Project Finance Manager

Job title:

Project Finance Manager

Company

National Treasury Management Agency

Job description

Necessary arrangements can be made at interview stage to accommodate the needs of candidates with disabilities. If you are having difficulty uploading your CV online or in fully accessing any information on this site please emailRole ProfileJob Title: Project Finance ManagerDivision/Function: National Development Finance Agency (“NDFA”)
Reports to: Sector Head Financial Advisory, NDFA
Job Family: Project Finance, Corporate Finance and Advisory ServiceCareer Stream: Professional
Career Zone: Professionals/Specialists
Job Type: Permanent** Closing Date for Applications: 20/02/25 **Summary of the Business
The National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) provides asset and liability management services to the Irish Government. It has evolved from a single function agency managing the National Debt to a manager of a complex portfolio of public assets and liabilities.
Businesses managed by the NTMA include borrowing for the Exchequer and the management of the National Debt, the State Claims Agency, the New Economy and Recovery Authority (“NewERA”), the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, National Development Finance Agency and the NTMA Future Ireland Funds business unit with responsibility for the management of the Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund.
The NTMA also assigns staff to the National Asset Management Agency, the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) and Home Building Finance Ireland (HBFI).Working at the NTMA offers excellent benefits including:

• Flexible work options including hybrid working and variable work hours

• An extensive wellbeing programme
• Excellent learning and development opportunities that allow for full career development within the organisation
• A diverse range of initiatives: LGBT+, Gender Matters, Disability Awareness, Sports & Social, Volunteering and lots more

• Reimbursement of annual professional membership fees
• Career average Defined Benefit Pension Scheme

Role Summary:
The NDFA is seeking a suitable candidate for a project finance manager role with relevant experience. The successful candidate will work with senior colleagues engaging with public sector bodies providing financial and commercial advice to assist the delivery of major capital projects and programmes under various forms of delivery including Exchequer funded projects, PPPs, concessions and joint ventures. It is essential that the successful candidate has clearly demonstrated an ability to develop professional working relationships with clients to meet objectives and project delivery requirements. A track record in advisory and/or banking, particularly with project finance transactions or similar, is desirable.Key Responsibilities:
Some of the key tasks the successful candidate will be required to perform include, inter alia:

• Project structuring and delivery: support senior colleagues as they assist clients on scoping and developing projects through the full project life cycle. This work may include determining project requirements, cost benefit / effectiveness evaluations, financial, commercial and risk assessments to inform project structure and delivery.
• Financial modelling: prepare whole life financial models and develop and test payment mechanisms for infrastructure projects.
• Contract development: support senior colleagues with the preparation of financial requirements for procurement/contract documentation for projects.
• Funding market engagement: support senior colleagues in engaging with prospective funders, maintain an active engagement with debt/equity funding markets for capital projects.
• Negotiation: support senior colleagues negotiating commercial terms for contract documentation.
• Stakeholder management: support senior colleagues to actively maintain strong relationships with clients, both in managing current business engagements and developing future opportunities.
• General advisory work: undertake general financial advisory and evaluation work on behalf of key stakeholders as required, including financial statement analysis, financial robustness assessments, market analysis and options analysis.
• Advising on environmental, social, and corporate governance requirements that are relevant to the financing of major capital projects.
• Reports/memos: research and prepare reports/memos for senior management on a wide variety of issues.

Knowledge and Experience:

• Relevant third level degree.
• Chartered membership of relevant professional body or equivalent desirable e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CFA.
• At least 5 years relevant experience in a financial advisory role and/or banking and/or sustainable finance and/or in supporting delivery of major capital projects and programmes.

Skills:

• Excellent numerical and analytical skills, together with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to guide and influence others.
• A positive team member with an ability to collaborate with colleagues, multi-disciplinary advisory teams, and stakeholders.
• Excellent communications (written, oral and presentation) skills.
• Commercially minded, innovative, decisive and highly organised.
• An ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously, deal with conflicting agendas and meet deadlines.

Pension Abatement
If an appointee has previously been employed in the Civil or Public Service and that appointee is entitled to or in receipt of a pension from the Civil or Public Service or where a Civil/Public Service pension comes into payment during the appointee’s re-employment that pension will be subject to abatement in accordance with Section 52 of the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and other Provisions) Act 2012.Please note: In applying for this position, you are acknowledging that you understand that the abatement provisions, where relevant, will apply. It is not envisaged that the employing Department/Office/Body will support an application for an abatement waiver in respect of appointments to this position.Applicants will be required to complete a pre-employment declaration to confirm whether they have previously availed of a Public sector pension scheme.The NTMA is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We recognise that a diverse and inclusive workplace informs better decision making, creative thinking, innovation and drives business performance. We are strongly committed to ensuring that our workforce is representative of our society.The NTMA is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We recognise that a diverse and inclusive workplace informs better decision making, creative thinking, innovation and drives business performance. We are strongly committed to ensuring that our workforce is representative of our society.

Expected salary

Location

Ireland

Job date

Sat, 08 Feb 2025 03:02:15 GMT

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