Associate Director

Job description

• Act as Project Finance deal team lead for the assigned projects from inception of a project approved by senior management, assessing financiability and related financing restructuring, and refinancing as required.
• Responsible for the entire financing cycles and process, financial close and subsequent covenants compliance.
• Work closely with other departments, including financial modelling, tax, legal, and business development, to ensure successful execution of financing mandates.
• Responsible for negotiation, documentation and closing.
• Responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with all JKP relationship banks, including project finance lenders, guarantee providers and account banks.
• Support business development in commercial negotiations with third parties as required.
• Oversee the appointment and management of other third-party advisors related to the financing function – this may include tax and accounting, and financial advisors.
• Assist the team leader in data analysis and providing relevant information for internal reporting to group management.

Qualification

• Minimum 15 years’ experience in project finance and/or structured finance with a top tier international bank and/or highly recognized developer in renewable industry or in and infrastructure sector. Hands-on experience in non recourse financingin the Middle East is a plus.
• Demonstrated successful track record as lead in terms negotiation and documentation.
• Outstanding communication skills and relationship management, internal and external.
• Result driven and creative in solution alternatives.
• Passionate to deliver and excel.
• Demonstrated capability in working as a team and in cultural sensitive environment.
• Qualifications in accounting, legal or engineering is not required by preferred.
• Bachelor degree from an internationally ghit Recognized university is a must