Senior Corporate and Financial Planning Manager

The UK Corporate Finance Manager will be responsible for corporate finance processes for OW in the UK including management of shareholder and external debt, hedges, credit support requirements, insurance and economic modelling support.

MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Management of the modelling and modelling resources for all UK projects and support for the OW UK and Madrid teams including but not limited to:
• Monthly/quarterly models for UK project boards
• Project models for sell-down in UK
• Project models for re-financing in UK
• Project modelling for UK bids (offtake, sites)
• Modelling support for OFTO sale
• Budget updates for the Madrid project controls team
• Provide support to Project Controls teams in UK
• Provide sole support from the UK in the sell-down of any UK project.
• Provide sole support from the UK to the business development team to support bids for sites and offtake.
• Management corporate finance agreements and relationships with shareholders, sponsors and commercial lenders including but not limited to:
• Leading the relationship with commercial lenders on all projects in the UK in construction or development. Support to operational projects where required
• Placing, co-ordination and management of project finance (SHLs, EBLs, Senior Debt)
• UK lead on refinancing activities. Provide support to Madrid Corporate Finance team where required.
• Placing and management of pre-hedges and full hedges on UK projects.
• Management of credit support requirements for all UK projects including but not limited to:
• Placing and management of credit support UK projects
• Management of guaranteed fee agreements and fees for UK credit support
• Management of UK insurance function including
• Ownership of all UK insurance renewals
• Ensuring adequate coverage in place to meet existing business needs
• Management of any ongoing claims through to settlement
• Management of any other support to be provided to UK projects including but not limited to:
• Project support for approvals/investment decisions on UK projects.
• Leading finance committees.
• Management of the UK corporate finance team including but not limited to:
• Ensuring the continuing development of the team
• Setting team and individual objectives
• Quarterly and annual reviews

REQUIRED ACADEMIC SKILLS: University Degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics or Engineering.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 5 years+

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE:

Professional experience of working with an economic modelling for an infrastructure project and project reporting.

Advanced Excel based modelling skills are essential.

Demonstrable Business, economic and financial knowledge/experience, specifically of project finance and equity bridge loans.

Knowledge of energy or other infrastructure projects.

Excellent logical structuring and written communication skills.

OTHER:

DIRECT REPORTS: 4 direct reports

Skills/Competencies: Results Oriented, Excellent Communication Skills.

Languages: The project has an international team of employees, and the working language is English. Candidates need to be fluent in English both spoken and written. Other languages will be highly valued.

Other specifications: Location in Edinburgh, office hours to be discussed.

At Ocean Winds we welcome candidates from all diverse backgrounds and strive for diversity and inclusion. We are dedicated to making our recruitment process as inclusive as possible by making reasonable adjustments to ensure equal opportunities for all candidates.

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