JS Careers have been engaged to source an Associate Director – Credit Risk, Corporate Finance. This role will be responsible for assessing, structuring and managing credit risk across a portfolio of complex corporate finance transactions. The role will have exposure to a broad range of infrastructure and project finance transactions, including energy, renewables, utilities, transport, telecommunications, resources and other major infrastructure assets.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead detailed credit assessments of new and existing corporate finance transactions, including financial, commercial, operational and counterparty risk analysis.
- Analyse project structures, cash flows, debt service capacity, financial models, security packages, contractual arrangements and downside scenarios.
- Provide independent credit risk input into the structuring and negotiation of corporate finance transactions from origination through to financial close.
- Manage and monitor credit risk across an allocated portfolio.
- Prepare high-quality credit papers and recommendations for senior credit committees and delegated approval authorities.
- Ensure adherence to credit policies, risk appetite, regulatory requirements and internal governance frameworks.
- Build solid relationships with origination, relationship management, legal, treasury, portfolio management and broader risk teams.
Suitable candidates will possess :
- Degree in finance, economics, accounting, engineering, business or a related discipline.
- Typically 7+ years' experience in credit risk, project finance, infrastructure finance, investment banking or a related field.
- Experience assessing or executing complex financing transactions involving infrastructure, energy, renewables, resources, transport, utilities or other capital-intensive projects.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex credit issues clearly to senior stakeholders and credit committees.
For further information, please contact Henry Smith (
[email protected]) or Mark Reece (
[email protected]) at JS Careers.
📌 Associate Director – Credit Risk, Corporate Finance (Sydney)
🏢 JS Careers
📍 Sydney