Senior Financial Advisor

Job description / Role

Allen & York are recruiting for a World Leading Power Company with worldwide coverage a Senior Financial Advisor with regional responsibilities over the Middle East and Africa regions. This energy giant offers exceptional career opportunities.
 
Main Duties / Responsibilities
Reporting to the Executive VP-Head of Finance, the Senior Financial Advisor has to:
Lead and be responsible for the valuation and risk analysis of new projects (including review of financial models);
Monitor and assess liquidity, terms and general trends of project finance debt markets (as applicable to the Region), including: international commercial banks, regional and local commercial banks, relevant export credit and multilateral agencies, other funding institutions
Monitor and assess competitors' approaches to financing / funding projects
Monitor relevant development in debt capital markets
Responsible for analysis of financial (or financing related) risks and impact of proposed transactions on accounting
Responsible for reviewing and approving financing, accounting and tax related inputs in financial models (where required with the support of relevant expertise centres and/or external consultants)
Responsible for reviewing and approving the structure and general soundness of financial models
Responsible for the valuation of development projects
Responsible for the preparation of financing plans, selection of funding sources / banks (in coordination with the Head of Finance), structuring and execution of project financings,
Be responsible for or supervise and approve work on non-project related Financial activities (e,g. annual impairment tests, lookbacks, etc).
Manage, supervise, train and coach junior members of the team.
Monitor and assess liquidity, terms and general trends of project finance debt markets (as applicable to the Region), including: international commercial banks, regional and local commercial banks, relevant export credit and multilateral agencies, other funding institutions
Monitor and assess competitors' approaches to financing / funding projects
Monitor relevant development in debt capital markets
Responsible for analysis of financial (or financing related) risks and impact of proposed transactions on accounting
Responsible for reviewing and approving financing, accounting and tax related inputs in financial models (where required with the support of relevant expertise centres and/or external consultants)
Responsible for reviewing and approving the structure and general soundness of financial models
Responsible for the valuation of development projects
Responsible for the preparation of financing plans, selection of funding sources / banks (in coordination with the Head of Finance), structuring and execution of project financings,
Be responsible for or supervise and approve work on non-project related Financial activities (e,g. annual impairment tests, lookbacks, etc).
Manage, supervise, train and coach junior members of the team.
Advise on risk allocation, bankability issues, optimisation & tax structuring
Responsible for preparing request for proposals for banks / advisors / etc. (or delegate to Financial Advisor when appropriate)
Lead (or co-lead with Head of Finance) negotiations with lenders / financial institutions (or delegate to Financial Advisor when appropriate)
When proposing alternative financing plans, responsible for preparation or review of relevant analysis (incl. impact on project economics, execution risk, etc.)

Requirements

Requirements:
Finance / Economics based degree or a professional qualification such as CFA, CIMA, ACA, ACCA (or equivalent)
Fluent in English
Minimum 6 years of relevant experience, including a minimum of 4 years spent working in project finance
Experience in leading the financing efforts for a bid (and/or leading a project to financial close)
Experience in planning and managing processes
Strong and proven analytical skills, including proficient financial modelling
Commercial acumen with good understanding of accounting topics and tax structures
Strong leadership qualities, people management skills and ability to motivate team members
Presence and interpersonal credibility to represent the company with key financial stakeholders, banks, financial institutions, government agencies I departments and partners.

Behavioural capabilities: problem solving, strong personality and leadership, common sense and sense of humour.
Sound understanding of the power business and the IPP model
Proven understanding of contractual structure of a typical contracted-output IPP
Sound understanding of banking and funding processes / issues
Good knowledge of the competitive environment faced in the Region
 
Conditions:
Position based in Dubai with regular visit within the region.
Attractive tax free package negotiable according to experience
 
This is a high profile role with excellent opportunities to progress with a reference company.
 
A consultant will be in contact should your application be taken further. If you have not heard back from us within 2 weeks then unfortunately you have been unsuccessful in your application.

About the Company

Allen & York is a market leading specialist Recruitment Company serving the Environment, Planning & Built Environment, Energy and Health & Safety sectors. We enjoy a distinguished reputation for quality and professionalism.

Our proven ability to add value to all levels of recruitment stems from a development of close working relationships, strategic understanding, personalised problem solving and specialist experience within the Natural and Built Environment market sectors.

Based in the United Kingdom and established in 1993, Allen & York provide high quality personnel to national and international organisations at all levels within the sectors of Environment, Planning & Built Environment, Health & Safety, Environmental Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Geo-environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Environmental Health & Safety, Environmental Management, Water Management and Waste Management.