Senior Investment Analyst

Join Our Team

We are looking for a talented and experienced Senior Investment Analyst to join our Front Office Analytics team reporting to the Director of Analytics.

Why We Need You

The recent acceleration in electricity demand is creating many new and exciting investment opportunities. As a result, we are expanding our financial modelling capabilities to support our ability to evaluate each of these opportunities quickly and robustly. Your expertise will help us ensure that each investment recommendation is well-structured and well-articulated. You will have the opportunity to learn about the energy industry, including various complex energy transactions by working closely with our commercial teams and senior management, while contributing your in-depth knowledge of financial modelling and investment analysis.

Powerex is experiencing tremendous growth at a time that it is also facing a growing number of retirements. This is creating numerous opportunities for employee development and career progression in the years ahead, including several positions in our trading and deal origination teams.

About the Role

Every day at Powerex is unique. You will work closely with our trading and deal origination teams to:

• Build and maintain sophisticated financial models to evaluate investment opportunities and complex energy transactions.
• Utilizing best practices, work with senior management to develop new investment modelling templates that drive consistency in our investment analysis process.
• Apply multiple valuation methods (DCF, IRR/NPV, scenario analysis, comparables, and sensitivities). 
• Develop project financial statements, including forecasts of capital expenditures, operating cashflows, working capital needs, and debt service requirements. 
• Support investment decisions by preparing clear, compelling analysis and presentations for our senior management team.
• Leverage our cloud-based analytics environment (Snowflake SQL, dbt, Python) to integrate large datasets into financial models.

Qualifications & Experience 

You need these qualifications:

• 4 – 7 years of relevant experience in investment banking, private equity, project finance, or similar environment.
• Exceptional Excel and financial modelling skills.
• Undergraduate degree in commerce or economics.
• Experience analysing and interpreting financial statements to assess investment opportunities and risk.
• Critical thinking skills to analyze problems with innovative approaches.
• Ability to work effectively and contribute in a collaborative team environment.
• Clear communication skills, with the ability to distill complex financial analysis into concise presentations.

It would be nice if:

• You are familiar with complex transaction structures, deal financing, and/or M&A processes.
• You have exposure to risk metrics and modelling, probabilistic analysis, and various statistical methods.
• You hold or are progressing towards a CFA designation (or similar).
• You have exposure to SQL, Python, VBA, and/or other programming languages as well as data visualization tools such as Tableau, Sigma or Power BI.

Location / Compensation 

This is a full-time, permanent, in-office position at our downtown Vancouver office (near both SkyTrain and SeaBus).

The starting compensation package includes a base salary of $130 – $150k per year, a comprehensive suite of health and welfare benefits, a defined benefit pension plan, and generous time off. The salary offered will take into consideration your education, skills, and the duration and quality of your applicable experience.

About Powerex

Powerex Corp. is a market leader in the trading and marketing of wholesale electricity, natural gas, and environmental products. Our customers include electricity and natural gas utilities, international energy conglomerates, large financial institutions, and global technology companies. As a wholly owned subsidiary of BC Hydro, Powerex’s financial success directly lowers electricity rates for BC Hydro’s customers throughout the province.A career with Powerex is fast-paced, dynamic, and empowering. We have a strong commitment to the development and wellbeing of our employees, as exemplified by the average tenure on our trade floor of over 15 years.

How to Apply

At Powerex, we believe that diverse backgrounds and perspectives fuel innovation and drive superior corporate performance. If you are an exceptional candidate, feel up to the challenge, and want to be part of a high-performing team in a fast-paced and dynamic company, please submit your resume and cover letter via our Careers page.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.