Analyst, Land & Development Contracts

What The Role Is

Reporting to the Sr. Manager of Land Lease Management, the Land Lease Analyst will coordinate key processes including lease analysis and interpretation, lease abstracting, the management of landowner rents and royalties, and accounts payable.  This position will also provide general administrative support to the Development team.

This is a hybrid position with a preferred location of our Scottsdale, Arizona office.  If you don’t meet 100% of the qualifications but see yourself contributing, please submit your resume.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lease Management
  • Serve as the primary contact for landowners on all inquiries related to lease payments, change of address, change in payment instructions, and other lease administration activities.
  • Analyze and interpret leases and agreements to determine their impact on the revenue statements.
  • Determine the division of interest, calculates amount of royalties, and ensure the timely payment of royalties for complex transactions.
  • Establish and maintain legal revenue ownership in SAP/ Power Plan.
  • Maintain and adjust legal ownership through the life of the producing asset by adjusting ownership pursuant to conveyances, probate, court orders, liens, and legal direction.
  • Review & interpret commercial contract language related to lease agreements and create payment schedules in Excel.
  • Validate system-generated payment calculations and approve landowner payments.
  • Work with IT and other internal stakeholders to program landowner payment calculations in corporate systems.
  • Work with Asset Management and Legal to validate changes to payee status.
  • Work with Cash Management and Accounting to ensure landowner payments are queued according to project cashflow guidelines and troubleshooting as necessary.
  • Support the land lease payment budgeting and forecasting process.
• Procurement
  • Work with Supply Chain to set up new vendors.
  • Work with Operations, Purchasing, Vendors, and IT to optimally process routine and non-routine payables, and troubleshoot as necessary.
  • Generate intercompany payment requests.
  • Assist with improving and documenting processes
• Support compliance activities by maintaining and assisting with the execution of contract obligations in Clearway’s contract management system.
• Maintain project and contact reference lists in systems of record.
• Provide document management and reporting support, as needed, within internal systems.
• Provide general administrative support to the Asset Management team.
• Due Diligence
  • Review new lease agreements and identify concerns against the Purchase and Sale Agreement.
  • Review incoming lease/ contract schedules for missing data and documentation

What You'll Bring

• College degree in Accounting, Library Science, Business, or Law preferred; in lieu of a college degree, 5+ years of administering royalty payments.
• 2 years of professional experience in accounting, operations, or general business administration in a corporate setting.
• Experience in manipulating and managing large amounts of MS Excel-based data.
• Understanding of basic accounting and procurement concepts.
• Ability to read complex agreements for specific provisions related to payment and notice requirements.
• Proficient in the MS Office suite, including intermediate-advanced knowledge of MS Excel.
• Ability to perform well under pressure in a demanding environment and occasionally work extended hours to meet project deadlines.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Self-motivated, highly organized, and detail-oriented.
• Previous Division Order Experience.

What Would Be Nice

• Bachelor's degree, ideally in Accounting, IT/Data, Business Administration, Library Science, or Land Management, or in lieu of a degree, 7+ years of experience with royalty management.
• Juris Doctor highly preferred
• S4 Hana REFX module
• Advanced Excel skills

Clearway will not sponsor non-immigrant visas for this position (H-1B, TN, E-3, etc.).

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Clearway Energy Group is leading the transition to a world powered by clean energy. Along with our public affiliate Clearway Energy, Inc., our portfolio comprises approximately 11.6 GW of gross generating capacity in 26 states, including 9.1 GW of wind, solar, and battery energy storage assets, and over 2.5 GW of conventional dispatchable power generation providing critical grid reliability services. As we develop a nationwide pipeline of new energy projects for the future, Clearway’s operating fleet generates enough reliable electricity to power more than 3 million homes today. Clearway Energy Group is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Denver, Houston, Phoenix, Princeton, and San Diego. For more information, visit clearwayenergygroup.com.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Clearway Energy Group’s vision is a world powered by clean energy. Along with our public affiliate Clearway Energy, Inc., our portfolio comprises approximately 11.8 GW of gross generating capacity in 26 states, including 9.1 GW of wind, solar, and battery energy storage assets, and over 2.8 GW of flexible dispatchable power generation providing critical grid reliability services. As we develop a nationwide pipeline of new energy projects for the future, Clearway’s operating fleet generates enough reliable electricity to power more than 2 million homes today. Clearway Energy Group is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Denver, Houston, Phoenix, Princeton, and San Diego. For more information, visit clearwayenergygroup.com.

Working at Clearway, Hybrid Together
Here at Clearway, we’re committed to balancing flexibility while fostering strong relationships with our teammates. We do this by prioritizing new hires based near one of our offices in San Francisco, San Diego, Scottsdale, Houston, Denver, & Princeton. Our office-based employees typically work together from fabulous spaces on Tuesdays & Thursdays to collaborate & learn, build community, get to know one another, & enjoy company-provided meals & events.

Clearway Energy is an equal opportunity employer that values a broad diversity of talent, knowledge, experience & expertise. We intentionally foster a culture of inclusion that empowers our employees to deliver superior performance to the communities we serve. We encourage minorities, women, individuals with disabilities & protected veterans to join the team. Clearway is a proud promoter of employment opportunities for our Military & Veterans.

What We Provide
Clearway offers all eligible employees working 20+ hours per week a comprehensive menu of benefits: generous PTO, medical, dental & vision care, HSAs with company contributions, health FSAs, dependent daycare FSAs, commuter benefits, relocation, & a 401(k) plan with employer match, a variety of life & accident insurances, fertility programs, adoption assistance, generous parental leave, tuition reimbursement, & benefits for employees in same-sex marriages, civil unions & domestic partnerships. For more on Clearway benefits, visit our Benefits Website.

Notice to Applicants
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