Assistant Projects and Investment Finance Manager

About the role

This role is responsible for finance-related matters for the respective investment teams from [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]'s project development solution, InfraCo, its subsidiaries and projects. Key responsibilities include pre-investment financial review and recommendation, on-going investment support, post-investment financial reporting, valuations management and project disposal/exits while ensuring financial sustainability, efficiency and value for money across the InfraCo's operations as well as compliance with the local tax/audit regulatory requirements.

The Assistant Projects and Investment Finance Manager will lead the finances at shareholder level for a number of project companies and/or funds. They will operate in a matrix environment, partnering with subject matter experts, local finance teams and project leads to deliver commercially attractive investments with transformative social and climate impacts.

The Assistant Projects and Investment Finance Manager will act as an ambassador of [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], displaying and demonstrating the highest ethical and moral standards, while effectively managing and controlling budgets and expenditure in accordance with the Group's policies and procedures. An affinity with impact investment, particularly relating to gender equity and/or climate change, is advantageous.

Role and responsibilities

Leadership, business partnering and management reporting

• Act as finance business partner for specific projects.
• Collaborate with the Financial Controlling Team on controlling services and reporting of InfraCo entities, its subsidiaries and projects.

Investment Support

• Provide financial analysis of investment proposals, including valuation matrices and sensitivity analysis, assessing bankability and financial attractiveness.
• Review and analyse project financial models, providing commercially valuable feedback.
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative due diligence on prospective and current projects.
• Transaction support including delivery of CPs and completion accounts.
• Assist with the completion of investment company year-end audit processes, working with auditors.
• Monitor and report on project and portfolio financial performance.
• Attend board meetings of operating companies and act as an ongoing financial advisor to the project team

Valuation

• Participate in the valuation of prospective and existing investments, applying IPEV principles in either lead or support capacity. Review, propose and challenge business assumptions.
• Support the year-end audit process within [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] and statutory deadlines with external auditors and their valuation specialists for all relevant project valuation models.

Financial Management and Reporting

• Review monthly and year-end financial accounts for InfraCo's subsidiaries and projects.
• Develop and manage project company cash flow forecasts, feeding up to InfraCo and [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] group reports.
• Manage relationships with developer teams and [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] facilities.
• Ensure compliance with local tax and audit regulations.

Qualifications and education requirements

• Educated to degree level.
• Hold a relevant professional qualification, such as a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CA, CMA etc.)

Skills

• Strong analytical and (desirable) financial modeling skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, covering proposals, pitches, reports and advice.
• Knowledge of corporate and/or project finance documentation, SPAs and commercial contracts.
• A personal or professional affinity with impact and/or climate investment is highly advantageous.

Experience

• 3+ years’ post-qualification experience with at least a total 6-7 years of working experience.
• Hands-on experience in relevant finance role (preferably with around 3-4 years at a Big Four firm) in a dynamic multinational environment, ideally in the infrastructure sector, and Africa and/or Asia regions.
• Prior exposure as a finance business partner or advisor for transaction-related investments and project companies e.g. financial and tax due diligence.
• IFRS proficiency with exposure to consolidation or investment accounting dealing with overseas entities.
• Knowledge of Fair Valuation methodologies and experience dealing with overseas entities.

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is an equal opportunities employer and values the diversity of all its employees, associates, owners, service providers and customers.

Applications close on 21 May 2026 00:00 UTC+0