Project Finance Manager

National Treasury Management Agency; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid work

Wellbeing programme

Learning and development opportunities

Diversity initiatives

Career average Defined Benefit Pension

Job summary

The National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) seeks a Project Finance Manager within the NDFA advisory team to deliver financial and commercial guidance for major capital projects. You will engage with public sector bodies, prepare financial models and advise on PPPs, Exchequer-funded projects, and other delivery forms across climate, education, justice and transport sectors.

The role requires at least 5 years of relevant experience in financial advisory, banking or sustainable finance, and a

Qualifications

• Relevant third level degree in economics, finance, commerce or related discipline.
• Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA, CFA) is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Project structuring and delivery: assist on scoping and developing projects through the full lifecycle.
• Financial modelling: build whole-life financial models for infrastructure projects.
• Contract development: prepare financial requirements for procurement documentation.
• Funding market engagement: engage with debt/equity funding markets for capital projects.
• Negotiation: support terms for contract documentation.
• Stakeholder management: maintain relationships with clients and stakeholders.
• Advising on environmental, social, and governance requirements relevant to financing.
• General advisory work: analysis, market research and options assessment.
• Prepare reports/memos for senior management.

Skills

Numerical skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Organised

Team player

Education

Degree in Economics/Finance

Job description

The NTMA is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We recognise that a diverse and inclusive workplace informs better decision making, creative thinking, innovation and drives business performance. We are strongly committed to ensuring that our workforce is representative of our society.

Cur Síos ar an Ról

Teideal Poist: Bainisteoir Airgeadais Tionscadal

Division/Function: NDFA

Reports to (job title): Project Finance Director

Job Family: Project Finance, Corporate Finance and Advisory Services

Career Stream: Professional

Career Zone: Professionals / Specialists

Contract Type: Permanent

• Closing Date for Applications: 21/08/2026**

Role Profile

Job Title: Project Finance Manager

Summary Of The Business

The National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) provides asset and liability management services to the Irish Government. Businesses managed by the NTMA include borrowing for the Exchequer and the management of the National Debt, the New Economy and Recovery Authority (NewERA), the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA), the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, the Future Ireland Funds and the State Claims Agency. The NTMA also assigns staff to the National Asset Management Agency, the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland and Home Building Finance Ireland. The NDFA provides financial advice to State authorities on capital projects with a capital value over €75 million and is also responsible for the delivery of Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects for State authorities (with certain exceptions such as Transport Infrastructure Ireland). In addition, the NDFA provides asset management services in respect of the operation and maintenance of PPP facilities. It also delivers Exchequer Funded capital projects on behalf of certain State authorities, including the Department of Education and Youth and certain local authorities. Following the publication of the Government’s Accelerating Infrastructure Report and Action Plan, the NDFA will also provide support and assistance to Government Departments and Agencies on major capital infrastructure projects.

Role Summary

The NDFA is seeking to recruit a high calibre finance professional to the position of Project Finance Manager within the financial advisory team. The successful candidate will work with senior colleagues engaging with public sector bodies providing financial and commercial advice to assist the delivery of major capital projects and programmes under various forms of delivery including Public Private Partnerships (PPPs), Exchequer funded projects, concessions and joint ventures, across a diverse range of sectors including climate, education, justice, social housing and transport. It is essential that the successful candidate has clearly demonstrated an ability to develop professional working relationships with clients to meet agreed objectives and project delivery requirements. A track record in advisory and/or banking, particularly with project finance transactions or similar, is desirable.

Key Responsibilities

• Project structuring and delivery: support senior colleagues as they assist clients on scoping and developing projects through the full project life cycle. This work may include determining project requirements and financial, commercial and risk assessments to inform project structure and delivery.
• Financial modelling: prepare whole life financial models for infrastructure projects and develop and test payment mechanisms for individual projects.
• Contract development: prepare financial requirements for procurement/contract documentation for projects.
• Funding market engagement: participate in engagements with prospective funders, maintain an active engagement with debt/equity funding markets for capital projects.
• Negotiation: support senior colleagues negotiating commercial terms for contract documentation.
• Stakeholder management: actively maintain strong relationships with clients, both in managing current business engagements and developing future opportunities.
• Advising on environmental, social, and corporate governance requirements that are relevant to the financing of major capital projects.
• General advisory work: oversee and manage general financial advisory and evaluation work, including financial statement analysis, financial robustness assessments, market analysis and options analysis.
• Reports/memoranda: research and prepare reports/memos for senior management on a wide variety of issues.

