(Senior) Structured Finance Manager (f/m/d) | APAC
Aquila Group
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Posted:
June 21, 2023
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Other
About the position
The (Senior) Structured Finance Manager will be responsible for originating and advising on project finance debt transactions in the APAC region, with a focus on renewable assets such as solar PV, wind, and battery energy storage systems. They will take ownership of complex project financings and develop innovative capital solutions for the company. The successful candidate must have extensive experience in structured finance and project finance transactions, strong product knowledge in portfolio structures, and excellent communication and interpersonal skills. They should also be highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to work effectively in a fast-paced, team-based environment.
Responsibilities
- Originate and advise on project finance debt transactions on a regional level across all renewable assets
- Focus on solar PV, wind, battery energy storage systems (BESS) in various stages of development
- Take ownership of complex project financings from negotiations to execution
- Develop innovative capital solutions for the group
- Build and maintain relationships with financing partners in target markets
- Have excellent academic credentials in business-centric studies
- Minimum of 10 years professional experience in Structured Finance/Debt Capital Markets/Financial Engineering/IPPs or Infra PE, preferably in renewable energy/infrastructure investments in APAC
- Extensive experience executing renewable project finance transactions in APAC
- Strong product knowledge in project financing, complex portfolio structures, and private placements
- Good understanding of financial models for complex debt solutions
- Proficient in Excel and Power Point
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to analyze and solve non-routine problems
- Efficient communication and project management skills
- Highest standards of professional ethics, integrity, and judgment
- Fluency in English, other APAC and/or German language skills are an advantage
- Willingness to travel across the APAC region, including North and South East Asia, Australia & New Zealand
- High level of energy, positive attitude, and results-oriented personality
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-based environment
- Ability to influence and negotiate within teams
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, efficient, and resourceful
- Self-starter with a high degree of maturity.
Requirements
- Excellent academic credentials within business-centric studies
- Minimum of 10 years professional experience in Structured Finance /Debt Capital Markets/ Financial Engineering / IPPs or Infra PE preferably in renewable energy/ infrastructure investments in APAC
- Extensive experience executing [renewable] project finance transactions (in APAC)
- Strong product knowledge in the field of project financing, complex portfolio structures and/or private placements
- Good understanding of financial models for complex debt solutions
- Strong proficiency with Excel (including modelling skills) and Power Point
- Excellent communication (written and verbal) and cross-cultural interpersonal skills including the ability to build trust and relate well with a wide range of internal and external parties
- Ability to analyse and solve non-routine problems in a timely and insightful manner
- Efficient communication with good project and stakeholder management skills and ability to coordinate and work well with different department and levels in an international environment
- Highest standards of professional ethics, integrity, and judgment with demonstrated ability to handle sensitive matters and clean record in conduct, ethics, and compliance
- English fluency required (verbal and written). Other APAC and/or German language skills are an advantage
- Willingness to travel across the APAC region, including North and South East Asia, Australia & New Zealand
- High level of energy, positive attitude, and results-oriented personality
- Ability to operate in a fast-paced, performance and team-based environment with a willingness to help the development of other team members
- Ability to work effectively as a member of a multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural team, influence and negotiate point of view within teams
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, efficient, resourceful with strong follow-through and ability to multi-task and prioritize competing demands
- Self-starter and show a high degree of maturity.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and compensation package
- Opportunity to work in the renewable energy industry
- Involvement in project finance debt transactions for renewable assets
- Chance to work on solar PV, wind, and battery energy storage systems projects
- Ownership and responsibility for all stages of complex project financings
- Development of innovative capital solutions for the company
- Building and maintaining a strong network and relationships with financing partners
- Excellent academic credentials and professional experience in structured finance
- Strong product knowledge in project financing and complex portfolio structures
- Proficiency in Excel and Power Point
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to analyze and solve non-routine problems
- Efficient communication and project management skills
- Highest standards of professional ethics and integrity
- Fluency in English, with other APAC or German language skills as an advantage
- Willingness to travel across the APAC region
- High level of energy, positive attitude, and results-oriented personality
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-based environment
- Organized, detail-oriented, and efficient with strong follow-through
- Self-starter with a high degree of maturity and initiative
- Fit with Aquila's collaborative and ambitious culture
- Opportunity for career growth within Aquila Group