We are looking for an experienced Project Finance Analyst who will be responsible for leading financial modeling, forecasting, budgeting and project financing across the organisation's renewable energy project portfolio.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build and maintain master financial models for solar and BESS projects.
- Stress-test models to gauge impact on project profit due to changes in loan interest rates, inflation, tax laws, and power prices.
- Gather operational and cost data from internal teams to set baseline inputs.
- Compare actual project spending against the approved budget by revising the financial model regularly as the project moves through different phases.
- Track variance of financial performance against model predictions to explain gaps and performance drivers.
- Build relationships with banking corporations to secure bank funding for long-term project loans and negotiate loan terms, interest rates, payback schedules, and financial rules (covenants).
- Lead forecasting and long-term financial planning to improve future project models.
- Act as the main point of contact for commercial banks, development banks, and export credit agencies to secure long-term project loans.
- Prepare the complete package of loan applications for banks, including detailed information memorandums, financial forecasts, and risk assessments.
Job Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or Banking, or equivalent professional qualification.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in project finance, investment analysis and financial modeling.
- Proficient in MS Office & Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System such as SAP, etc.
- Possess deep understanding of debt structuring, including debt sizing, debt service coverage ratios (DSCR), and cash sweeps.
- Possess strongpresentation and negotiation skills to pitch projects to bank credit committees.
- Experience with renewable energy projects is highly desirable.
- Self-driven, meticulous, proactive, good team player, good interpersonal & communication skills with a keen analytical mind.
