Asset Financial Modeller

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated financial analyst to join their dynamic team. This full-time role focuses on developing and supporting financial models for various assets, ensuring robust performance monitoring and corporate valuation. The successful candidate will engage in complex project finance modeling, assist in consolidating group-wide financial plans, and provide analytical support for investment decisions. With opportunities for travel across Africa, this position offers a unique chance to contribute to impactful projects while honing your financial expertise in a collaborative environment. If you're passionate about finance and looking to make a difference, this role is for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in building and reviewing financial models for project finance.
• Experience in power industry, project finance, or business valuation.

Responsibilities

• Build and run complex project finance-based asset models.
• Support interactions with lenders for disbursement and reporting.
• Provide investment analysis on existing asset portfolio.

Skills

Commercial awareness and acumen

Communication

Team-working

Detail oriented

Structured planning & organising

Resilient

Financial modelling

Reviewing financial statements

Presentation skills

Education

Accounting qualification

MBA or comparable financial certification

Tools

Excel (including VBA)

Job description

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Location: London (UK), Cape Town, Johannesburg (SA) and Nairobi (KE)

Full time Staff Position

The role is responsible for preparing, developing, and supporting the financial models for operating assets, assets under construction and overall corporate valuation to monitor performance, returns and valuations of the business. This role will support project lender obligations post financial close including disbursement and reporting.

This role is based in London, Kenya or South Africa with recurring travel in Africa required.

Main Responsibilities:

• Build, update and run complex project finance-based asset models to support the existing operating assets and assets under construction, including modelling adjustments for actual balance sheets and performance of the assets, changes in construction timelines, business valuation and returns.
• Assist with designing the group-wide consolidated model for the operating assets including alignment with existing long-term incentive plan model.
• Convert models from project finance investment case models to operational models post construction and tracking actuals against investment case.
• Provide training and coaching to local asset teams for their own respective models.
• Support the alignment of the annual three-year business plan models and inputs with the longer-term valuation models for each asset.
• Support interactions with lenders including disbursement requests, waivers, distributions, and reporting.
• Provide investment analysis on existing asset portfolio as required including appraisal of asset improvements/capex programmes.
• Provide input into Investment Committee and Board Papers as required.
• Support the annual corporate valuation exercise.
• Provide other ad-hoc analytical support as may be required, including market / competitor research and analysis to support the assets, business plan and valuation processes.

Skills:

• Commercial awareness and acumen
• Communication, team-working and relationship building
• Detail orientated
• Structured planning & organising
• Resilient, tenacious and achievement focused
• Financial modelling (strong excel skills, including VBA and financial modelling best practice principles and standards)
• Good knowledge and experience of reviewing, preparing and analysing financial statements
• Presentation skills - formally and informally in different settings.

Experience, Knowledge & Qualifications:

• At least five years' experience in building and reviewing financial models for project finance/ complex transactions / asset valuations.
• Experience in at least one of the following areas is essential - power industry, project finance or business valuation.
• Accounting experience / qualification/ MBA or comparable financial certification.
• Previous experience in similar roles in African markets would be preferable.