In Asia Pacific, BNP Paribas is one of the best-positioned international financial institutions with an uninterrupted presence since 1860. Currently with over 18,000 employees* and a presence in 13 markets, BNP Paribas provides corporates, institutional and private investors with product and service solutions tailored to their specific needs. It offers a wide range of financial services covering corporate & institutional banking, wealth management, asset management, insurance, as well as retail banking and consumer financing through strategic partnerships.

Worldwide, BNP Paribas has a presence in 68 markets with more than 193,000 employees. It has key positions in its three main activities: Domestic Markets and International Financial Services (whose retail-banking networks and financial services are covered by Retail Banking & Services) and Corporate & Institutional Banking, which serves two client franchises: corporate clients and institutional investors. Asia Pacific is a key strategic region for BNP Paribas and it continues to develop its franchise in the region.

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POSITION PURPOSE

Associate role within the Loans & Specialized Finance department, to support the origination and execution of project finance opportunities. LSF originates loans from plain vanilla to complex/ structured transactions (including syndicated corporate loans, corporate acquisition loans, project finance loans, leveraged loans, bridge loans, share financings). Within LSF, the Project Finance team originates and executes no/ limited recourse project financing and financial advisory across power and renewables, Oil & gas, infrastructure and other sectors in Asia-Pacific (excluding Australia). Responsibilities Direct Responsibilities

• Origination: Support LSF senior originators (VPs, Directors and Managing Directors) in the origination of loans across Asia-Pacific, including idea generation, prospect identification, initial debt sizing (incl. financial modelling) and pitch book preparation, in coordination with various internal teams
• Execution:
• Draft initial screening memos, credit applications and other internal papers on the transactions, running of pricing models under the supervision of senior team members
• Coordinate appointment of lender advisors and conduct lender due diligence and risk assessment
• Lead financial modelling and financial modelling oversight
• Support in loan structuring, term sheet drafting/ negotiations and financing documentation reviews/ negotiations.
• Responsible for and coordinate all closing and funding related tasks and liaise with other internal teams e.g. KYC on boarding and Coverage/RM\xe2\x80\x99s on completing the internal administrative process for credit application/approval and procedures for funding
• Monitoring: Lead and support transaction monitoring including preparing annual reviews and process waiver requests
• Ensure compliance with Bank\xe2\x80\x99s policies/procedures and regulatory requirements, in particular with regard to the KYC responsibilities and duties, as per relevant policies and procedures
• Other tasks as required or defined from time to time

Contributing responsibilities:

• Liaison with clients/ external parties and other CMG teams /Corporate Coverage as and when required
• Support on cross selling other banking services to client
• Contribute to maintain up to date and accurate data bases, systems, portfolio, pipeline, meeting and other reports as well as financial/income forecasts, budget preparation, etc
• Contribute directly/indirectly to the achievement of LSF\xe2\x80\x99s yearly budget
• Contribute to strict compliance of LSF will all compliance, conduct and other policies
• Support other teams within LSF, on a need basis (in addition to Project Finance) incl. Energy and Natural Resources, Loan Capital Markets and other industries (incl. TMT).

TECHNICAL & BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES

• Strong presentation and communication skills
• Strong proficiency in financial modeling incl. knowledge of accounting
• Strong work ethic with good team / interpersonal skills
• Analytical approach to problem solving
• Strong commitment, ability to work flexible hours and travel

SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS (IF REQUIRED)

• 7 years of experience in project finance/ corporate finance, preferably with exposure to transactions in the Power, Renewable, Oil and Gas and Infrastructure sectors;
• University educated with strong academic background

PRIMARY LOCATION SG-06-Singapore

JOB TYPE Standard / Permanent

JOB SALES DEVELOPMENT

EDUCATION LEVEL Bachelor Degree or equivalent (>= 3 years)

EXPERIENCE LEVEL At least 7 years

REFERENCE INV000662


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(REF: INV000662)