About the job Portfolio Analyst
Job Title: Portfolio Analyst
Job Type: Full-time
Working Hours: 5:00 PM 2:00 AM PKT (aligned with US hours)
Location: Lahore / Islamabad
Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Financial Analyst to join our growing team. In this role, you will be responsible for building and refining portfolio-level financial models, delivering on debt and tax-equity investor reporting requirements, and managing a solar company's operating portfolio of photovoltaic and battery storage assets.
You will collaborate closely with capital markets, project accounting, FP&A, regulatory, land and stakeholder management, customer success, and operations teams. This position offers excellent growth opportunities within a high-achieving and dynamic team.
Key Responsibilities
- Build and enhance portfolio-level financial models to support budgets, reforecasts, and decision-making.
- Conduct budget-to-actual variance analysis at the project level and share insights with operational teams.
- Identify and investigate underperformance and optimization opportunities, providing actionable recommendations.
- Prepare comprehensive reporting packages and deliverables for investors and lenders.
- Collaborate with operations to ensure delivery of key alerts and reduce portfolio risks.
- Develop and maintain data infrastructure to analyze key drivers such as energy rates, production, and other performance metrics.
Qualifications & Skills
Experience & Education
- 4-6 years of experience in financial analysis, portfolio management, or a related field.
- Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related discipline.
- Experience in renewables, energy, or infrastructure is preferred but not required.
Technical Expertise
- Strong proficiency in MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
- Advanced Excel skills, including financial modeling, dashboards, and sensitivity analysis (must-have).
- Experience working with large datasets and querying databases.
- Strong data visualization skills (must-have).
- Familiarity with SQL, Power Query, Python, or SigmaXL is a plus.
- Experience with ERP systems (e.g., NetSuite) preferred.
- Excellent analytical mindset with strong attention to detail.
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills to effectively present insights.
- Highly organized with superior time management skills.
- Proactive, with a demonstrated ability to improve processes and propose creative solutions.
- Curious and eager to understand how the business operates to make informed decisions. decisions
- Experience in showcasing initiative to make improvements to current work, processes, products, and services across the organization.
- Ability to ask appropriate questions, analyze data, identify the root causes of problems, and present creative solutions.
- Eagerness to develop a fundamental understanding of how company operates and then apply that knowledge effectively to inform business decisions.
- Experience working with large datasets, querying databases, and using ERPs such as NetSuite.
- Strong proficiency in MS Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel.