Tasks and Responsibilities
- 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
Requirements
- 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