Project Finance & Treasury Associate

Description

Reporting to Head of Project Finance, the Project Finance & Treasury Associate will support the origination, structuring and execution of project and structured financing transactions to raise debt for Potentia Energy’s projects in Australia and support the execution of derivative transactions to manage financial risks (e.g. interest rate, exchange rate) of Potentia Energy and its subsidiaries, while achieving strategic business and financial results. The role will also involve portfolio and loan management activities.

• Managing relationship with banks, financial institutions and keeping track of the latest trends of financing in the market;
• Interact with potential financial partners and stakeholders (banks, shareholders, private credit, etc.);
• Managing existing financing agreements including delivering cost to complete certificates, compliance certificates, waiver requests, bank guarantee issuances, etc; and
• Prepare & review financial models of proposed financial structures;
• Lead the due diligence processes and liaise with external advisors (market, legal, tax, technical, insurance, model audit);
• Origination of project financing structures to develop competitive bid proposals based on the optimisation of capital sources;
• Structuring of project finance transactions and namely:
• Liaise with other internal departments and advise on bankability issues to ensure a smooth process towards financial close;
• Work on efficient financing structures and re-financings to increase the value of existing projects.
• Support negotiation of financing agreements with financial institutions;
• Origination of corporate financing structures;

Requirements

• Open to candidates based in Sydney or Melbourne.
• Exposure to at least two full non-recourse project finance transaction cycles.
• Minimum 3-6 years of experience in the field of project finance from asset management firms, banks, big 4, financial institutions, investment funds, large corporates.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Economics, Engineering, Finance, or post graduate quantitative studies.

Benefits

• Health and wellbeing initiatives – including $100 wellness rebate each month, annual flu vaccinations and health checks, and a day off for your birthday each year. If you’re in the office, we have $35 lunch credits that you can use each week.
• Employee Assistance Program – confidential and independent counselling and advice service for either a personal or work-related problem if you or a member of your immediate family needs help or advice.
• Flexible working hours – we provide flexible arrangements that will suit you, including a mixture of time working in our office and from home, compressed work week with half day workday on Fridays. Because you are working from home, we also provide $50 internet reimbursements each month.
• Learning and development opportunities – both on the job and via formal training including technical, role specific and leadership development programs.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance