Analyst, Corporate Banking, Project Finance

About the role

Supports the origination and structuring of project finance and structured lending transactions across a variety of industries and asset classes including power generation, utilities, infrastructure, energy and energy transition, and digital infrastructure. The individual will ultimately be responsible for supporting senior professionals in business development and day-to-day execution of these transactions.

Responsibilities

• Understand the construction, operational, and financing inputs to the project financial model including investing significant time in preparing and explaining credit scenarios and sensitivities, key metrics, and summary outputs
• Support, and eventually lead, various aspects of project financing transactions through to closing. These include but are not limited to:
• Credit analysis
• Risk and return analysis
• Due diligence (contracts, legal memoranda, etc.)
• Third-party consultant reports (independent engineer, market/insurance/environmental consultant, etc.)
• Credit documentation support (financing agreements, term sheets, etc.)
• Financial closing coordination
• AML/KYC and client onboarding activities and coordination
• Virtual data room (VDR) management
• Absorb and prepare credit submissions (i.e., applications, memoranda, presentations, etc.) for internal (investment and risk committees) and external stakeholders (clients, investors, lenders, developers)
• Summarize diligence materials to develop and produce coherent recommendations and identify key risks and mitigants
• Run internal return models and capital committee memos
• Coordinate with credit and operations teams from origination through closing and funding
• Considers risk, internal controls and compliance as part of day-to-day accountabilities and adherence to policies and procedures

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in business, finance/accounting, economics with outstanding academic achievement (academic transcript to be provided if available)
• Financial services experience analyzing large corporate, commercial or project finance credit risk
• Project finance experience is an asset, especially financial modelling experience and proficiency
• Strong organizational and time-management skills with exceptional attention to detail
• Outstanding communication (written, oral, listening) and interpersonal skills with ability to present complex information succinctly to internal and external audiences
• Self-starter with ability to learn quickly and work independently while also being able to work effectively in a team environment
• Desire and willingness to demonstrate accountability and proactively anticipate team needs
• Highly proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, Word
• Strong working knowledge of and ability to leverage AI to drive efficiency will be considered an asset