Fiancial Advisor

Requisition ID: 29430- Location: BRUXELLES, BE, 1000**Senior Financial Advisor AI&FA EUROPE (M/F/X)**

**Positions to be filled either in FRANCE (**Paris) or **BELGIUM** (Brussels)**

Welcome to **ENGIE** Join us to accelerate the energy transition and to meet the challenges of our century together. We will make the transition happen

To support and accelerate our sustainable growth and enable ENGIE with his commitment towards the energy transition, we are looking for a **Senior AIFA Financial Advisor** to join the **AIFA team dedicated to the East Europe Cluster **(Germany, Italy, Romania, Poland, Slovakia).

The team is dedicated to support ENGIE’s operations across the 4 Global Business Units (Renewables, Energy Solutions, Networks, Flexible Generation & Retail).

**Your mission as Senior Financial Advisor AIFA**

The Acquisitions, Investments and Financial Advisory (AIFA) team at ENGIE Group is a dynamic unit involved in significant transactions and strategic initiatives. The Senior Financial Advisor in AIFA leads the valuation, risk analysis of new projects, and manages M&A and project financing transactions. This role also supervises Junior and Financial Advisors in the team.

The team works on a wide variety of projects and technologies, including energy efficiency, power generation, PPPs, networks, and more. These projects can be greenfield/brownfield, financed, or part of buy-side or sell-side M&As, negotiated deals/public tenders. This provides a challenging and stimulating work environment with numerous professional development opportunities.

**Your key Accountabilities as Senior Financial Advisor AIFA**

Every day you will lead several transactions (3 to 5 totaling c.1 Bn€), contribute to decision making, supervise the work of several team members and manage interactions with internal project stakeholders and external counterparties.

In particular, you will:

- Lead the financial modeling and analysis supporting investment decisions for project development, acquisition and divestment opportunities in line with ENGIE guidelines
- Provide valuation and structure guidance throughout the business development process, advise on commercial agreements, risk allocation, bankability of contracts, financing and expected investment returns
- Coordinate valuation, tax, accounting, reporting, financing matters across all aspects of the project
- Determine the best investment structure accordingly taking into account strategy, governance, flexibility, value creation matters and provide recommendation on the transaction terms and conditions
- Present investment opportunities to ENGIE leadership, defend project economics and risks in committees
- Undertake transversal assignments like Impairments tests or look-back analyses
- Support or lead partnership/consortium discussions (assessment of partners, negotiation of partnership term sheet/contracts, governance, investment structure, value creation, return differentiation)
- Select and appoint required transaction advisors
- Review and contribute to the drafting all transaction documents/contracts (SPA, SHA, off-take and supply contracts) from the point of view of financial robustness, bankability, risk allocation, accounting, consolidation, tax, partnership
- Coach and mentor junior members of the team

**_Internal interfaces_**
- Group M&A
- Business development team
- Centres of expertise (IFRS, tax, legal, etc.)
- Corporate finance, treasury and insurance

**_External interfaces_**
- Banks/financing institutions
- Legal, technical, tax and accounting advisors
- Auditors and Big4 advisors

**_Reporting Line_**
- You will report to the Head of AIFA for East Europe or for the Country

**Your profile as Senior Financial Advisor AIFA**
- **Education**: Master’s degree in Finance, Business, Economics, Accounting, Engineering, or a related discipline.
- **Experience**: 7-10 years in project valuation in power, renewable energy, and/or infrastructure/energy network. Experience in M&A and project finance transactions.
- **Understanding**: Deep knowledge of investment, acquisitions, and divestments, including valuation methodologies, risk allocation, and transaction structuring.
- **Negotiation Skills**: Experience in negotiating financing contracts/agreements, advisory mandates, ability to represent ENGIE with various stakeholders including governments.
- **Interpersonal Skills**: Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- **Analytical Skills**: Strong analytical and quantitative skills, with a detail-oriented approach.
- **Leadership**: Leadership skills with an interest in team management and people development.
- **Organizational Skills**: Good organizational and planning skills.
- **Cultural Efficiency**: Ability to work efficiently across diverse cultures.
- **Languages**: Proficiency in English is mandatory. Knowledge of German and French is a plus.
- **Travel**: Willingness to travel a few days per week, when needed.

**Work locations**

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