Advisory & Valuations - Energy, Infrastructure & Environment - Associate Director

Forvis Mazars ' Energy, Infrastructure & Environment practice is trusted by the world's leading investors and developers in the sector to deliver a broad range of services. Within this practice, the Infrastructure Finance business unit provides modelling, model audit, valuations, training and advisory services to clients across EMEA and the Americas, from regional hubs in London, Paris, New York, Toronto, Johannesburg and Delhi.
To support Partners and Directors in further developing the Advisory and Valuations service lines within Forvis Mazars through the delivery of a high-quality service across a range of clients within the energy & infrastructure sector - acquisitions, valuations, sales, fundraisings, bid advisory and debt raisings.

We are now looking for the right person to help drive the business forward. Be able to lead advisory and valuation assignments, both through proactive project management and by providing commercial and sector-based direction to a broader team of sector specialists (it is expected that an individual will split their time 50:50 between advisory and valuations assignments, however this may be flexed based on client requirements from time to time).
Have excellent client relationship building skills, combining commitment to first-rate client service with the curiosity to understand the client's business and assets.
Have first-rate powerpoint skills, report writing skills, combined with natural intellectual curiosity.
Be comfortable interpreting, sense-checking and running Excel-based financial models with 3-way financial statements.
Be committed to business development as well as project execution.
Have significant experience in the energy and infrastructure sector already.

The role could be at the Associate Director level or at the Manager level, depending mostly on the candidate's level of experience. Project Delivery
Preparing transaction documentation – business plans, information memorandum and financial models.
Project managing aspects of larger transactions and project managing, in full, smaller ones.
Building strong working relationships with the client, ensuring any problems or requests are dealt with promptly.
Providing clear tactical advice on larger and more complex transactions, under the supervision of more senior team members.
Ensuring that clients are billed according to the agreed billing plans under each engagement.
Ensuring that projects are managed in accordance with Mazars' quality and risk procedures.
Ensuring budget is set and managed, with appropriate financial management on the jobs.
Producing a project plan and managing other team members to ensure that this plan is delivered.
sense-checking and adding to this by building a network of contacts and getting informal market feedback on current market conditions.
Analysing financial models, ensuring sensitivities are run correctly and reviewing valuation calculations.
Report writing and/or reviewing drafts of reports written by team members.
Financial management of projects, including financial forecasting, billing and debt collection, and reporting on their progress to the Director/Partner.
Ensuring projects are managed in accordance with Mazars' quality and risk procedures.
Help to develop our client deliverables, processes and our team technically by ensuring that they are properly informed by relevant sector dynamics and a commercial understanding.
Acting as a mentor to junior team members: help individuals to achieve their potential through coaching, training and development.
Help to ensure that our deliverables and other outputs are visually effective and clear.
Build broader market relationships and knowledge that will help to ensure that our valuations are up to date and informed by the latest market insights; help to build the culture of the team so that junior team members also become used to doing this.
Help to promote a general culture of learning and development across the team from one job to the next.
Potential for line management responsibilities for staff in London, Delhi and Pune.

Develop market intelligence and sector knowledge to prepare for new deal opportunities and pitches.
Take lead on proposal documents for new opportunities and help to convert these.
Build an external network, developing a strong rapport with both existing and target clients and key market constituents.
Support the team in marketing activity as well as building own market profile.
Build an internal network within Forvis Mazars (both in the UK and internationally), to maximise the value we bring to clients and opportunities for the firm as a whole.
Work as part of an integrated deal advisory offering, working closely with colleagues across Transaction Services, Tax and other advisory teams.
Promote Forvis Mazars energy and infrastructure sector knowledge both within the broader teams at Forvis Mazars and to other relevant parts of the firm.

The right person is likely to have several years of experience doing deal advisory and valuation work in the energy and infrastructure sector (at least 6 years for the manager role, or 8 years for the associate director role).
Strong track record in the energy & infrastructure sector, gained through M&A or financing transactions.
Demonstrable project management skills and ability to work toward demanding timetables.
Strong, proven financial modelling capabilities, including proven knowledge of market standard valuation techniques in the energy and infrastructure sector.
Track record of building enduring relationships with clients through repeat work.
Ability to interpret and present results, identify issues through sound analysis and application of commercial acumen in all situations.
Detailed understanding of engagement and risk processes used in an accountancy firm context, and experience of applying these.
Accounting and/or broader finance knowledge, including qualifications such as the ACA or CFA, would be desirable but not essential.
Fluency in English both written and verbal is mandatory and fluency in a second EU language is desirable.
Excellent MS Office skills.

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