Associate, Aviation Finance
Main responsibilities will be origination, documentation, and sales for debt finance & cross border finance for Aviation Finance.
Role Objectives
Main responsibilities will be origination, documentation, and execution of debt finance transaction in Aviation Finance field.
Role Objective
Support senior team members of the Aviation Finance team and proactively participate in the negotiation, structuring, and execution of new transactions.
Participate in the due diligence of new transactions with an emphasis on understanding the basic elements of the deal, how those relate to assessing risk, and ultimately structuring the transaction to mitigate risk.
Prepare and present internal memos/applications for new transactions.
Provide execution leadership by managing workflows and resource allocation, including providing guidance, feedback, and oversight of junior members.
Collaborate and coordinate with other team members and the related persons/sections in the company and shareholders and affiliates to ensure that the company is providing excellent customer service and meeting its business objectives.
Build and manipulate financial models for project finance clients and transactions, with an emphasis on using "best practices" and growing comfortable with increasingly more complex structures.
Continuously monitor and manage existing transactions, including the credit review and processing of waivers and amendments, internal reports, and special credit requirements.
Undertake research and analytics related to specific sectors, regions or loans, and stay abreast of industry trends, opportunities, and general market conditions.
Provide leadership in marketing and origination of new transactions by preparing pitch books and marketing materials and attending client meetings with senior colleagues.
Provide ad hoc reports for management. Attend Aviation Finance team meetings, industry events, conferences, and seminars.
Requirements:
- Previous experience in Debt Finance
- Japanese N1 level of ability or native Japanese.
- English - Business Fluent
Qualifications and Skills
Able to quickly learn and adapt to new processes and systems.
Works well in a team-oriented environment.
Demonstrates intellectual curiosity and an interest in continuous learning. Analytical and critical thinking skills, ability to synthesize large amounts of information, analyze risk and identify mitigating factors.
Self-driven and motivated; takes personal ownership of specific assignments.
Committed to developing financial modeling skills and competency in the review and negotiation of financing documentation.
Collaborative and flexible in a team and client environment and ability to form good relationships internally and externally.
Communication and presentation skills both written and verbal; comfortable presenting and negotiating externally with clients and key industry contacts and internally with senior management and credit department.
Ability to organize thoughts and clearly articulate points and provide summaries and explanations of transactions, verbally or in writing to management or other internal departments.
Experience in preparing credit applications, performing cash flow analysis, ability to read and interpret financial statements, and proper understanding of accounting.
Must be proficient in the use of MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint. Demonstrates a high degree of attention to detail and an ability to complete work accurately and in a timely manner against strict deadlines.
Preferred to have good understanding of Project Finance, Structured Finance, Loan Sales & Syndication, Debt Capital Markets, Financial Advisory.
3-5 years of relevant professional experience.
Salary to be discussed through the interview process.
Our client is a famous international Lessor