Debt & Capital Advisory - Associate

Department Overview:
The position is within the London-based team of the London team of the DC&A business of ING Bank which is part of the bank’s wider Corporate Finance business within the Capital Markets and Advisory division. D&CA is the bank’s in-house debt advisory product.

Main Duties and Responsibilities of Role:

The role will include the following tasks, typically under the supervision of an experienced debt advisory team leader:

• Building and running detailed cash flow models in MS Excel;

• Assisting in preparation of Preliminary Information Memorandum and other documentation for prospective lenders as well as in reviewing outputs produced by the client’s DD advisors on debt advisory mandates;

• Assisting in preparation of pitch material in support of team bidding for new advisory mandates;

• Assisting in other tasks required to ensure a timely completion of advisory mandates;

• Collaboration with other CMA product teams particularly M&A and sector lending teams in EMEA;

• The successful candidate will be expected to travel from time to time.

Candidate Profile

Qualification/Education 

• Essential: University degree (BA/MA or equivalent), background in finance, economics and ability to work in an international environment. 

• Desirable: Background in or familiarity with the energy industry, particularly renewable energy, energy storage, trading, low carbon and energy transition technologies.

Experience/Knowledge

Essential:

• Experience from a bank, accounting/consultancy firm or on the buyside preferably in a debt advisory and/or project finance team, for at least three years. 

• Experience in building complex financial models for acquisition/structured/project finance transactions.

• Fluent in English (strong writing and presenting skills)

Desirable:

• The experience above acquired from working in the energy sector. 

• At least one foreign (European) language at working proficiency level. 

Personal Competencies

• Essential: Self-starter, proactive and problem-solving mindset with strong sense of ethics and responsibility. Team player

• Desirable: Interest in growing within a commercial banking environment and in developing client skills

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