Application Guide
How to Apply for Senior Financial Structurer
at candi
🏢 About candi
Candi is a specialized renewable energy company focusing exclusively on tailored solar and battery solutions for businesses, helping them achieve sustainable, long-term energy savings. Unlike generic solar providers, Candi offers customized solutions that directly address commercial energy needs, positioning itself at the intersection of sustainability and business efficiency in India's growing renewable sector.
About This Role
As Senior Financial Structurer, you'll lead Open Access solar transactions from negotiation through closing, managing financial modeling, legal documentation, and stakeholder coordination. This role directly impacts Candi's project pipeline by structuring deals that balance client needs with company risk, while refining internal tools and processes to accelerate project conversion in India's competitive solar market.
💡 A Day in the Life
A typical day involves reviewing financial models for active Open Access transactions, negotiating legal terms with corporate clients or their counsel, coordinating with engineering teams on project due diligence, and refining template documentation based on deal learnings. You'll spend significant time analyzing regulatory requirements for specific states while collaborating with business development on new opportunities and risk teams on structuring parameters.
🚀 Application Tools
🎯 Who candi Is Looking For
- Has 7+ years specifically in financial/legal structuring or M&A within India's energy sector, with proven experience structuring captive/group captive Open Access solar projects
- Demonstrates deep knowledge of India's Open Access regulations and can articulate commercial/risk implications in transaction structuring
- Is exceptionally proficient with financial modeling in Excel, with ability to build and critique complex project finance models for solar transactions
- Has experience negotiating legal documentation with external parties and coordinating cross-functionally with business development, risk, engineering, and finance teams
📝 Tips for Applying to candi
Quantify your Open Access solar project experience - specify number of transactions closed, total MW capacity, and your specific structuring role in each
Highlight any experience with Maharashtra, Karnataka, or Tamil Nadu Open Access regulations specifically, as these are key markets
Include a brief example of how you optimized a financial structure for a solar project, mentioning specific metrics like IRR, DSCR, or tariff structures
Demonstrate knowledge of Candi's business model by referencing how tailored solutions differ from standard solar PPAs
Show cross-functional coordination experience by describing a specific transaction where you worked with legal, engineering, and business development teams simultaneously
✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter
['Your specific experience structuring Open Access solar projects in India, including regulatory knowledge and deal examples', "How you've refined processes or tools in previous roles (financial models, documentation templates, etc.) to accelerate deal conversion", "Your approach to balancing Candi's interests with client needs in transaction structuring", "Why you're specifically interested in Candi's tailored solutions approach versus larger, standardized solar developers"]
Generate Cover Letter →🔍 Research Before Applying
To stand out, make sure you've researched:
- → Candi's specific project portfolio and client case studies to understand their tailored solutions approach
- → Recent changes in Open Access regulations in key Indian states (particularly Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat)
- → The competitive landscape for commercial solar solutions in India and how Candi differentiates itself
- → India's renewable energy targets and policy environment, especially regarding corporate renewable procurement
💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics
Based on this role, you may be asked about:
⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Applying with generic renewable energy experience without specific Open Access solar project structuring in India
- Failing to demonstrate quantitative/financial modeling proficiency in your application materials
- Showing lack of understanding about the difference between captive/group captive Open Access and other solar models
- Not being able to discuss specific Indian state regulations or providing outdated regulatory knowledge
📅 Application Timeline
This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.
Typical hiring timeline:
Application Review
1-2 weeks
Initial Screening
Phone call or written assessment
Interviews
1-2 rounds, usually virtual
Offer
Congratulations!