Analyst, FI

EBRD•Tbilisi, GA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Analyst contributes to all phases of the FI project cycle, including origination, structuring, execution, implementation and monitoring. Working as part of a project team under the guidance of an operation leader or more senior bankers, the Analyst completes assigned tasks that may include comprehensive financial, market, integrity and EBRD policy-compliance due diligence, as well as post-signing implementation and monitoring. The role is designed to enable the Analyst to take on progressively more complex work and expand responsibilities as experience and expertise grow. The Analyst contributes to transaction structuring and execution through research and analysis of background materials, markets and financial performance; risk assessment; financial-statement analysis; financial modelling and projections; and drafting documentation for internal approval. The role also supports technical-cooperation assistance and related policy dialogue, and may involve operational communications with Bank teams, clients and other stakeholders. The Analyst also undertakes assigned project and technical-cooperation monitoring tasks, including tracking agreement and procedural compliance, project progress, client financial performance, risk factors and covenants. The role includes preparing monitoring reports and recommendations, following up on corrective actions, and supporting TC implementation and donor reporting. The position is based in the EBRD office in Tbilisi, Georgia. The EBRD describes its workplace as hybrid and emphasizes inclusion, diversity, sustainability, equality, digital transformation and employee wellbeing.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
Quantitative and numerical skills, including the ability to interpret financial information and design and use financial models.
Financial and credit analysis skills relating to commercial banks, including interpreting accounts and financial statements, understanding local and international accounting principles, and applying commercial-bank credit analysis.
Understanding of local banking regulations and key regulatory requirements for the banking sector, and of principal risks associated with commercial banking.
Computer literacy and familiarity with Microsoft Office and spreadsheet packages, including financial analysis and modelling modules.
Excellent written and oral communication skills in English, including report and memorandum writing; fluency in English.
Ability to work effectively as a team member, meet deadlines and work under time pressure.
Multitasking and excellent time-management skills.
Relevant financial-industry experience in an investment or commercial bank, private-equity firm, asset-management firm, or auditing or financial-consulting firm operating to international standards.
Exposure to the financial industry and country or regional experience.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree or equivalent experience in the areas of expertise.
Professional qualification such as ACA, CFA, ACCA or CIMA.
Good command of Russian.

Responsibilities

Contribute as a project-team member to transaction structuring and execution, including research and analysis of background materials, market information and financial performance data.
Analyse risks associated with proposed projects, including financial statements, and prepare or update financial models and projections.
Draft relevant documentation for internal approval.
Assist in designing and processing technical-cooperation assistance, including preparing terms of reference and internal approval documentation for investment projects or policy dialogue initiatives.
When requested, assist with operational communications with Bank units, clients and other stakeholders, including drafting correspondence and presentations and following up on internal emails.
Complete assigned tasks within specified time frames and to a high standard, consistent with Bank policies, procedures and objectives.
Undertake assigned project implementation and monitoring work, including monitoring project-agreement and Bank-procedure compliance, disbursement, project progress, client financial performance, evolving risks and covenant compliance.
Prepare timely and comprehensive draft monitoring reports, recommend corrective actions where appropriate, and bring recommendations to senior team members’ attention.
Under a TC operation leader’s supervision, support technical-cooperation implementation and monitoring, including client communications, tracking TC fund usage, and preparing and filing progress and completion reports for donor reporting and operational objectives.