AVP - Project Finance

Michael Page; Dubai; Hybrid; AED 250,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international bank seeks an Assistant Vice President who will support transaction execution and marketing within the Structured Finance team. The role involves substantial analytical, communication, and project management tasks to handle various structured financing products, targeted particularly within the GCC market.

Benefits

Hybrid and flexible working

Competitive paid leave

Private medical and life insurance

Mental wellbeing support

Career progression opportunities

Ambitious remuneration package

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of relevant experience
• Knowledge of structured finance and legal documentation
• Experience in large financial institutions or finance roles

Responsibilities

• Support transaction execution, marketing, and business origination.
• Manage client-facing elements, including financial modelling and client meetings.
• Assist VP-ED level employees in structured finance transactions.

Skills

Analytical skills

Financial analysis

Project management

Attention to detail

Job description

The Assistant Vice President role supports transaction execution, marketing, and business origination. It demands strong analytical skills for tasks like financial analysis, modelling, due diligence, and legal documentation support. Additionally, effective communication is essential for collaboration across internal teams (e.g., Credit, Syndications, Operations) and external client interactions.

Client Details

An international bank

Description
The role sits within the Structured Finance team, reporting into the Head of Structured Finance. The role involves assisting on marketing, transaction origination, and execution of structured financing, with a strong focus on transactions in the GCC. Origination includes all structured products in sectors such as greenfield and brownfield finance, asset acquisition finance, refinancing, DCM (both private and public), and Hedging. This role provides support to VP-ED level employees managing transactions, including analysis and administration tasks, with significant knowledge and responsibility. Lending roles include structured finance lending as MLA/lead bank and coordinator, as well as documentation bank, technical bank, and/or agent.

There is a client-facing element, including gathering information (KYC, DD), financial modelling, presenting analysis, and attending client meetings or calls as appropriate.

Profile
- 3-5 years of relevant experience
- Knowledge of structured finance, especially legal documentation involved
- Experience in large financial institutions, industry, advisory, or finance roles
- Strong numerical and financial skills
- Methodical, meticulous, with attention to detail
- Strong project management skills, experienced in Financial Close, CP process, Documentation process
- Language skills are a plus

Job Offer
- Hybrid and flexible working
- Competitive paid leave
- Benefits supporting physical wellbeing, including private medical and life/invalidity insurance
- Mental wellbeing support, including counseling and coaching services
- Learning, development, and career progression opportunities
- Ambitious remuneration package

Skills

project finance