Project Finance Analyst, Commercial

Lendlease Singapore is currently searching for a Project Finance Analyst to join our Project Finance team. This role involves partnering with the Project Directors, Head of Development and the Managing Director of Singapore in managing Lendlease’s Development businesses during Delivery phase.

This role is responsible for the financial control, financial planning and analysis, and management reporting of the project entities by providing insights to manage business outcomes.

Reporting into the Senior Finance Manager, this role provides project finance support as detailed below:

- **Financial Modelling **- Develop and run detailed financial model for the mixed-use project with an Asset Management intent. Identify key investment drivers, conceptualise scenario analysis with sensitivities and assess impact to the development using IRR, NPV, MOC and other key performance indicators.
- **Support Various Asset Classes**:

- Asset development financials, operation revenue and expenses by working closely with asset development team (product delivery team, leasing team and operation team) in assessing variation orders, leasing deals and operating expenses forecast impact on asset returns in Excel, Dyna or Yardi.
- **Debt and Equity Management **- Work with treasury to optimise project structuring (cash flow, hedging, interest rates, debt covenants and tax).
- **Commercial Contract Review **- Formulate or review commercial terms for contracts to ensure advantageous impact to project cash flow streams and asset financials
- **Market Research and Analysis **- where required, conduct market research on key assumptions including: residential sale transactions, leasing deals, valuation movements and CPI, WACC.
- **Asset Review **- Assist with asset analysis and review of the existing assets, which may include strategic positioning, revenue optimisation and cost efficiencies, review of lease renewals, asset enhancements, sustainability, valuation, budgeting and any other ad-hoc requests.
- **Presentation/Report Writing **- Assist in the preparation of internal and external presentations, reports and Board papers.
- **Project Administration and Transaction Readiness **- Ensure a systematic filing process is in place. Not limited to due diligence, transaction, valuation, legal, SPV, development, financial documentation etc.

This role will also provide financial analysis to support commercial decision making for new business also, assisting with deal/bid leads and assisting with project pipelining planning and management of status updates.

To be considered for this role:

- Tertiary qualified within a relevant discipline, preferably a professional accreditation such as CA, CPA etc
- Real estate knowledge/background would be highly regarded
- Advanced financial modelling experience
- Experience in financial planning and analysis with minimum 3 years experience in either public accounting or commercial environment
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, good problem solving skills and ability to work in a team and independently.

Our Finance team provides the strategic and operational Finance support to all areas of our Lendlease business. This includes establishing our systems, processes and reporting platforms to support business performance, analysis and day-to-day management.

No matter where your office is, you will be a part of a company that values you. At Lendlease, we invest in you professionally and personally so that you perform to your full potential to leave behind positive legacies in years to come.

**Lendlease is a diverse, flexible and inclusive employer of choice. We engage, enable and empower our people. Inclusion sets all of us up for success.