SVP Project Finance

Page Executive; New York (NY); On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Package

Job summary

Page Executive, based in New York, seeks a senior project finance risk professional to conduct credit assessments across energy and infrastructure sectors. You will analyze financial models, evaluate tax equity structures, and prepare risk memo for global committees.

Requirements include 7 years of project finance experience, strong modeling skills, and fluency in English; Spanish is a plus. The role emphasizes independent oversight and cross-team collaboration in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering or related discipline.
• Minimum 7 years of project finance experience in banking, investment or energy sectors.
• Strong expertise in financial modeling, sensitivity analysis and cash flow forecasting.
• Deep understanding of credit risk analysis, financing structures and project agreements.
• Formal credit training is highly desirable.
• English fluency required; Spanish preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including presenting to executives.

Responsibilities

• Conduct independent credit, financial, structural, and risk assessments of project finance transactions.
• Analyze and validate project finance models and DSCR and other credit metrics.
• Evaluate tax equity and back-leverage financing structures and sponsor buyouts.
• Identify and assess major project risks across construction, regulatory and market factors.
• Prepare credit approval memoranda and risk assessments for risk committees.
• Present analyses to senior risk management and committees.
• Support covenant monitoring, waivers, credit reviews and risk ratings.
• Coordinate with origination, legal, and portfolio teams to enable transactions.
• Ensure credit files are complete and compliant with audits and regulations.

Skills

Financial modeling

Credit risk analysis

Project finance

Excel

Bloomberg

English fluency

Spanish language skills

Communication skills

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering

Advanced degrees advantageous

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Office

Bloomberg

Job description

• Based in New York
• Competitive Package

About Our Client

Global Bank

Job Description

• Conduct independent credit, financial, structural, and risk assessments of project finance transactions across sectors such as renewable energy, energy transition, oil and gas, LNG, pipelines, and infrastructure.
• Analyze and validate project finance models, including revenue assumptions, operating costs, cash flow generation, debt repayment capacity, debt service coverage ratios (DSCR), and other key credit metrics.
• Evaluate tax equity and back-leverage financing structures, including cash flow impacts, allocation of tax benefits, partnership economics, flip structures, and sponsor buyout mechanisms.
• Identify and assess major project risks, including construction, operational, counterparty, regulatory, political, sponsor, geographic, and market-related risks.
• Prepare comprehensive credit approval memoranda and risk assessments for local and global Risk Committees in coordination.
• Present transaction analyses, portfolio reviews, and key credit considerations to senior risk management and committee members.
• Support ongoing portfolio management activities, including covenant monitoring, waiver and amendment requests, credit reviews, and risk rating updates.Maintain portfolio and pipeline reports to provide timely and accurate information to management and stakeholders.
• Partner with origination, syndication, legal, and portfolio management teams to facilitate transaction execution while preserving independent risk oversight.
• Ensure credit files and supporting documentation remain complete and compliant with internal audit, regulatory, and risk management standards.

The Successful Applicant

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, or a related discipline; advanced degrees are advantageous.
• Minimum 7 years of project finance experience within commercial banking, investment banking, credit institutions, or infrastructure and energy sectors.
• Strong expertise in financial modeling, sensitivity analysis, and project finance cash flow forecasting.
• Deep understanding of credit risk analysis, financing structures, project agreements, collateral packages, and financing protections used in project finance.
• Formal credit training is highly desirable.
• English fluency required; Spanish language skills are strongly preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting complex analyses to senior executives and credit committees.
• Ability to manage multiple transactions simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and Microsoft Office; programming knowledge and Bloomberg experience are considered strong advantages.

What's on Offer

Competitive Package