Overview
Finance Project Manager Jobs in New Cairo, Cairo, Egypt at NRL
Title: Finance Project Manager
Company: NRL
Location: New Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
Job Title
Project Finance Manager
Department
Finance
Function
Project Finance
Role Overview
The Project Finance Manager is responsible for arranging and securing long-term, non-recourse debt financing for project developments across the MENA region. This role leads lender engagement from early origination through to financial close, including due diligence coordination, financial structuring, and documentation negotiation.
The role also owns the oversight of project financial models throughout the project lifecycle—ensuring accuracy, robustness, and alignment with financing and investment requirements.
Key Responsibilities
Lender Engagement & Financing
- Source and arrange long-term non-recourse project finance from international, local, and multilateral lenders
- Initiate and manage discussions to assess lender appetite at early project stages
- Lead negotiations to achieve optimal commercial and financial terms
- Negotiate mandate letters, term sheets, and financing agreements
- Coordinate lender due diligence processes (technical, legal, financial, insurance, ESG) in collaboration with internal teams
- Present and align financing structures with equity partners and stakeholders
Conditions Precedent & Financial Close
- Monitor and ensure timely satisfaction of all financing conditions precedent
- Prepare and manage waiver requests where required for initial drawdowns
- Execute interest rate hedging strategies in line with project requirements
- Coordinate financial close activities, including documentation execution and disbursement readiness
Financial Modelling & Analysis
- Oversee the development and ongoing maintenance of integrated project finance models
- Ensure accurate long-term cash flow forecasting across the full project lifecycle
- Prepare and analyse financial sensitivities and scenario testing
- Assess appropriate cost of equity and target returns
- Evaluate project economics and performance metrics, including equity IRR, LCOE, and other key indicators
Documentation & Stakeholder Support
- Provide project finance input for internal and external presentations at all project stages
- Support business development and commercial teams with financial analysis during negotiations
- Contribute to lender, investor, and management materials
Market Intelligence & Value Optimisation
- Monitor market trends related to interest rates, debt pricing, and financing structures
- Identify opportunities to enhance project returns through innovative financial solutions
- Explore alternative and blended funding sources, including grants and concessional finance
Internal Collaboration & Leadership
- Coordinate inputs from cross-functional project teams to ensure timely and accurate financial outputs
- Act as a key finance interface across departments and geographies
- Support senior management decision-making with robust financial insights
- Mentor and develop project finance analysts and contribute to capability building within the team
Qualifications & Experience
Essential
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or a related discipline
- Minimum 10 years’ experience in Project Finance, Structured Finance, or M&A
- At least 5 years’ hands-on experience in complex financial modelling using MS Excel
Preferred
- Degree in Commerce or Engineering combined with CA, CFA, or MBA
- Proven track record of successfully closing project-financed transactions
- Experience in renewable energy or infrastructure projects
- Fluency in written and spoken English (additional languages advantageous)
Skills & Competencies
- Strong expertise in project and structured finance
- Excellent commercial judgment and negotiation capability
- Confident relationship-builder able to lead multi-stakeholder transaction teams
- Clear and effective communicator with strong interpersonal skills
- Self-motivated, proactive, and solution-oriented mindset
- Ability to work effectively under pressure in an international, multicultural environment
- Advanced MS Excel financial modelling skills
