LCFS Financial Analyst

Position Title: LCFS Financial Analyst

Department: Environmental Commodities

Reports to: LCFS Manager

Compensation: Hourly starting range $23 - $35, Commensurate to Skills and Experience

Hours: Full-time: Monday through Friday, 8:30am – 5:00pm

Benefits:

• Two weeks paid vacation. 
• Eight paid holidays per year.
• Two paid flexible holidays per year.
• ICHRA Health Insurance Reimbursement or Health Insurance Reimbursement. 
• 100% Employer Paid Dental & Vision Insurance
• 100% Employer Paid Life Insurance 
• Other benefits accrue over the first 3-24 months, including additional paid vacation, no-cost primary medical care membership, 401k, 401k matching, and quarterly profit sharing.

Place of Work: Corporate Headquarters - 1730 South Street, Redding, CA 96001

Maas Energy Works is the leading developer and operator of agricultural waste-to-energy

systems in the United States. The Company designs, develops, constructs, and operates biogas powered renewable energy generation systems on dairy farms. Our projects include anaerobic digesters, biogas-powered electric generation, and renewable natural gas upgrading.

Position Description: Maas Energy Works (MEW) is seeking a Financial Analyst to join our Environmental Commodities department. The Financial Analyst will be responsible for building and maintaining a portfolio of pathways within California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) program.  Under the direction of the LCFS Manager, the LCFS Analyst will compile or build all the required documents required for an LCFS pathway.  This role requires the ability to work with large data sets, understanding of compliance regulations, cooperation with other departments and teams, coordination with external parties including auditors and government agencies, and a strong desire to learn. Although the Financial Analyst will report to the LCFS Manager, it is expected that the Financial Analyst will have cross functionality with several departments including Finance, Development, and Operations.        

Responsibilities:

• Import data from weekly data logs, then analyze the operating data to identify potential issues with meters or general plant operations.
• Troubleshoot any data issues and coordinate with Operations or Electric Innovations (sister company) to implement a fix.
• Update individual site summary statements monthly.
• Compile pertinent monthly data necessary to generate environmental credits including RINs, LCFS Credits, RECs, CCOs etc.
• Deliver monthly data reports to third party entities (off-takers) as applicable for environmental credit generation.
• Compile LCFS pathway applications, including GREET model inputs.
• Compile LCFS Annual Fuel Pathway reports and facilitate annual LCFS verification review processes.
• Work with external entities, including auditors and government agencies, to establish and maintain LCFS fuel pathways.
• Maintain monthly facility specific gas production forecasts.
• Compile and maintain a database of LCFS market data related to renewable natural gas (“RNG”) including registered facilities, total natural gas vehicle fuel demand, RNG saturation rate, and dairy gas saturation rate.
• Address ad hoc requests that come in from the CEO or other MEW Directors.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Accounting, Computer Programming, or similar field.
• 2-4 Years of related data management experience and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and VBA experience are preferred but not required.
• Knowledge of Python or other computer programming languages is preferred but not required.
• Some travel is required.
• Must be proficient in English.

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.