Associate, Sustainable Finance, Singapore/ Sydney

**About Bank of America**

Our purpose as a firm is to make financial lives better, through the power of every connection. Across the world, we partner with leading corporate and institutional investors through our offices in more than 35 countries. In the U.S. alone, we serve almost all of the Fortune 500 companies and approximately 67 million consumer and small-business clients. We provide a full suite of financial products and services, from banking and investments to asset and risk management. We cover a broad range of asset classes, making us a global leader in corporate and investment banking, sales and trading.

**Connecting Asia Pacific to the world**

Our Asia Pacific team is spread across 19 cities in 12 markets. We are focused on connecting Asia to the world and the world to Asia, using our global expertise to ensure success is shared between us, our clients and our communities. Our regional footprint covers 12 currencies, more than a dozen languages and five time zones, placing us firmly among the region’s leading financial services companies.

The Global Sustainable Finance Group (GSFG) implements the strategy set by the Sustainable Markets Committee and works alongside BofA’s eight lines of business to mobilize and scale capital deployment that is aligned with the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). The two main pillars of our business focus are as follows:
**Environmental Transition**: Address climate change and promote the circular economy including solutions for renewable energy, energy efficiency, clean transportation, water & sanitation, sustainable agriculture, and carbon capture & sequestration **Inclusive Development**: Advance community development, affordable housing, healthcare, education, financial and digital inclusion, access to basic services, racial and gender equality, and promote environmental justice

To drive the effective implementation of our firm-wide sustainable finance strategy and accomplish our capital deployment target of $1.5T by 2030, our Sustainable Finance team operates across the following 4 focus areas:
**Asset Finance**: Drive global asset financing, tax equity investments, and distribution solutions within Sustainable Finance **Innovative Structuring**: Develop innovative financing solutions within new sustainable asset classes and emerging technologies **Advisory**: Advise clients on strategies to successfully meet their sustainability goals including Net Zero and Carbon Neutrality, and Social & Inclusive Development **Data, Strategy, & Governance**: Develop and implement firm-wide sustainable finance strategy and track real time progress with clients in financing, investment, advisory, and distribution activities

The team is seeking to hire an Associate in the GSFG: Asset Finance team who will be in charge of leading deal execution across multiple transactions and maintaining day-to-day dialogue with BofA clients looking for Asset Finance financing solutions.

**Role**:

- Lead deal execution across multiple work streams to ensure seamless client experience
- Manage and develop junior resources in model preparation, financial analysis, client pitch book preparation, and credit / risk analysis
- Lead the development of key materials for senior management discussions
- Support day-to-day dialogue with clients and support the development of new client relationships to establish new business opportunities
- Liaise with senior team members regarding team tactics and strategic focus - including, client, product and sector expansion ideas
- Key skills include: transaction execution / closing experience, attention to detail, ability to effectively communicate with external clients and internal partners, and ability to articulate independent risk views

**Qualifications**:

- 3-5 years prior experience in structured finance, capital raising or investment banking
- Extensive experience in financial modeling across the capital structure specifically project finance modelling
- Understanding of corporate finance, tax, accounting and regulatory rules
- Prior knowledge of Export Credit Agencies and Multilateral Development Banks will be useful
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong credit analysis and assessment capabilities
- Consistent attention to detail

Bank of America is an equal opportunities employer.

**Job Band**:
H6

**Shift**:
**Hours Per Week**:
40

**Weekly Schedule**:
**Referral Bonus Amount**:
0