Senior Associate Asset Manager Project Finance

Job Description

Senior Associate Asset Manager (Project Finance)£60,000 - £65,000 + Package, London We are actively looking to recruit a Senior Associate (Asset / Portfolio Manager) who has some experience of working within the general infrastructure space. It is expected that you will have strong skills relating to project finance and ideally in someshape or form worked across areas such as rail, PFI schemes, wind farms, general infrastructure projects.This is a unique opportunity to work within a small nimble team, who are part of a larger global organisation, who can offer real career progression and the opportunity to become very much a face and a voice of the business due to working so closely withborrowers and investors, and working on presentations.The role is to provide credit risk related services including monitoring and recommendation for action for a Portfolio of positions in a timely manner, meeting deliverables under the SLAs in time/format/quality agreed with client, to allow asset owner theassessment of their risk position and making informed decisions.

• Continuously monitor the development of individual portfolio transactions, perform Market/Sector research and analysis and inform management as well as client of any material developments on a portfolio of (mostly) performing loans.
• Regular (at least annual) analysis of key risks including financial risk, operational risk, off-taker/supplier/ guarantor risk, country/regulatory risk and market risk (as applicable).
• Preparation of robust and concise internal credit papers (credit review, waivers/amendments) according to agreed formats and in a timely manner for review by line manager to obtain relevant client approvals during loan life.
• Work with line manager and responsible people to ensure a smooth credit process.
• Ability to manage workflows proactively and independently.
• Review/update of cash flow models (incl. base case and downside/stress case scenarios) to assess future performance and risks.
• Prepare internal ratings in accordance with applicable guidelines, where relevant.
• Preparation of client off colour and watch-list reports discussing trends, remedies, progress, future loan amendments and provide advice regarding possible exit strategies, where applicable.
• Analyse, evaluate and comment on drawdown requests and transaction related financial, technical and legal reporting provided by borrowers and/or advisors as applicable.
• Ensure timely covenant tracking with adequate recording in relevant system.
• Discuss/negotiate all kinds of waiver requests, early repayments and restructurings with borrowers/agents and other external/internal parties.
• Attend site visits and borrower meetings (as required).
• Where required, discuss/negotiate necessary credit and collateral documentation and ensure that all documentation and decisions required are correctly prepared, communicated and processed;
• Maintain electronic credit files for respective deals, ensuring key documents have been saved before submission of approval requests (in accordance with Clients guidelines and naming conventions).
• Contribute to regular and ad hoc reporting requests from management, the client and its auditors on the portfolio, the sector and specific deals.
• Provide input to internal reports (e.g. internal surveillance lists etc.).
• Provide guidance to other team members as and when required.
• Liaise pro-actively and effectively with different client departments for the respective portfolio.
• Support marketing efforts as and when required (e.g. preparation of presentation materials, scope definitions, Request for Proposals, capacity calculations etc.).
• Observe market for potential service opportunities.
• Provide services in relation to 3rd party client portfolios as detailed under (future) service level agreements.

Skills and Competencies:

• Must have established previous working experience with a proven track record in a related credit / risk/ asset management environment involving infrastructure and energy project finance.
• Good understanding of project and corporate finance with a solid background in and knowledge of credit risk drivers and risks inherent in the respective borrower industry sectors.
• Solid analytical and technical skills and ability to understand complex loan documentation and financing structures and ability to convey technical (modelling) concepts to both technical practitioners and third parties.
• Comfortable in a client facing role and ability to confidently present recommendations up to credit committee level as well as investors.
• Good writing skills producing robust, concise and insightful decision papers.
• Team player with ability to work in a multicultural and international environment.
• Must be able to adapt quickly and efficiently to changing business and client requirements.
• Ability to work independently and to client deliverables deadlines.
• High level of familiarity of MS Excel, Word, Powerpoint and/or other data processing and analysis tools.

Please apply today to register your interest, interviews will be arranged shortly (3 stage interview process, x1 via Teams, and x2 face to face).Services advertised by Gold Group are those of an Agency and/or an Employment Business.We will contact you within the next 14 days if you are selected for interview. For a copy of our privacy policy please visit our website.

Keyskills :
project financeinfrastructurecreditfront office