Senior Financial Advisor

• Power the future, together with ENGIE!
• Join our Acquisitions, Investment & Financial Advisory team in Australia!
• Hybrid & located at our Freshwater Place offices in Southbank

ENGIE is a global energy player with over 97,000 employees across more than 30 countries. All of our teams’ efforts are unified in support of the transition to a carbon-neutral economy, by providing innovative energy solutions to households, businesses and communities.

Our global ambition, as a pioneer of the renewable energy transition, is to champion carbon-neutral energies and achieve an affordable, reliable net-zero energy system by 2045.

Zero. You may think it’s nothing, but to us at ENGIE… zero is everything!

The opportunity:

As an integral member of the Acquisitions, Investments & Financial Advisory (AIFA) team, the Senior Financial Advisor will collaborate with the team to evaluate a diverse range of investment opportunities for ENGIE ANZ. This role will involve leading the valuation and risk analysis of new investment, as well as structuring and executing M&A and project financing transactions across significant energy projects and strategic initiatives undertaken by ENGIE ANZ.

The Senior Financial Advisor, will report to the Head of AIFA ANZ, and will leverage your well developed skills in project financing, financial and commercial due diligence on deals, financial modelling, and the negotiation and execution of financing arrangements for major transactions. You will engage with a variety of internal and external stakeholders in an organisation that is at the forefront of the energy transition.

Responsibilities will include:

• Develop and sensitise robust project financial models in line with AIFA best practices and Group investment guidelines
• Analyse, evaluate and recommend financing options and proposals as they relate to a organic project development or other funding needs.
• Conduct financial Due Diligence on M&A opportunities, including coordination of external financial advisors
• Calculate valuation as well as accounting impacts (net debt, COI, ROCE, Net Results, profit on disposal) of investment decisions, contributing to quality and uniformity of valuation methods
• Advise and assist internal stakeholders in understanding appropriate risk allocation, bankability of terms and conditions of various project contracts and provide general structuring advice and optimization of returns
• Assist the business development decision making process, identifying key financial indicators to be applied and monitored for investment decisions.
• Liaise directly with business development, finance and tax to understand and develop business plans and relevant assumptions, scenarios and sensitivities, including the accounting and tax treatment, and assess their impact on the project

 About you:

• Demonstrable experience in a similar role within energy, infrastructure, banking or an advisory firm
• Ability to manage a diverse and complex set of stakeholders, advise and influence decisions
• Advanced modelling skills and relevant qualifications such as CFA, Engineering, Economics
• Ability to manage multiple parties with minimal support including banks, consultants, lawyers as well as internal stakeholders (management, business development, legal, technical, insurance, tax and accounting) to bring transactions to conclusion in a challenging environment
• Ability to support multiple projects of varying maturity at the same time
• Team player, collaborative, with a long term view on career and passion for the energy transition

Next Steps:
If this sounds like the role for you, we welcome your application.

All applicants must have unlimited rights to work in Australia.

Please note we consider applications on an ongoing basis and therefore encourage you to apply at your earliest opportunity.

ENGIE is an equal opportunity employer, promoting diversity and committed to creating an inclusive environment for all. All applications are screened based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without any regard to origin, age, carer’s responsibilities, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, religion, marital status, health, disability or political opinions.  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people of the LGBTIQA+ community are encouraged to apply. Our differences are our strengths!