Procurement (DCP) model, Sparkfund enables utilities, energy majors, and large-load customers to deploy front-of-the-meter batteries and gensets as distribution infrastructure. By adding targeted capacity exactly where and when the grid needs it most, DCP helps meet demand, support reliability, and put downward pressure on rates. Sparkfund supports program design, grid value assessment, asset host engagement, and value chain management to ensure on-time, on-budget deployment with maximum system value and lowest cost.

With more than 3,200 projects deployed across 43 states and more than 300MW of energized assets constructed, Sparkfund is transforming customer-sited assets into a valuable portfolio resource for the benefit of our society. To learn more about Sparkfund, visit

Department:
Finance.

Reports To:

Director, Corporate Finance.

Location:

Remote (United States); preference for candidates in the New York City metro area or elsewhere on the East Coast.

Employment Type:

Full-Time, Exempt. Travel:
Occasional; company gatherings and team meetings.

Sparkfund prices and structures its Distributed Capacity Procurement deals using a set of programmatic pricing models, and this role is responsible for both sides of that work: building the ad hoc project finance models a deal needs when it falls outside the existing templates, and keeping the standing programmatic models accurate as cost, revenue, timing, and financing assumptions shift. You'll work from our existing model library, but you'll also be expected to build new models from scratch when a deal structure calls for something the templates don't cover.

The work sits between Finance and the teams closest to the deals. You will partner with Business Development, Program, and Project teams to source the assumptions that feed a model, test them against the underlying data, and flag anything that doesn't hold up before it reaches a pricing output. You will also translate model output into language deal teams can use when they negotiate.

You will report to the Director of Corporate Finance. Success in this role looks like a maintained set of pricing models that are accurate and able to hold up under review from Finance leadership and deal counterparts.

Our values guide how we work together, make decisions, and deliver for our customers and partners. Regardless of role or level, we expect everyone at Sparkfund to demonstrate:

• Excellence:
  We hold ourselves to a high standard, take pride in the quality of our work, and continuously look for ways to improve.
• Stewardship:
  We take ownership of our work and make thoughtful decisions with the long-term interests of Sparkfund, our customers, our partners, and one another in mind.
• Positivity:
  We bring a constructive, solutions-oriented mindset to our work and contribute to an environment where people can collaborate, learn, and do their best work.

These values are part of how we evaluate success at Sparkfund, alongside the skills, competencies, and results required for each role.

Pricing and Financial Modeling

• Build, audit, and maintain the programmatic pricing models used to structure and price deals across Sparkfund's DCP programs
• Update and refine existing models as program economics, deal structures, or market conditions change
• Build bespoke financial models for one-off pricing structures or deal structures that fall outside existing templates

Cross-Functional Assumption Validation

• Partner with Business Development, Program, and Project teams to source the cost, revenue, timing, and financing assumptions that feed pricing models
• Validate assumptions against underlying source data and flag discrepancies before they reach a pricing output
• Translate model outputs into terms non-finance stakeholders can use to structure and negotiate deals

• 1-3 years of experience in financial modeling, corporate finance, or a related quantitative role
• Strong technical modeling skills, including building, auditing, and troubleshooting complex Excel models from scratch
• Working knowledge of DCF analysis, capital stack construction (debt, equity, mezzanine), and discount rate and cost of capital concepts, with fluency in IRR, NPV, and other return metrics used to evaluate deal economics
• Strong attention to detail and comfort validating assumptions across multiple…