Project Finance Banking - Energy - Vice President

MUFG Americas; Newark (NJ); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Vice President for their Project Finance Team, focusing on North American Power markets. This dynamic role requires a strong background in project finance, particularly in renewable and power assets. The ideal candidate will excel in analytical thinking and possess excellent communication skills. You will contribute to debt financing transactions, lead due diligence processes, and build client relationships. Join a forward-thinking company that values innovation and collaboration, where your expertise will help shape the future of project finance in a rapidly evolving market.

Benefits

Comprehensive health benefits

Retirement plans

Educational assistance

Paid maternity and parental leave

Paid vacation and sick days

Qualifications

• 5+ years in financial services, preferably in project finance.
• Strong analytical and communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Originate and execute debt project financing transactions.
• Lead due diligence and assess risks for transactions.
• Develop client relationships and provide mentorship.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Financial Modeling

Negotiation Skills

Project Finance Knowledge

Risk Assessment

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration

Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Tools

Financial Analysis Software

Cash Flow Analysis Tools

Job description

Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count?

Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world’s leading financial groups. Across the globe, we’re 120,000 colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community we serve. We stand for our values, building long-term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world.

With a vision to be the world’s most trusted financial group, it’s part of our culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed and agility. This means investing in talent, technologies, and tools that empower you to own your career.

Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded.

The selected colleague will work at an MUFG office or client sites four days per week and work remotely one day. A member of our recruitment team will provide more details.

MUFG is an expert in project finance, supporting clients in acquiring, building, or recapitalizing assets in the power, energy, natural resources, transportation, social infrastructure, and digital infrastructure sectors. We have one of the most active project finance businesses in the world and have consistently been ranked the #1 overall project finance bank in the Americas since 2009.

The project finance team comprises approximately 70 individuals who actively originate, structure, and execute debt project financing transactions. Project finance transactions include bank loan arranging, senior notes placement or bookrunning, institutional loan bookrunning, and project finance advisory services. Transactions often also involve interest rate and currency derivatives. The team works closely with dedicated partners in MUFG’s debt capital markets and global markets teams to seamlessly deliver debt financing and risk management solutions for clients across markets.

Job Description:

We are seeking a dynamic, thoughtful and collaborative professional to join our Project Finance Team as Vice President, covering North American Power markets. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in project finance, with a focus on North American renewable and power asset class. This role requires strong analytical skill both quantitative and qualitative, logical thinking and writing ability, good understanding about the industry and finance market dynamics, and ability to communicate well with relevant parties.

Key Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the origination and execution of debt project financing transactions, working closely with Managing Directors and Directors.
• Identify and review new business opportunities, leading the process of screening new deals with senior management for approval.
• Establish client relationships and work with clients regularly, including attending in-person client meetings.
• Lead the development of business screening memorandum to screen new transactions working with associates and analysts.
• Lead all aspects of transaction due diligence working with associates / analysts, including assessing commercial, structural and legal risks; reviewing project contracts and legal memorandum; assessing market risks; reviewing market studies; assessing technical risks; reviewing engineering reports; assessing environmental and social risks; conducting cashflow analysis by developing and using financial model; and assessing sponsor and counter-party credit risks by reviewing financial statements.
• Lead day to day execution process of mandated transactions seeking necessary guidance from Managing Directors/ Directors.
• Evaluate, understand, mitigate, and articulate risks associated with project financing transactions based on the due diligence. Use balanced and good judgments on the matters required to execute transactions, while seeking guidance from Managing Directors / Director on the matters that require their judgments.
• Advise clients on matters pertaining to commercial and financial structure, and operating requirements in order to achieve suitability for non-recourse debt financing that meets client objectives.
• Perform credit ratings analysis and assist in obtaining credit ratings for transactions involving debt capital markets.
• Lead developing, reviewing, analyzing, and negotiating term sheets and financing documentation while seeking guidance from Managing Directors / Directors as needed.
• Lead the development of internal credit memo summarizing and articulating: commercial rational; key risks and mitigants; cashflow analysis; project contracts analysis; and counterparty credit analysis; and other key aspects the bank should be aware in executing transactions, working with associates and analysts.
• Lead the development of financing transaction marketing materials, including rating agency presentations, lender and investor presentations, and information memoranda.
• Own and manage processes required for compliance and execution, including profitability analysis, committee approvals, legal due diligence, KYC, and closing checklists.
• Deliver seamless transaction execution with limited oversight in all respects, including origination, diligence, analysis, structuring, approvals, closing, syndication, and liaising with various relevant internal and external partners.
• Serve as a control and audit function for internal and external work product.
• Provide mentorship and training to Associates and Analysts.
• Act as a role model for colleagues and junior staff; be the embodiment of MUFG’s client-centric culture.

Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Engineering, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field.
• A minimum of 5 years of work experience (typically 7+) in the financial services industry; preferably in project finance, with full involvement in marketing, execution, due diligence, documentation, credit analysis, and credit administration, managing approval requirements and processes, and effectively interacting with clients.
• Familiarity with the “big picture”, anticipating workflow rather than acting reactively.
• Proactive, resourceful self-starter capable of rapidly learning new systems and processes and working effectively in a team environment.
• Strong analytical skills both quantitative and qualitative.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong capability to logically assess, summarize and articulate all aspects of the risks and make balanced judgments.
• Strong work ethic and ability to pay careful attention.
• Capacity to consistently communicate professionally, tactfully, and effectively with clients, third-party advisors, and colleagues.
• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure in a high-intensity environment and effectively manage/prioritize and deliver on multiple streams of workflow while maintaining a high degree of attention to detail and accuracy in all respects.
• Structuring and negotiating skills; well-versed in credit documentation.
• Advanced financial modeling and cash flow analysis experience.
• Understanding of key products (Loans, Bonds, Interest Rates Swap, and Foreign Exchange).

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

The typical base pay range for this role is between $180K - $270K depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location. This role may also be eligible for certain discretionary performance-based bonus and/or incentive compensation. Additionally, our Total Rewards program provides colleagues with a competitive benefits package (in accordance with the eligibility requirements and respective terms of each) that includes comprehensive health and wellness benefits, retirement plans, educational assistance and training programs, income replacement for qualified employees with disabilities, paid maternity and parental bonding leave, and paid vacation, sick days, and holidays.

MUFG Benefits Summary

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to leveraging the diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experience of our workforce to create opportunities for our colleagues and our business. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender expression, gender identity, sex, age, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran and military status, disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status of an individual or that individual’s associates or relatives that is protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.