Associate / Senior Associate - Project Finance

Foundry Talent Partners; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Foundry Talent Partners seeks a Senior Associate in Sydney with extensive project finance experience to structure and execute complex debt transactions across mining, resources, and infrastructure in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.

The role covers financial modelling, credit submissions, and leading due diligence while mentoring junior team members. A strong track record and relevant qualifications will be highly regarded.

Qualifications

• 2–7+ years' experience in project finance or energy and infrastructure finance within a bank or consulting / advisory firm.
• Strong track record structuring and managing large, complex debt transactions.
• Strong financial modelling capability; able to build, interrogate and stress-test project models.
• Strong credit writing skills and confidence presenting to credit committees and external stakeholders.
• CFA or postgraduate qualifications well regarded.

Responsibilities

• Lead the structuring and ongoing management of complex project finance debt transactions
• Conduct in-depth financial modelling and cash flow analysis for greenfield and brownfield financings
• Prepare credit submissions, term sheets, information memoranda and financing documentation
• Drive due diligence processes, coordinating legal, technical and insurance advisers
• Mentor and develop junior team members through deal execution

Skills

Project finance

Financial modelling

Credit writing

Leadership/mentoring

Stakeholder communication

Education

Finance, law, engineering or related discipline

CFA or related postgraduate qualifications

Job description

Senior Associate, Project Finance - Sydney

A leading bank is looking for an experienced project finance professional to join its Sydney team at Associate or Senior Associate level. The role is focused on structuring, execution and portfolio management of complex large-scale debt transactions across the mining, resources and infrastructure sectors in Australia and the broader Asia-Pacific region.

The role

• Lead the structuring and ongoing management of complex project finance debt transactions
• Conduct in-depth financial modelling and cash flow analysis for greenfield and brownfield financings
• Prepare credit submissions, term sheets, information memoranda and financing documentation
• Drive due diligence processes, coordinating legal, technical and insurance advisers
• Mentor and develop junior team members through deal execution

About you

• 2–7+ years' experience in project finance or energy and infrastructure finance within a bank or consulting / advisory firm
• Strong track record structuring and managing large, complex debt transactions
• Strong financial modelling capability; able to build, interrogate and stress-test project models
• Strong credit writing skills and confidence presenting to credit committees and external stakeholders
• Tertiary qualifications in finance, law, engineering or a related discipline; CFA or postgraduate qualifications well regarded

A competitive salary package will be negotiated for the successful candidate.