Internship, New Business Development

Job Role/ Expectations

• Support in preparing bids, presentations, and submission documents
• Review RFP documents and provide feedback on the Procurer’s proposed terms
• Run various scenarios in the financial model and audit the output
• Develop cost models and perform cost benchmarking exercises
• Engage with external advisors (financial, legal, tax, and accounting), review their deliverables, and provide feedback
• Coordinate with lenders and provide the required information and data for their assessments
• Participate in discussions with lenders on project due diligence and negotiation of financing terms
• Evaluate financial statements of project stakeholders
• Maintain bid submission trackers and coordinate with stakeholders to obtain status updates

Required Knowledge and Skills:

Accounting & Financial Statement Knowledge

• Understanding of financial statements: balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statement
• Ability to read and interpret profitability, liquidity, leverage, and solvency ratios

Corporate Finance & Valuation

• Basic concepts of time value of money, NPV, IRR, and discounted cash flows
• Knowledge of the cost of capital (WACC), Capital Asset Pricing Model and capital structure basics
• Understanding of equity and debt financing
• Good understanding of DCF, comparable company analysis and precedent transactions

Excel & Financial Modelling Skills

• Strong Excel skills, including formulas, charts, and basic macros
• Ability to build basic financial models: cash flow projections, valuation models, sensitivity analysis

Due Diligence Knowledge

• Ability to review and analyse project documents, financing documents, and advisors’ due diligence reports and identify potential risks and red flags in investment opportunities

Soft Skills

• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong communication skills, especially for presenting analysis
• Curiosity and learning mindset
• Willingness to be actively engaged, participate proactively, and contribute meaningfully to the work