Corporate Finance Associate, PE-backed Infrastructure Service-Provider, Frankfurt, Germany

About our client

Our client is a private equity-backed operator of high-availability data centers with core competencies in the areas of colocation, managed services, cloud and network security. In order to continue designing and implementing first-class, cutting-edge IT infrastructures, the service-provider always acts with team spirit, respect and trust towards their employees as well as their business partners. The team works together in a highly motivated manner to plan, implement furthermore support exciting and challenging projects. Team spirit, a pleasant working atmosphere and a love for technology are part of their everyday life. To strengthen their team the firm is now looking for a Corporate Finance Associate to join their team in Frankfurt What the job involves

• Corporate Finance: Modelling assistance across the operational and financial model, support the strategic transformation and corporate financing function
• Business Case Appraisal and Review: Review of all commercial business cases including providing a financial evaluation and investment appraisal across the organization prior to Executive submission. It can include any potential M&A or greenfield opportunities
• Exec Reporting: Provide robust scenario modelling and business reporting to facilitate executive-level decision making
• Board Documents: Ownership of board documents (incl. the monthly report, and key KPI dashboards that monitor monthly business performance for board reporting)
• Monitoring of subsidiary performance: Point person in charge of oversight and smooth post deal integration
• Investor Relations: Managing shareholders and providing analysis to aid discussions
• Debt financing: The role also extends to helping the team look for potential third-party debt financing, fulfilling banks' requirement in terms of reporting (Business Plan, post-closing update to lenders, monitoring and forecasting of covenants, etc.)

Who we are looking for

• Previous banking or advisory analyst experience (M&A, debt advisory, leverage finance, project finance, or big four valuation / advisory team) within digital infrastructure and a strong modelling background
• Ideally some experience of executing infrastructure equity or debt transactions
• Infrastructure financing experience, preferable experience in digital/TMT/Telecommunications is of benefit
• CFA qualification is a plus
• A systematic, self-responsible way of working with a lot of initiative
• German speaker with excellent English skills

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