Senior Manager Project Finance

About the Company

Our client is a leading advisory and project finance firm supporting the development, financing, and execution of infrastructure, energy, and industrial projects across Africa. The team works closely with developers, investors, lenders, and sponsors to deliver high-impact transactions throughout the project lifecycle.

Position Overview

Our client is seeking an experienced Project Finance Manager to lead the execution and delivery of complex project finance and advisory mandates across Africa.

This role combines strong technical project finance expertise with leadership, transaction management, and client engagement responsibilities. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading transaction workstreams, overseeing financial modelling and commercial analysis, managing key client relationships, and mentoring junior professionals.

This opportunity is well suited to a finance professional who enjoys operating at the intersection of technical execution, strategic advisory, business development, and stakeholder management.

Key Responsibilities

Transaction Execution

• Lead the execution of project finance and financial advisory mandates.
• Drive transaction processes from origination through financial close.
• Support transaction structuring and strategic decision-making.
• Ensure successful delivery of multiple concurrent mandates.

Financial Modelling & Analysis

• Build, review, and challenge complex financial models.
• Oversee valuation, feasibility, and commercial analysis activities.
• Evaluate project risks, sensitivities, and financing structures.
• Present findings and recommendations to clients and stakeholders.

Client Relationship Management

• Build and maintain strong client relationships.
• Act as a trusted advisor throughout the transaction lifecycle.
• Engage directly with sponsors, lenders, investors, and project stakeholders.
• Ensure high levels of client satisfaction and delivery excellence.

Business Development

• Support new business origination and proposal development.
• Contribute to client acquisition and growth initiatives.
• Identify opportunities within existing client portfolios.
• Assist in expanding the firm's market presence across Africa.

Team Leadership

• Lead and mentor junior team members.
• Review work outputs and provide technical guidance.
• Manage resources across multiple projects and deadlines.
• Foster a high-performance, collaborative team environment.

Stakeholder Coordination

• Work closely with investors, lenders, sponsors, legal advisors, and technical consultants.
• Coordinate due diligence and transaction requirements.
• Facilitate communication between project stakeholders throughout transaction execution.

Requirements

Qualifications

• CA(SA), CFA, or equivalent finance qualification preferred.
• Relevant degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, or a related field.

Experience

• Strong background in project finance, corporate finance, investment banking, or financial advisory.
• Demonstrated transaction execution experience across infrastructure, energy, or industrial sectors.
• Proven experience managing teams and leading projects.
• Track record of managing client relationships and delivering high-quality advisory services.

Technical Skills

• Advanced financial modelling capabilities.
• Strong understanding of project finance structures and funding mechanisms.
• Experience with valuation methodologies and commercial analysis.
• Ability to evaluate and challenge complex financial assumptions and outputs.

Professional Skills

• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation abilities.
• Commercially astute with strong business judgement.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving capability.
• Able to work effectively in a fast-paced, transaction-driven environment.

Key Attributes

• Strategic thinker with strong commercial acumen.
• Relationship-focused and client-centric.
• Confident in senior stakeholder engagements.
• Highly organised and detail-oriented.
• Proactive, driven, and solutions-focused.
• Comfortable managing multiple priorities and deadlines simultaneously.

Location

Africa-focused role with exposure to projects and transactions across multiple markets.

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