Financial Planning Analyst

About the Company

Responsibilities

• ● Build and maintain master financial models for renewable energy projects.
• ● Stress-test models to gauge impact on project profit due to changes in loan interest rates, inflation, tax laws, and power prices.
• ● Gather operational and cost data from internal teams to set baseline inputs.
• ● Compare actual project spending against the approved budget by revising the financial model regularly as the project moves through different phases.
• ● Track variance of financial performance against model predictions to explain gaps and performance drivers.
• ● Build relationships with banking corporations to secure bank funding for long-term project loans and negotiate loan terms, interest rates, payback schedules , and financial rules (covenants).
• ● Lead forecasting and long-term financial planning to improve future project models .
• ● Act as the main point of contact for commercial banks, development banks, and export credit agencies to secure long-term project loans .
• ● Prepare the complete package of loan applications for banks, including detailed information memorandums, financial forecasts, and risk assessments .
• ● Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or Banking, or equivalent professional qualification.
• ● Minimum 5 years of experience in FP&A, finance, or investment analysis .
• ● Proficient in MS Office & Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System such as SAP , etc.
• ● Possess deep understanding of debt structuring, including debt sizing, debt service coverage ratios (DSCR), and cash sweeps .
• ● Possess strong presentation and negotiation skills to pitch projects to bank credit committees.
• ● Experience with renewable energy projects is highly desirable.
• ● Self-driven, meticulous, proactive, good team player, good interpersonal & communication skills with a keen analytical mind.