Corporate Finance Analyst / Associate (Energy Infrastructure)

What is this position about?

Within the Energy, Resources & Infrastructure department, to support the origination, technical and environmental assessment and execution of loan capital market opportunities in APAC in the energy transition space (Low Carbon Transition Group) and Energy & Natural Resources. Support senior members of the team in the origination, execution, and management of ERI/LCTG transactions within Asia and support other non-commercial banking activities.

What would be your typical day at BNPP Paribas look like?

• Support senior originators in the origination of loans across Asia-Pacific including in coordination with M&A, IBA Sectors, DCM, ECM
• Support deal execution
• Support term sheet drafting/negotiations and financing documentation reviews/negotiations
• Impeccable conduct and strict individual compliance with all applicable compliance, conduct and other policies.
• Be the first line of defense on Risk/Credit/Compliance
• Other tasks as required or defined from time to time

Contributing Responsibilities

• Liaison with clients/external parties and other teams as and when required
• Support on cross selling other banking services to client
• Contribute to maintain up to date and accurate databases, systems, portfolio, pipeline, meeting and other reports as well as financial/income forecasts, budget preparation, etc.
• Contribute & support directly/indirectly to the achievement of overall ERI’s yearly budget
• Contribute to strict compliance of ERI all compliance, conduct and other policies

Reporting

• Deal by deal reporting to relevant senior team members on specific transactions.
• Permanent non-deal direct reporting to the nominated Director or MD

What is required for you to succeed?

• Strong analytical skills including credit analysis and financial modelling (advanced)
• Good understanding of loan documentation
• Interpersonal skills and ability to lead/mentor juniors in the team.
• Written and verbal communication skills, conciseness
• Ability to build relationships and convince internal and external stakeholders.
• Organization skills, ability to prioritize and meet deadlines and senior team members/customer needs.
• Attention to detail.
• Sense of initiative, proactivity, and knowledge of when to voice out relevant matters.
• Autonomy and ability to solve problems.
• Strong commitment, ability to work flexible hours and travel.
• Work ethics and Integrity

Specific Qualifications

• Direct experience (ideally in structured finance, leveraged finance, project finance etc.) (work experience to be commensurate with the eventual title)
• Any prior project finance / energy transition/ sustainable financing/ natural resources knowledge is a PLUS
• University educated with strong academic background.
• Deep financial modelling experience
• Demonstrated financial analysis and risk analysis skills.
• Mandarin, Bahasa or other Asian language for clients in these countries

About BNP PARIBAS

As the leading European Union bank, and one of the world’s largest financial institutions with an uninterrupted presence in the region since 1860, BNP Paribas offers a wide range of financial services for corporate, institutional and private investors spanning corporate and institutional banking, wealth management, asset management and insurance.

We passionately embrace diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all employees are valued and encourage applicants of all backgrounds, including diversity of origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion applicants who may be living with a disability. We have a number of internal employee networks in place to empower our staff to act and challenge the status quo.

• BNP Paribas PRIDE is highly active in favour of the LGBTQIA+ community
• BNP Paribas MixCity which fosters better representation of women at all levels of the organization
• Ability, the mutual aid network for employees with a disability or a disabling or chronic illness
• BNP Paribas CulturAll which celebrates diverse backgrounds

BNP is committed to financing a carbon-neutral economy by 2050. The Group is a founding member of the Net-Zero Banking Alliance and has set up its own Low Carbon Transition Group to support its clients through their energy transitions.

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