Position Overview:
The Senior Solar Credit Analyst will serve as the primary underwriter for Locus’s solar and clean energy lending activities. The position will support the Credit Underwriting Manager with more complex underwriting assignments primarily related to solar financing, as well as some affordable housing and small business lending. The Solar Analyst will have a strong credit background, preferably in clean energy and solar, as well as experience with commercial real estate or small business. The position is responsible for analyzing and assessing risk on various types of transactions, which are largely loans and lines of credit, as well as other innovative capital such as guarantees.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Routinely completes credit analyses on loan transactions of varying sizes and complexities and provides recommendations on the extension of credit.
- Underwrites loan transactions for Locus Bank, Locus Impact Fund, Locus Capital, and guarantees for the Community Investment Guarantee Pool (CIGP), or other guarantee funds managed by Locus.
- Spreads, analyzes, and interprets financial statements and other documents.
- Gathers data and performs due diligence on borrowers, guarantors, and sponsors, and completes financial, economic, market, and industry assessments.
- Identifies and describes the strengths and risks and mitigants, as well as other pertinent credit issues of respective deals.
- Completes written analyses including an independent credit assessment with a well-defined risk profile.
- Prepares credit memorandums for Committee approval and will assist in the presentation of the request.
- Assists in the development of policies and procedures around Locus’s lending programs.
Experience/Education/Certifications
- 3-5 years of credit underwriting and financial analysis experience required, preferably in the community development field.
- Experience with financial statement spreading software.
- Experience underwriting clean energy and solar transactions.
- Experience with analyzing commercial, small business, and real estate loans.
- Experience underwriting community development financial institutions a plus.
- Experience underwriting financial guarantees used to offset risk on various community development transactions a plus.
- Strong analytical, quantitative, and interpersonal skills required.
- Possess a solid understanding of accounting, financial statement analysis, and loan structuring.
- Maintain a thorough understanding of Locus’s credit policy as well as other internal policies and procedures.
- Bachelor’s degree preferred from a 4-year college or university.
Computer/Technology:
- Excellent Word, Excel, and Windows file management skills mandatory
- Strong technical experience with Salesforce or other CRM tools
- Demonstrated web research skills
- Familiarity with Outlook or similar network-based email and calendar software
- Extensive computer usage and Microsoft Teams communication
- Must be able to work independently in a stable remote environment
Communication:
- Ability to communicate verbally across all levels of the organization in a clear, concise and confident manner.
- Ability to write accurate, clear and organized communications, incorporating a range of information and analysis. Ability to document workflow and procedures.
Compensation and Benefits
- $92,000 - $95,000 annually, depending on skills and experience
- Annual bonus opportunity
- 18 days of PTO per year
- 12 paid holidays per year
- Medical, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability insurance
- Life Insurance
- Paid Family Leave options
- 401k savings plan with employer match
- Hybrid Remote (for candidates within driving distance of Locus offices in Richmond or Christiansburg, Va.)
For fully remote status, Locus prefers applicants from East Coast states where business relationships have already been established; they include Virginia, New York, Florida, New Jersey, West Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania. Considerations may be given to candidates from other established states such as Nebraska, Colorado, Montana, Kansas, Tennessee, and Missouri.
Equal Opportunity Employer Locus provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
