Senior Analyst, Asset Strategy & Finance

Job Description

Job Description

About Middle River Power

Middle River Power (MRP) is a private equity-sponsored platform specializing in the investment and asset management of U.S. power generation facilities. With over 8GW of natural gas, coal, battery storage, and solar facilities across multiple states, the company focuses on safe, reliable, and efficient power plant operations. MRP’s executive team collectively brings over 120 years of expertise in energy management and power generation, collaborating closely with plant personnel and industry professionals. MRP applies a data-driven approach to investment and operational decisions, considering key factors such as regulatory changes and resource planning. Learn more at middleriverpower.com.

At MRP, we believe that experienced leadership, capable emerging talent, and strong partnerships enable us to deliver innovative, outsized solutions in the energy sector. This framework ensures every hire strengthens our culture of curiosity, collaboration, and commitment while maintaining the speed and flexibility our business demands.

The Behaviors We Hire For

Our business thrives on a set of behaviors that allow our team-based culture to reach high standards and build on one another’s strengths. MRP is a PE-backed environment that requires operating at pace, calculated risk-taking, and creative problem-solving. The people we hire must excel not only in their technical domain but also embody the behaviors that make us successful.

· Love What You Do - Genuine curiosity for the energy sector and our business

· Collaborate to Win - Works across teams; believes partnership delivers results

· Comfort with Ambiguity - Adapts to growth and change; solves problems resourcefully

· Innovation Over Status Quo - Brings fresh thinking and challenges assumptions

· Confident & Honest - Owns their contribution; transparent about what they don't know

· Progressive Problem Solver - Guides problems to solutions; works hard to get it done

· Here for the Long Term - Committed to building a career and business with others

 

Position Summary

The Senior Analyst, Asset Strategy & Finance will support the financial and commercial management of Middle River Power’s portfolio of power generation assets. This role will partner with Asset Management, Operations, Finance, and other teams to analyze asset performance, support budgeting and forecasting, evaluate commercial and operational opportunities, and provide financial analysis that supports key business decisions.

The ideal candidate brings a strong foundation in financial analysis and modeling, is comfortable working across multiple stakeholders, and can quickly develop an understanding of the operational and commercial drivers of power generation assets

Key Responsibilities

· Develop and maintain financial models, forecasts, budgets, and long-term projections for assigned assets.

· Analyze financial and operational performance, including budget-to-actual results, variances, cash flows, and key performance drivers.

· Support Asset Managers in identifying and evaluating opportunities to improve asset performance and financial returns.

· Prepare financial analyses and materials for management, investors, lenders, and other stakeholders.

· Partner with Operations, Accounting, Commercial, and other teams to understand asset performance and incorporate operational and market assumptions into financial forecasts.

· Support annual budgeting, periodic forecasting, and long-term planning processes.

· Assist with financial analysis related to capital projects, contracts, commercial opportunities, and other asset-level decisions.

· Support portfolio initiatives, acquisitions, integrations, and other strategic projects as needed.

· Develop a strong understanding of assigned assets, including contractual arrangements, market exposure, operating performance, and key financial drivers

 

Qualifications

· Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field; MBA or other advanced degree a plus.

· 3–5 years of relevant experience in finance, investment banking, project finance, FP&A, asset management, infrastructure, energy, or a related field; strong MBA candidates with relevant prior experience will also be considered.

· Strong financial modeling, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

· Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience developing financial analyses and management-level presentations.

· Ability to analyze complex financial and operational information and communicate key findings clearly.

· Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

· Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and comfortable working in a cross-functional environment.

· Experience in power generation, energy, infrastructure, or project finance is preferred but not required.

Overview of our Hiring Process

We take a progressive approach to our interview process, which means we move quickly and prioritize early conversations with the people you would work with day to day. Final round interviews are usually held onsite and include members of our leadership team. In some situations, we will ask candidates to complete a project or build a presentation when it is relevant to the job. We are committed to moving efficiently and valuing your time throughout the interview process.

Work Location :

To foster a collaborative culture, we aim to place roles within one of our office locations. In some cases, we may create remote roles when it makes sense for business. Frequency and location of travel for team meetings and job duties will vary by role. MRP is an in-office 4 days a week organization.

 

Compensation

MRP builds its compensation packages to reward and recognize high-performing talent. Base salary ranges are designed to be competitive by market and take into consideration individual experience, technical skills and long-term career growth. Each employee is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus based on their level and company annual performance metrics.

 

Benefits and Perks

MRP offers a holistic and comprehensive benefits package for all employees that consists of the following:

• Medical, vision, dental coverage for employees and families is 90% employer-funded
• FSA and HSA plans with company HSA contributions
• 15 days of PTO and company holidays
• Employee EAP and wellness services
• Parental Leave
• 401k with company matching up to 4%