**This position will be under the Employee Referral Program in Hong Kong.

Department: Energy & Real Assets

Team: Energy & Infrastructure Group

Summary
Assist in and contribute to the origination/ execution of project finance transactions (arranging & advisory) in the Energy & Infrastructure Group covering the Asia region, under the supervision of Head of EIG Asia.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in the origination of project finance and related transactions for Greenfield and brownfield projects in the key sectors of Power & Utilities, Oil & Gas, Metals & Mining and Infrastructure, including refinancing and acquisition transactions in the capacity of arranger and underwriter
• Execute all aspects of said transactions, through negotiation of the term sheet, credit process, financial modelling, due diligence, documentation, through to Financial Close
• Generate side business for other departments of Credit Agricole CIB where appropriate in relation to the projects followed, including forex and interest rate hedging, investment banking, trade finance, and DCM business
• Play an active and prominent role in teams providing Financial Advisory to clients
• Mentoring of the Analyst and Associate team, including in relation to the development of high level financial modelling capabilities
• Assist in developing and maintaining new and existing client relationships, in order to support the team in growing business in the region, including preparation of marketing related material

Communication
Key Internal Contacts : ERA / RPC / CIB / DAR/ CLF/ GMD/ GIB / COMPLIANCE

Key External Contacts : Clients / Prospects, Banks and Investors, External Legal and other Advisors when appropriate
 

Systems Used

Internal : OUTLOOK, OFFICE (WORD, EXCEL, ACCESS, POWER POINT), CLIENT LIVE, INTRANET, KIWIS, PHIDIAS, ANADEFI & EUCLID
External : External market intelligence providers; e.g. BNEF, PFI, InfraAsia
 

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Role requires some travel to visit clients in designated areas of responsibility

Degree in Business Administration, Finance or relevant discipline.

• Minimum 5 year experience in structured finance specially with knowledge of the sector 
• Experience in project finance specially with knowledge of the sectors, power and utilities in particular
• Project financing experience and strong modelling skills will be considered favorably
• Experience in dynamic sales environment with strong business development/sales skills
• The ideal candidate would bring strong experience in the key sectors covered by EIG. A candidate with exposure to renewable financing would be a strong plus

• Ability to deal with multi tasks and work within a dynamic and evolving environment
• Excellent influencing and communication skills - both written and verbal
• Strong interpersonal, presentation and influencing skills
• Motivated, Good communicator, Creative, Innovative, Team Oriented

• IT literate
• Mathematically minded
• Superior sales skills (managerial role)
• Extensive market knowledge