Project Finance Associate
Main responsibilities:
- Develop financial models, including cash flow projections, sensitivity analyses, macros, and risk assessments.
- Support the team in origination (pitching) of project finance transactions, including debt structuring and debt advisory.
- Support the team during Project due diligence process (technical, financial, legal, environmental) and during the discussion regarding term sheets and mitigation strategies.
- Prepare presentation (ppt), teasers, info memos
- Support the preparation of credit memos and documentation for internal approvals.
Position Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field. Master’s or MBA is a plus.
- Proven experience in project finance, structured finance, corporate finance, or related areas within banking or financial institutions.
- Strong financial modeling and analytical skills.
- Solid understanding of project finance structures (non-recourse/limited recourse), risk allocation, and financial documentation.
- Experience in infrastructure, energy (including renewables), or PPP sectors is highly desirable.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and tight deadlines with accuracy.
- Fluent in English and Portuguese; additional languages (e.g. Spanish, French, or others) are a plus depending on the market.
Why join BNP Paribas?
BNP Paribas is an international bank with leading positions in the European market. It is present in more than 60 countries and employs nearly 178,000 people. The Group occupies key positions in its three main areas of operation: Domestic Markets and International Financial Services (whose retail banking and financial services network is part of Retail Banking & Services), as well as Corporate & Institutional Banking, which offers services to corporate and institutional clients.
Our presence in Brazil
BNP Paribas has been officially operating in Brazil since 1996. Since 2010, when the Securities Services area began operating, the Brazilian unit has the largest number of business lines in Latin America, making it one of the Group's largest operations in emerging markets. Today, in Brazil, the Group is present with the areas of Corporate and Institutional Banking, Asset Management, Insurance (Cardif) and Fleet Management (Arval).
Currently, the BNP Paribas Group has around 1400 employees in the country. In Brazil, it is among the largest international investment banks in total assets (R$ 112.5 billion, Jun/23, Prudential Conglomerate, Central Bank), offering a diversity of products and multiple solutions to its clients.
BNP Paribas is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, gender, age, creed, sex, religion, national origin, disability (physical or mental), marital status, citizenship, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, or any other legally protected status.
