Director, Energy Tax Credit Syndications

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As a Director in the Energy Credit Syndications Group on the Development & Community Advisory team you will work closely with an experienced team of energy transaction and investor syndication specialists to help developer and investor clients develop energy projects and deploy capital, growing the Baker Tilly tax credit syndications practice.

This team member will coordinate all phases of engagement planning and administration for Baker Tilly’s energy tax credit syndication practice. This includes assisting in the effective management of the practice’s staff. Extensive knowledge and experience regarding asset funding within the solar energy industry is required to perform this job. The role requires an experienced professional with investment banking or financial advisory experience who can identify, collect, and integrate information from disparate sources, develop cogent advisory strategies, and communicate them effectively to clients. The work will be complex and varied, so independent judgment and discretion are required.

 
What you will do:

• Successfully engage new clients while maintaining established client relationships
• Pursue leads for new clients and successfully close the sale of new business
• Staff management and people development; supervising and coordinating activities of other team members
• Design and management of capital raising process; continued development and management of ongoing relationships with institutional funding parties focused on clean energy industry (transfer credit, tax equity, mezzanine, equity, etc.).
• Management of market clearing activity to obtain the most competitive terms for clients.
• Support and enhance internal operations, facilitating workflows ensuring optimal client experience
• Perform as an industry leader internally and externally, representing Baker Tilly and the clean energy finance profession through speaking engagements, internal and external assignments, and client interactions as well as through active participation in relevant professional and community organizations
• Work collaboratively with Baker Tilly advisory teams serving the clean energy industry to appropriately leverage competencies to serve client needs while growing the firm’s presence in the clean energy and tax credit syndication industries.
• Project management including defining work programs and project plans, timelines and budgets
• Effective execution of special projects and all other duties as assigned

Successful candidates will meet the following requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in a specialized field such as finance, accounting, economics, engineering or a related field
• MBA or Master’s degree in a related field preferred
• A minimum of 10 years of directly related work experience in the field of solar energy finance, with the demonstrated ability to negotiate and close numerous, large, complex transactions and syndication funds concurrently
• Experience structuring and deploying capital from institutional and high net worth investors
• Demonstrated leadership in the clean energy industry and/or the finance industry
• The highest levels of technical competence in transaction structures required to monetize tax credits and related tax benefits
• High level of ethics, teamwork, and commitment to excellence in work
• Proven effective oral, written, and interpersonal skills, and requisite computer software skills appropriate to the specific field
• Proven organizational and problem-solving skills
• A sense of urgency and a commitment to timely completion of projects and transaction closings
• Attention to detail alongside commitment to quality and confidentiality
• Ability to work extended hours as needed, and the ability to travel including overnight as necessary

The compensation range for this role is $215,950 to $467,880. Actual compensation is influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to skills, experience, qualifications, and geographic location.