Investment Analyst / Associate - Milan

Posted 17 January 2020
Salary £50,000 - £60,0000
LocationMilan
Job type Permanent
Discipline Renewable Energy & InfrastructureEnergy, ESG & Green Tech Finance
Contact NameRory Chandler

Job description

THE COMPANY:

Excellent opportunity to join the Milan team of a global Solar PV developer who are undergoing a significant growth phase. 

The comany is now seeking an experienced Investment/Financial Analyst to help deliver the new project pipeline and support Senior team with valuation, due diligence, deal structuring and transaction execution.

The ideal candidate will have 2-4 years experience in renewable energy investment (project finance. M&A) and have excellent financial modelling skills. 

THE ROLE:

Main responsibilities in the role with be:

  • Preparing complex financial models to analyse project returns
  • Creating new models, or new functionality within existing models, when required
  • Support of due diligence processes from a legal, technical and financial point of view
  • Preparation of transaction documentation and investment proposals for the management
  • Market research and evaluation of external analyses
  • Preparation of market reports, investment memorandums, project teasers and other documents and presentations when required
  • Study the different tax and regulatory regime of the business opportunity markets/regions
  • Portfolio management activities, if needed
  • Supporting the preparation of projects and corporate budgets
  • Closely follow industry trends and competitors, including deal flow and transactions
  • Preparing and managing a virtual data room to provide investors access to due diligence materials

THE INDIVIDUAL:

  • Bachelor’s degree, ideally in a finance
  • 2-4 years finance experience, preferably working for a renewable energy company (investment fund/bank) or in a role performing detailed financial analyses
  • Outstanding analytical and financial modelling skills
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Languages: English and Italian are required, Spanish will be considered a plus
  • Excellent financial modelling skills being and expert/advance user of Excel. Certain level of experience with macros and Visual Basic is a strong plus
  • Exceptional analytical skills and understanding of relevant financial and mathematical modelling techniques for project finance and assets valuations
  • Project Finance and/or M&A experience of at least 2 years with focus into renewables (solar)
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills with an ability to express ideas effectively and fluently (in English & Italian)
  • Ability to work in a collaborative environment where teamwork and independent work ethic are essential
  • Ability to synthesize and organize large amounts of data and to manage different transactions simultaneously
  • Ability to organize time well and set proper priorities
  • Hard worker, flexible, with ambitious mind-set and collaborative spirit
  • Strong attention to detail