Junior Financial Analyst Jobs in Rutherford, NJ (NOW HIRING)

In the Energy Advisory and Project Finance (APF) team, we help energy projects get the funding they need to get off the ground. As countries and clients around the world navigate the energy transition, we provide advice and source funding to help them expand.
For over 20 years, we have been at the forefront of project finance, advising and lending to multi-billion dollar projects, and working on many of the deals highly publicized in the press and, importantly, consistently recognized by our clients. We expect this to continue, with a number of large deals expected to close in the coming years.
The New York based team covers clients and projects across the continents of North and South America. We also have teams globally in Europe, Asia, and Australia. In providing our advice and funding, we collaborate with specialists across the range of energy subsectors in which project finance is utilized including thermal and renewable power generation, LNG, oil and gas pipelines, petrochemicals, refining, and fertilizers.
In addition to our core project finance advisory and lending business, we can support clients with a full spectrum of capital solutions through the wider Global Banking and Investor Services division drawing on colleagues' experience in M&A, Equity Capital Markets, Private Placements, Debt Capital Markets, and Project Bonds.
The role of the position, in the Advisory and Project Finance Team, is to support in the execution and the origination of both advisory and arranging activities in the Energy and Project Finance sector (including oil & gas, petrochemicals and power, including renewables).  
Day to day responsibilities will include, but will not be limited to:
Act as the deal team leader(s) in the execution and origination of both advisory and financing mandates
Provide essential support to deal team leader(s) in the execution and origination of both advisory and financing mandates
Preparation of client pitches and coordination of pitch presentations
Execution of advisory mandates:
Preparation of comprehensive financing strategy
Analysis of financing alternatives/solutions
Optimization of financing structures
Preparation of reports and position papers, including presentations to clients
Review of financial models
Preparation of financial plan for bid submissions
Review and comment on relevant commercial agreements
Review and comment on relevant financing agreements
Negotiations with clients, potential financiers and public sector investors
Management and coordination of project closings
Managing and developing junior staff
Execution of arranging mandates:
Preparation of term sheets
Review of project documentation
Negotiation of loan documentation with clients
Identification of opportunities to improve the bank's profitability from the transaction
Risk analysis
Preparation and presentation of credit applications
Liaising and coordinating with other departments involved in the transaction
Supervision of the closing process
Ongoing support of the transaction post financial close
Maintain a thorough knowledge of the Energy sector, as well as current market conditions and financing trends.
The identification of opportunities in the markets

Technical Skills:
Experience in renewable related financings with a focus on Tax Equity structures
Strong financial modelling skills 
Strong numeracy skills, intimate understanding of accounting concepts, financial statements, cashflows and corporate finance valuation.
Strong credit analysis skills (formal Credit training is a plus)
Computer literacy (MS Office)
Good knowledge of Bloomberg
Competencies:
Strong presentation skills, both orally and in writing
Capacity to understand complex financial structures and familiarity with credit and related legal documentation
Ability to excel in a fast paced, pressure orientated environment and deliver under tight deadlines
Solid understanding of financial markets
Ability to work in a team structure  
Qualifications:
6 years of prior experience in project financing with direct involvement in bid situations financial closes
3 years in developing complex financial models for project finance transactions  
Educational:
Required:
Bachelor's Degree (mathematic, physics, engineering or economy/finance/business) from a top tier university
Desired:
Master's degree