Project Finance Lead - Renewables
- Posted 05 December 2023
- Salary Competitive Salary (DOE)
- LocationFrance
- Job type Permanent
- Discipline Renewable Energy & Infrastructure, Energy, ESG & Green Tech Finance
- ReferenceHMLI-1DEC23
- Contact NameHarry Moncur
Job description
The Role:
Project Finance & Investment
You are the senior contact person for department transactions, guaranteeing their proper execution. You train and support financing project managers and analysts in the execution of transactions of all types, particularly in negotiations with banks and investors
You are a source of suggestions for the improvement or creation of processes in the department or with other departments in order to improve the efficiency of the activity, and ensure their proper implementation
You define the standards for project financial models and ensure their continuous improvement
You define and implement control procedures on financial models
You ensure the reporting of financial information related to the project to the Head of the Project Finance department
You participate in the development of the project financing strategy
You participate in trade fairs, conferences and meetings and working groups of professional associations of which the company is a member in order to represent the company
Transaction Management
You organise bank and/or investor calls for tenders and negotiate terms and conditions for the planned transactions (bank financing, junior financing, sale and/or acquisition of projects)
You coordinate internal and external transaction stakeholders
You create and update the financial model of the projects
You support the administrative management team on financial and contractual issues with banks and/or investors
You guarantee the proper execution of your transaction
Requirements:
Master in Finance, Business School/Faculty of Economics or Engineering School with Economics and/or Energy Markets course (BAC +5)
Minimum 3-5 years of experience in project financing or M&A in the energy or infrastructure sector. 2-3 years of experience in renewable energies would be desirable
Excellent command of English, a third language would be a plus
Excellent knowledge of banking practices and the contractual structure of project financing
Comfort in negotiating all the banking documentation necessary for project financing
Experience in negotiating project sales contracts would be appreciated
Excellent command of Excel and VBA