Qualifications/Knowledge

• Relevant third level degree, preferably in economics, finance, commerce or other related discipline.
• Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA, CFA) is highly desirable.

Experience

• At least 5 years relevant experience in a financial advisory role, banking or sustainable finance, supporting the delivery of major capital projects and programmes.

Skills

• Excellent numerical and analytical skills, together with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to guide and influence others.
• A positive team member with an ability to collaborate with colleagues, multi-disciplinary advisory teams, and stakeholders.
• Excellent communications (written, oral and presentation) skills.
• Commercially minded, innovative, decisive and highly organised.
• An ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously, deal with conflicting agendas and meet deadlines.

Working at the NTMA offers excellent benefits including:

• Flexible work options including hybrid working and variable work hours.
• An extensive wellbeing programme.
• Excellent learning and development opportunities that allow for full career development within the organisation.
• A diverse range of initiatives: LGBT+, Gender Matters, Disability Awareness, Sports & Social, Volunteering and lots more.
• Reimbursement of annual professional membership fees.
• Career average Defined Benefit Pension Scheme.

The NTMA is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We recognise that a diverse and inclusive workplace informs better decision making, creative thinking, innovation and drives business performance. We are strongly committed to ensuring that our workforce is representative of our society.

Cur Síos ar an Ról

Teideal Poist: Bainisteoir Airgeadais Tionscadal

Rannán/Feidhm: GAFN

Tuairiscíonn do (teideal poist): Stiúrthóir Airgeadais Tionscadal

Fine Post: Airgeadas Tionscadal, Airgeadas Corparáideach & Seirbhísí Comhairleacha

Sruth Gairme: Gairmiúil

Crios Gairme: Gairmithe/Speisialtóirí

Cineál Conartha: Buan

• Dáta deiridh a ghlacfar le hiarratais: 21/08/2026**

Achoimre ar an nGnó

Soláthraíonn Gníomhaireacht Bainistíochta an Chisteáin Náisiúnta (GBCN) seirbhísí bainistíochta sócmhainní agus dliteanas do Rialtas na hÉireann. I measc na ngnóthaí a bhainistíonn GBCN tá iasachtaíocht thar ceann an Státchiste agus bainistiú a dhéanamh ar an bhFiachas Náisiúnta, An tÚdarás um Gheilleagar Nua agus um Théarnamh (“NewERA”), An Ghníomhaireacht Airgeadais d’Fhorbairt Náisiúnta (GAFN), Ciste Infheistíochta Straitéisí na hÉireann, An Ciste um Éire sa Todhchaí, agus An Ghníomhaireacht um Éilimh ar an Stát. Sannann GBCN baill foirne don Ghníomhaireacht Náisiúnta um Bainistíocht Sócmhainní, do Chorparáid Baincéireachta Straitéiseach na hÉireann (SBCI) agus do Mhaoiniú Teaghais-Tógála Éireann (HBFI). An GBCN seirbhíonn le... (continued)

Achoimre ar an bPost

Tá GAFN ag iarraidh gairmí airgeadais den scoth a earcú chuig an bpost Bainisteoir Airgeadais Tionscadal san fhoireann chomhairleach airgeadais. Beidh an t-iarrthóir a n-éireoidh leis nó léi ag obair le comhghleacaithe sinsearacha agus caidreamh a dhéanamh aige nó aici le comhlachtaí san earnáil phoiblí a chuireann comhairle airgeadais agus tráchtála ar fáil chun cabhrú le mórthionscadail chaipitil agus cláir a sholáthar trí chineálacha éagsúla soláthair, ina measc Comhpháirtíochtaí Poiblí-Príobháideacha (CPP), tionscadail arna maoiniú ag an Státchiste, lamháltais agus comhfhiontair, thar raon éagsúil earnálacha, ina measc aeráid, oideachas, ceartas, tithíocht shóisialta agus iompar. Is riachtanach don iarrthóir a n-éireoidh leis nó léi a léiriú go soiléir go bhfuil sé ar a chumas nó a cumas caidrimh oibre ghairmiúla a fhorbairt le cliaint chun cuspóirí comhaontaithe a bhaint amach agus chun ceanglais um sholáthar tionscadal a chur i bhfeidhm. Bheadh cuntas teiste ar chúrsaí comhairleacha agus/nó baincéireachta, go háirithe le hidirbhearta airgeadais tionscadal nó comhchosúla, inmhianaithe.

