Project Finance Debt Financial Advisory Vice President

BBVA; New York (NY); On-site; USD 190,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Generous employee benefits

Job summary

BBVA USA, a global financial institution with a long history, is expanding its New York team to focus on debt advisory for offshore wind and energy transition projects. The role centers on origination, structuring, and end-to-end execution of transactions, including project finance, acquisition finance, and potential future M&A scope.

Ideal candidates bring 6–8 years in debt advisory or lending + advisory roles, strong financial modelling, and English fluency; Spanish is a plus.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Finance or MBA preferred.
• 6-8 years experience in debt advisory, project finance or related advisory/financing roles.
• Fluency in English; Spanish a plus.

Responsibilities

• Origination: support group strategy, assist in client relationships and marketing collateral.
• Execution: structure and end-to-end execution of transactions, lead in deal materials.
• Liaison with external advisors for due diligence and deal documentation.
• Mentoring and training of junior team members; cross-functional coordination.

Skills

Financial modelling

Analytical skills

English fluency

Interpersonal skills

Team collaboration

Education

Master's degree in Finance

MBA or Finance specialization

Tools

FINRA SIE

Series 79

Series 63

Job description

Excited to grow your career?BBVA is a global company with more than 160 years of history that operates in more than 25 countries where we serve more than 80 million customers. We are more than 121,000 professionals working in multidisciplinary teams with profiles as diverse as financiers, legal experts, data scientists, developers, engineers and designers.About the job:TEAM BACKGROUND:With strong ambitions in sustainability and in an effort to help clients successfully navigate a dynamic market environment, BBVA CIB’s financial advisory unit has set up a specialized group with a focus on offshore wind power and energy transition/cleantech sectors (particularly those involving new or nascent technologies such as battery/energy storage, carbon capture utilization & storage, low-carbon hydrogen, transport electrification and biofuels). The group, currently based in Europe, has global geographic coverage serving a large and diversified client base (corporates and financial sponsors).To better serve clients in the USA and Canada, this advisory group is looking to have on-the-ground presence with a new team being formed in New York City (NYC). Furthermore, given the specificities of the local markets and BBVA presence (including a large PF lending team in NYC), coverage for this new team will also include conventional energy, established renewables and infrastructure sectors. The team will focus primarily on debt advisory (project finance, acquisition finance, refinancing), with potential to include asset-specific M&A scope in the future.The role comes with high internal and external visibility together with strong career growth potential reflecting BBVA’s talent development focus.JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:OriginationAssistance in formulation of group strategy and deal targetingHelping originate, maintain and strengthen relationships with clients, potential clients, lenders (banks and institutional investors), tax equity/tax credit investors & due diligence advisorsParticipation in marketing efforts and preparation of pitches/presentation materials (both internal and external)Coordination with internal teams (e.g. coverage, Project Finance lending, syndication, Global Markets) to identify opportunities or propose new business ideas and to help convert these into mandatesExecutionKey role in structuring and end-to-end execution of transactions, including full ownership of certain deliverablesCommunication with clients on transaction aspects for which the person is responsibleSupervision of financial modelling workstream and related analyses (optimisation, sensitivities, valuations, model audit)Lead role in preparation of deal materials (e.g. information memoranda, info for sponsor and lender approvals)Assistance in financing and project documentation review and negotiationsLiaison and coordination with external advisors for due diligence completionGeneralTraining and mentoring of junior members of the team (associate/analyst/interns)Fostering cross-selling of CIB products working in coordination with other relevant CIB teamsOverseeing and contributing in internal and external administrative tasksTravelling will be required as part of the role for internal and external meetingsQualificationsAcademic background and previous experienceMaster's degree (desirable: MBA or specialisation in Finance)6-8 years' experience in debt advisory (particularly project finance and acquisition finance) or combined lending + advisory role and/or M&A advisory, with a solid deals list (including financing structures with tax equity/tax credit)Experienced associates or junior VPs at investment banks, advisory firms, commercial banks (including those with lending + advisory experience) and from the sponsor/developer side (funds/utilities) will be most relevant for this role.Technical knowledge and languagesStrong financial modelling expertise (project finance, valuation, capital stack including tax credits) and analytical skillsFluency in English (oral and written)Proficiency in Spanish would be a plus (but not a prerequisite)Licenses:FINRA SIE, Series 79, and Series 63 licenses requiredSoft skillsInterpersonal skills with ability to work directly with clients and also being able to supervise and mentor junior internal resourcesTeam player but also comfortable working independently with limited supervision when neededMulti-tasker and able to work under time pressureAbility to work with cross-functional and cross-geographic teamsAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.With respect to this position in our New York Office, the expected base salary ranges from $190,000 to $220,000. 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