We are currently hiring 2 Associate/Analyst positions within Infrastructure Finance.
The Infrastructure Finance team is part of HSBC Infrastructure Finance, which also encompasses Export Finance, Sustainability Linked Loans and Portfolio Management. HSBC Infrastructure Finance consists of over approx. 160 employees with key hubs in London, Dubai, Riyadh, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia and New York.
The Infrastructure Finance team is an integrated debt team providing a full suite of services to corporates, financial sponsors and governments. The team is active across underwriting, structuring, lending, advisory, rating advisory and structured bonds. Clients are from across all infrastructure sub sectors with support for transport, digital infrastructure, core+, power and utilities, renewables and new transition sectors. Infrastructure Finance plays a critical role in financing the energy transition, with increased provision of financing to key energy transition sub-sectors, to accompany our clients in their decarbonisation journey, monetise the transition and deliver incremental revenue for the bank.
Primary responsibilities of the role include:
1. Support transaction origination: Support deal team leads in assessing new transactions including evaluation of loan and relationship returns, developing suitable financing structures and development of marketing materials.
2. Credit analysis: Conduct credit analysis of potential transactions to assess creditworthiness utilising internal and external rating models. Responsible for development of credit memos and support of all components of the credit approval process.
3. Financial modelling and analysis: Development of financial models to assess potential transactions, perform analysis and present to clients.
4. Support in execution of transactions: Support the team in reviewing due diligence materials, documentation, seeking necessary internal approval and developing relevant materials to support execution. Taking responsibility in leading individual work streams, as appropriate.
5. Distribution: Work with HSBC syndicate desks to successfully syndicate transactions either as principal or debt advisory. Coordination of external parties to complete successful debt raises.
6. Sector and product research: Develop deep understanding of applicable sectors and products through performing detailed company and industry analysis such as benchmarking, profiling credit analysis and investment highlights. The candidate will need to keep abreast of latest dynamics in the sectors tracked, prepare performance summaries and participate in idea generation.
7. Training and development: The candidate will be responsible for supervising the Analysts and Graduates as appropriate, to ensure their ongoing development.
Skills and Experience required:
1. Skills and knowledge in debt financing and credit analysis, preferably in infrastructure sub-sector(s), gained from transaction experience in project finance, acquisition finance, debt advisory, ratings advisory and/or capital markets.
2. High levels of motivation underpinned by an interest and passion for the infrastructure sector.
3. Strong organisational and project management skills, with ability to multitask.
4. Have an understanding of corporate finance or credit analysis including financial covenants, rating agency methodologies, credit metrics and/or valuation.
5. Strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills with a proficiency in financial modelling including operational model, accounting, debt facilities and credit metrics. For Associate role, a track record of building models from scratch preferred.
6. Familiarity with the processes and legal documentation related to project finance, acquisition financing, private placement and/or bond issuance.
7. Understand how to determine the relative pricing on debt and the core underlying drivers in order to devise pricing rationale.
8. Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and market data services (e.g. Bloomberg, FactSet, etc.).
9. A strong understanding of the financial markets, including an understanding of HSBC Group and products.
As a business operating in markets all around the world, we believe diversity brings benefits for our customers, our business and our people. This is why HSBC is committed to being an inclusive employer and encourages applications from all suitably qualified applicants irrespective of ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability/long term health condition, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by local law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.
Within the workplace, you will have access to various employee resource groups which aim to promote and achieve a healthy work/life balance and support our diversity ambitions.
HSBC has in place processes in order to avoid nepotism, which means to avoid creating circumstances in which the appearance or possibility of conflicts of interest may exist within the hiring process.
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