Financial Modelling Assistant Manager

Forvis Mazars in Australia; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Forvis Mazars' APAC Energy & Infrastructure team is seeking a Financial Modelling Assistant Manager to lead and deliver complex financial models for infrastructure and renewable energy projects, from bid to operation. You will work with sponsors, banks and investors, ensuring robust modelling and clear documentation.

The role requires training in best practice financial modelling, sector knowledge, and the ability to translate data into reliable forecasts.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial modelling and bid-stage modelling.
• Understanding of project finance, leasing, and energy sector trends.
• Knowledge of IFRS/GAAP accounting and tax basics.
• Ability to integrate data from databases into Excel models.

Responsibilities

• Deliver financial model builds and transaction advisory engagements.
• Manage day-to-day portfolio of modelling assignments across projects.
• Develop and deliver high-quality modelling outputs for clients.

Skills

Financial modelling

Project finance

Excel

Communication

Tax and accounting

Tools

Excel

Job description

Forvis Mazars' APAC Energy & Infrastructure team has an opportunity for a Financial Modelling Assistant Manager like you.
Forvis Mazars is a leader in audit, tax and advisory services, operating worldwide across 100+ countries and territories. Join our 40,000+ strong team to grow your career throughglobal opportunities, diverse projectsandcontinuous learning. Belong to asupportive environmentwhere your unique perspective is valued and success comes from working together. Impact with your bold ideas and helpdrive us forward.
The APAC Energy & Infrastructure team works with sponsors, investors and banks to create and maintain strong financial structures for projects. We apply this throughout the project lifecycle, from development and financial close through to the operating phases of projects. The team has built up an extensive track record in project finance transactions in over 30 markets, supporting investment funds, developers, global contractors and other sponsors and lenders.
Forvis Mazars is one of the leading financial modelling (build and audit) firms in the project finance market, and is recognised by lenders and investors for the quality and integrity of its model reviews, and inclusion of sector-specific expertise in its analysis. The team works closely with clients and their advisors in developing the financial model to drive decision making and forecasting valuations, in the context of debt and equity transactions. We focus on providing comprehensive insight to bidders and investors as to the scoping, structuring, and allocation of risk in projects so as to make them robust and enduring investments.
About the role:
Responsibility for the delivery of model build and transaction advisory engagements

• Assume day-to-day responsibility for a portfolio of the financial model build assignments across infrastructure and renewable energy sectors for projects at bid stage, financial close and in operations
• Ensure work plans are in place and followed including approach, test plan, quality control, allocating resources and complying with internal risk management procedures
• Work within small project teams to develop and deliver financial modelling solutions for our clients
• Output is of a high standard and the client is satisfied
• We would expect you to specialise in model build but also deliver financial model training

Develop and sustain own competencies needed to perform the above role, including completing training.
The ideal candidate will have:

• Prior training in best practice financial modelling (essential)
• Previous sector expertise - desirable
• Understanding of client / industry / features, issues, and trends in the project finance industry and the renewable energy sector.
• Understanding of project finance and project documentation, project structures
• Understanding of tax and accounting
• Knowledge of basic tax and IFRS/GAAP accounting - desirable
• Other desirable skills
• Experience of integration of databases and other data sources into excel spreadsheets - desirable

Core skills

• Highly numerate - familiar with analysing complex financial models
• Communication - written and oral. Track record of writing clear, accurate, and logically structured reports in English