Trainee Analyst, Origination

We are looking for a Trainee Analyst to join the Origination and Execution team at Cubico.

This role offers the opportunity to receive high-quality training from our EMEA O&E/Financial Analysis teams (London and Madrid) before advancing your career with the O&E LATAM team in Mexico.

The Analyst role plays a key part in supporting the senior investment professionals in the firm. The core pillar of the role is to build and maintain complex financial models to support investment transactions.

The Successful candidate will support business development with fast, focused analysis and judge the right level of detail required for each decision. Additionally, the Analyst will be involved in the various transaction and financing processes, be it acquisitions or the commercialisation of our own development projects.

You will be based in our Madrid office for the first year of employment, before returning to Mexico to support our continued growth in the LATAM region
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Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare financial models for the development, acquisition and project financing of renewable energy projects based on project-specific characteristics and assumptions.
• Support in the preparation of internal investment materials for these renewable energy projects.
• Support due diligence review of potential new investment opportunities.
• Analyse and compare investment opportunities, utilizing discounted cash flow.
• Initial quantitative and qualitative appraisal of transactions to establish whether specific investment opportunities are worth pursuing.
• Research and analysis of industry information, technical and financial data.

Key Stakeholders:

• Senior O&E members
• Director of Financial Analysis
• Country Heads in Europe & LATAM
• Other Functional Departments especially the Legal Team, Finance Team & Technical Team

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise:

• The ideal candidate will have an academic background in Mathematics, Engineering, Finance or similar degrees.
• Strong academic background.
• Fluent English & Spanish (verbal & written)
• Demonstrable interest in renewable energy and project finance;
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy with excellent analytical skills.
• Entrepreneurial mindset, proactive and flexible.
• Practical and commercial approach.
• Ability to manage multiple and shifting priorities.
• Team player able to thrive in a cross-cultural environment.
• Fluency in any other European language is a plus.

About Cubico Sustainable Investments

Established in 2015, Cubico Sustainable Investments (Cubico), a London-headquartered firm, is one of the world's leaders in providing renewable energy across the Americas, Europe and Australia. Owned equally by Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and PSP Investments, two of the world's largest pension funds with over USD300 bn under management, Cubico is committed to a long-term growth strategy designed to make it one of the largest and best in class renewable energy investors in the world.

Cubico holds a portfolio of around 14 GW, with assets across the wind, solar PV, solar thermal and transmission line technologies. Covering the whole energy chain from development and construction to operation, the company's portfolio is located across 9 countries: Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, the United States (USA), Greece, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom (UK) and Australia.

Cubico is driven by six core values: Diversity, Respect, Integrity, Value Creation and Excellence, which make up the final value DRIVE. These values encourage employees to take pride and satisfaction in their work, strive to achieve their goals and go the extra mile to attain outstanding results, whilst acting with the upmost integrity and behaving ethically in the course of their employment. Cubico's employees are central to its success and, as a result, the company looks for people who believe in its purpose, will take full account of its impact and are motivated to make a positive contribution to communities and the environment and build a better future.

As part of Cubico culture and values, we embrace diversity and equal opportunity. We are committed to building talented teams that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented minority groups.