Main job function: Advisory company which provides various consulting services on infrastructure and project finance transactions. Seeking a candidate to play a leading role in the financial consulting and advisory team which is responsible for transaction execution, business development, financing, and corporate initiatives. Qualifications: Minimum of 7 years experience in M&A, corporate finance, private equity, or project finance. Honours in Business Science or Commerce degree in financial mathematics, accounting or statistics with a desire to move into a direction of project and infrastructure finance or BEng (Engineering) that is financially inclined. Financial acumen, the capacity to demonstrate knowledge of and insight into financial principles and processes, and identify inconsistencies in data. Ability to apply sound business judgment and an analytical, pragmatic and creative approach to problem solving. Experience with working in Africa or other emerging markets is an advantage. Criteria: The main duties and responsibilities will include, amongst others: Provide financial advisory to various private and public entities on various projects, predominantly project finance projects and corporate finance transactions including advice on the commercial structuring, the feasibility, and bankability of the projects. Manage a multi-disciplinary transaction advisory team consisting of technical, legal, financial, and empowerment advisors on various project finance projects. Risk assessment including the identification, quantification and where possible suggestion of various strategies to reduce, transfer or mitigate project specific risks. Prepare various reports relating to the transactions including feasibility study outcomes and evaluation outcomes. Marking up various legal agreements and participating in negotiations (supported by external legal advisors). Presentation of investment proposals, feasibility outcomes, negotiation outcomes to the various committees, sponsors, lenders etc. Work with the internal financial modeling team to develop and interpret project finance models and appropriate analysis of various transactions under consideration and the preparation of all the corresponding documents and presentations. Assist in arranging finance for various projects (both debt and equity markets) including interactions with rating agencies, various lenders (e.g. commercial lenders and development finance institutions) and various shareholders. Play a leading role in the due diligence of various projects (supported by external advisors including legal, technical, and empowerment advisors). Coordinate the transaction advisory team to ensure execution and closing of projects; to develop the Company's financial advisory and commercial project management competencies; take an active role in business development and tenders with the objective to build a strong pipeline of projects and opportunities; to assist with general project management onprojects as may be required. Technical skills required: Commercial sense and sound business acumen. Problem-solving oriented; ability to work on own initiative and take accountability for own actions. Self-starter and results driven; highly organized and structured, logical, and lateral thinker. Team player, with exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to influence and add value. Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel (proficiency in VBA desirable), Word&PowerPoint. Ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines and handle a high volume of work. Strong project management skills; excellent work ethic. Effective communicator with excellent verbal and written communication skills. A Consultant will be in touch if you are shortlisted for the position. Please consider your application unsuccessful should you not have been contacted within 2 weeks. We will keep your CV on our database and contact you should you match the criteria of any other vacancies. #J-18808-Ljbffr