key Responsibilities:

Operations & Delivery Leadership:

- Lead the growth, capability development, and delivery excellence of the financial modelling team (in-country).

- Oversee multiple teams across a diverse portfolio of concurrent assignments, ensuring high-quality, timely delivery.

- Provide strategic oversight on the structuring, development, review, and optimisation of complex financial models.

- Engage directly with clients to discuss commercial, financial, and risk considerations, ensuring accurate reflection within models.

- Ensure models are robust, auditable, scalable, and aligned with commercial agreements and transaction requirements.

- Lead the continuous enhancement of financial modelling standards, methodologies, templates, and tools, including FAST principles where applicable.

- Drive innovation and best practices through automation, scenario analysis, and advanced modelling techniques.

- Lead resource planning, capacity management, and utilisation across the modelling team to ensure optimal deployment.

People & Culture Leadership:

- Build, develop, and inspire a high-performing, market-leading financial modelling team.

- Create a collaborative, inclusive, and excellence-driven culture aligned with organisational values.

- Mentor senior team members and develop future leaders within the practice.

- Establish structured training, coaching, and knowledge-sharing frameworks.

- Promote technical excellence, quality assurance, and continuous professional development across the team.

Growth, Strategy & Business Development:

- Lead the growth and strategic expansion of the financial modelling practice within the country.

- Play a key role in defining market positioning, sector focus, and go-to-market strategies.

- Lead business development initiatives, including client pitches, proposals, and thought leadership.

- Build and maintain strong senior-level client relationships across infrastructure, energy, transport, utilities, corporates, and financial institutions.

- Identify cross-selling and upselling opportunities in collaboration with broader advisory teams.

- Represent the firm externally as a respected leader within the financial modelling and project finance community.

Key Skills & Qualifications:

Technical & Professional Expertise:

- 10+ years of relevant experience in financial modelling within a recognized advisory firm, consulting practice, infrastructure fund, bank, or large corporate.

- Deep expertise in Project Finance, Corporate Finance, and/or Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A).

- Strong understanding of accounting principles; professional accounting qualification (CA / CPA / ACCA or equivalent) is beneficial.

- Advanced financial modelling skills using Microsoft Excel, including scenario analysis, sensitivity analysis, and valuation techniques.

- Experience with FAST financial modelling standards is desirable.

- Degree qualified in a numerate discipline (Finance, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics); postgraduate qualification preferred.

Leadership & Personal Attributes

- Entrepreneurial mindset with the drive to build and scale a best-in-class practice.

- Recognised leader within the financial modelling or project finance community.

- Strong commercial acumen with the ability to translate complex issues into clear, actionable insights.

- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and presentation skills.

- Demonstrates core values of Drive, Innovation, Collaboration, and Excellence