Príomh-fhreagrachtaí

• Tionscadail a struchtúrú agus a sholáthar: tacú le comhghleacaithe sinsearacha agus iad ag cabhrú le cliaint raon feidhme a leagan amach do thionscadail agus iad a fhorbairt trí shaolré iomlán an tionscadail. D’fhéadfadh sé go mbeadh san áireamh leis an obair sin riachtanais tionscadal a chinneadh agus measúnuithe airgeadas, tráchtála agus riosca mar bhonn eolais do struchtúr agus soláthar tionscadal.
• Samhaltú airgeadais: samhlacha airgeadais saolré a ullmhú do thionscadail bhonneagair agus sásraí íocaíochta do thionscadail aonair a fhorbairt agus a thástáil.
• Forbairt conarthaí: ceanglais airgeadas le haghaidh doiciméid sholáthair/conarthaí a ullmhú do thionscadail.
• Rannpháirtíocht sa mhargadh maoinithe: caidreamh a dhéanamh le maoinitheoirí ionchasacha, caidreamh gníomhach a choinneáil ar bun le margaí maoinithe fiachais/cothromais do thionscadail chaipitil.
• Caibidlíocht: tacú le comhghleacaithe sinsearacha agus téarmaí tráchtála á gcaibidliú acu le haghaidh doiciméid conartha.
• Páirtithe leasmhara a bhainistiú: caidrimh láidre le cliaint a chothabháil go gníomhach, idir ghnó reatha a bhainistiú agus dheiseanna a fhorbairt don todhchaí.
• Comhairle a thabhairt ar cheanglais chomhshaoil, shóisialta agus rialachais chorparáidigh a bhaineann le maoiniú mórthionscadal caipitil.
• Obair chomhairleach ghinearálta: maoirseacht agus bainistiú a dhéanamh ar obair chomhairleach agus meastóireachta airgeadas ghinearálta, lena n-áirítear anailís ar ráitis airgeadas, measúnuithe ar stóinseacht airgeadas, anailís margaidh agus anailís ar roghanna.
• Tuarascálacha/meamraim: taighde a dhéanamh chun tuarascálacha/meamraim a ullmhú don bhainistíocht shinsearach ar raon leathan ábhar.

Cáilíochtaí/Eolas

• Céim tríú leibhéal ábhartha, agus is fearr sin san eacnamaíocht, airgeadas, tráchtáil nó disciplín ghaolmhar eile.
• Tá sé thar a bheith inmhianaithe go mbeidh iarrthóirí ina mbaill i gcomhlacht ghairmiúil ábhartha (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA, CFA).

Taithí

• Ar a laghad 5 bliana taithí ábhartha i ról maidir le comhairleach airgeadais, baincéireacht nó airgeadas inbhuanaithe, ag tacú le soláthar mórthionscadal caipitil agus clár.

Scileanna

• Sárscileanna uimhearthachta agus anailísíochta, chomh maith le hardleibhéal cruinnis agus an-chúram a dhéanamh de mhionsonraí.
• Sárscileanna idirphearsanta agus an cumas daoine eile a threorú agus dul i bhfeidhm orthu.
• Ball foirne dearfach ag a bhfuil an cumas comhoibriú le comhghleacaithe, le foirne ildisciplíneacha agus le páirtithe leasmhara.
• Sárscileanna cumarsáide (scríobh, labhairt agus cur i láthair).
• Duine atá dírithe ar chúrsaí tráchtála, nuálacha, cinntitheach agus an-eagraithe.
• An cumas plé le tionscadail iolracha ag an am céanna, déileáil le cláir oibre a thagann salach ar a chéile agus spriocdhátaí a bhaint amach.

Tá buntáistí den scoth i gceist le hoibriú ag GBCN, ina measc

• Clár fairsing folláine
• Deiseanna foghlama agus forbartha den scoth lena gcumasaítear forbairt ghairme iomlán san eagraíocht
• Raon éagsúil tionscnamh: LGBT+, Cúrsaí Inscne, Feasacht ar an Míchumas, Cumann Spórt agus Sóisialta, Oibriú go Deonach agus go leor eile
• Aisíocaíocht táillí comhaltais gairmiúla bliantúla
• Scéim Sochar Sainithe Pinsin bunaithe ar Mheántulleamh le linn na Gairmréime .

The NTMA is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We recognise that a diverse and inclusive workplace informs better decision making, creative thinking, innovation and drives business performance. We are strongly committed to ensuring that our workforce is representative of our society.