Associate, Deal Origination & Investment

To ensure proper screening of investment applications and that structured finance proposals are in strict compliance with the company s Viability Model as well as Investment Strategy and Policy Framework.

The primary responsibility is to prepare projects for lending decisions to enable acceptance into the project preparation pipeline.

Providing end-to-end support to the Head of Deals on deals origination on the origination, development, due diligence, approval and implementation process.

Developing marketing materials / pitch packs and PowerPoint presentations, review and update of market commentaries, Confidential Information Memorandum, written analyses, research, financial statement analysis.

Requirements

Minimum of bachelor s degree in finance, economics or related field

CFA or ACCA

Master s Degree in Finance or MBA, will be preferred

At least 4 years post-graduate finance / banking / credit experience, largely gained within a Leveraged Finance context or professional services environment.

• Good working knowledge of the syndicated loan and project finance markets and the corresponding products
  
• Ability to influence and persuade people
  
• Ability to understand and interpret economic and sectoral development plans and to identify and select a project preparation pipeline of bankable projects
  
• Strong attention to details
  
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  
• Excellent written and verbal communication
  
• Robust ability to identify issues and present creative and practical solutions;
  
• Judgement and decision making
  
• Ability to comprehensively analyze financial statements;
  
• Ability to think out of the box and generate creative solution
  
• Ability to develop financial model and conduct reviews and analysis;
  
• Superior level of resourcefulness and ability to work with considerable autonomy
  
• Credit risk analysis and risk structuring skills
  
• Capacity and willingness to work under pressure
  
• Industry/market and product knowledge
  
• Demonstrates accountability and ownership of own duties
  
• Demonstrable track record of originating, preparing of project financing transactions;
  
• Aspires to excellence through quality and timely delivery of outputs
  
• Must be knowledgeable with the financing of infrastructure projects;
  
• Demonstrates flexibility and adaptation to different situations to get the job done
  
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