Analyst-Model Audit(Accounts and Tax)

Job Title

Analyst

Grade

Analyst

Service Line

Global Infrastructure Finance

Location

Pune

Reporting To

Manager

Key Relationships

GIF team members, GIF management

Job Purpose

Analyst/Consultant will play a key role in supporting Forvis Mazars Global Infrastructure Finance by managing the financial model audit of the PPP transaction and operational stage infrastructure and energy projects.

They will be required to work directly with the managers in other GIF offices located in Sydney, New York, Tokyo, Toronto and London.

Clients

The role will primarily serve internal clients, i.e. the other GIF offices. However, the project manager is required to be a part of all client communication. We have a global clientele that includes major international banks, financial advisors, investors, developers and government agencies.

Job Role

Technical Responsibility

• Providing model assurance service/model auditing following the shadow modelling approach, where proven templates are used to review client models;
• Reviewing the work done by the junior members of the team;
• Attending client calls
• Reviewing project related documents like credit agreements, tax and accounting reports and payment mechanisms for assurance;
• Taking an active part in a continuous process of improving the quality and productivity of spread sheet building, and of model auditing processes and procedures; and
• Conduct training and webinar sessions for the training and development of the team

Functional Responsibility

• Coaching and mentoring the juniors in the team
• Acting as the appraising manager of at least one junior in the team

Person Specification

1- Academics – essential

(a) MBA with Major in Finance

(b) Graduation and post-graduation

(c) Grade X & XII

2- Previous sector expertise – desirable

(a) Understanding of client / industry / features, issues, and trends in the project finance industry and the renewable energy sector.

(b) Understanding of project finance and project documentation, project structures

3- Understanding of tax and accounting – desirable

(a) Knowledge of basic Australian tax and IFRS/GAAP accounting

(b) Sector specific tax and accounting knowledge desirable

4- Other desirable skills

(a) Prior training in best practice financial modelling

(b) Experience of corporate modelling and other sectors of financial modelling of at least 2- 5 years

(c) Ability to develop macros in VBA

(d) Experience of integration of databases and other data sources into excel spreadsheets

(e) CA/CFA Certification

(f) Strong skills in analysing and interpreting data

(g) Strong communication skills (verbal and written)

(h) Strong interpersonal skills

(i) Client focused

(j) Ability to multi-task and manage competing priorities

(k) Broad practical experience with MS Office, especially advanced used of MS Excel

(l) Possess a critical and questioning attitude and enjoy the challenge of solving logic problems; can anticipate questions and provide the answers as part of your solution.

(m) is an innovator: able to follow a defined process but continuously looking to make improvements; likes to work in a team, and willing to contribute to, as well as benefit from a continuous learning environment

(n) highly numerate – familiar with analysing complex financial models

Agencies

Forvis Mazars endeavours to recruit and fill vacancies directly. However, at times when we do need to engage with agencies, Forvis Mazars operates within a preferred supplier list (PSL) and only work and partner with recruitment suppliers where our agreed contractual terms are in place.

http://www.mazars.co.uk/Home/Join-our-teams/Recruiters

Company & team overview

Forvis Mazars is a leading independent and integrated international organisation, which specializes in providing audit, tax and advisory services. We engage 20,000 professionals across 102 countries united as one entity.

Our team, Forvis Mazars Infrastructure Finance has 170 specialist staff, working in dedicated service teams from our offices in London, Sydney, Toronto, New York, Singapore, Tokyo, and Delhi. The team provides services to the infrastructure and energy sectors and has enviable credentials from assignments undertaken globally.

Our Pune based team consists of qualified financial modellers, model auditors, research and marketing professionals who work closely with the Global Infrastructure Finance offices around the world.

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