Essential Functions/Responsibility Statements:
- Create, modify or otherwise utilize financial models and produce detailed analysis in support of the group’s origination and execution activities.
- Lead or support the production of credit applications, offering memoranda and engagement letters.
- Research/analyze industries and market data.
- Support and lead certain aspects of transaction execution, coordinating the underwriting process, due diligence, documentation and interface with other areas (credit, syndication other products involved).
- Support in the structuring of the transaction: review of the key features of the financing strategy and any financial documentation.
- Operate within compliance parameters and demonstrate sound business judgement.
- Support marketing and origination of new transactions by preparing pitch books and marketing materials and attending client meetings with senior colleagues.
- Collaborate and coordinate with other departments and develop internal network to enhance effectiveness.
- Develop and maintain expertise in primary sectors covered by the Structured Finance team including helping develop ideas and related content.
Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education:
- Bachelor's Degree, or equivalent degree and/or work experience.
Work Experience:
- 1-2+ years of experience in Structured Finance / Project Finance or a comparable field.
Skills and Abilities:
- Demonstrated success executing project finance or similar transactions.
- Self-motivated.
- Very strong interpersonal communication skills, complemented by both excellent verbal and written communication in English.
- Proficiency in project finance modeling.
- Presentation and public speaking skills.
- Advanced knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint.
- Strong organizational skills and detail orientation.
- Demonstrated complex analysis skills.
- Ability to travel within assigned territory as required.
- Experience in debt advisory, acquisition finance, bond and equity underwriting, private placements, asset securitization, public ratings and/or M&A is a plus.
- Strong analytical / problem solving skills.
- Ability to translate data into information.
- Sales oriented, energetic, and self-motivated with strong initiative to help team achieve revenue and fee objectives.