Senior Investment Officer

As a Senior Investment Officer, you will conduct and lead risk assessments and related due diligence work for ADB’s new nonsovereign transactions (loans, guarantees, equity investments), as well as assess risks in existing transactions. You will (i) review client materials, such as financial statements or technical reports, (ii) identify risks and how to assess them (e.g. sensitivity analysis), (iii) recommend risk mitigation measures and transaction structuring inputs; (iv) prepare risk ratings and valuations; and (v) provide support for thematic or inter-departmental risk analytics projects.

You will:

• Risk Appraisal of New Transactions
• Review, assess, and provide recommendations for transaction risks, covering, inter alia, sponsor, commercial and structure risks in proposed financing transactions.
• Advise and recommend deal origination teams on appropriate risk mitigation measures, deal structuring, and financial covenants throughout the risk appraisal process.
• Prepare and draft risk appraisals for nonsovereign loan, guarantee and equity transactions in both the concept review and final approval stages.
• Prepare credit applications and undertake due diligence reviews of potential new trade finance banks in assigned countries.

Transaction Monitoring:

• Review monitoring documents for nonsovereign loan, trade finance banks, guarantee and equity transactions, including transactions in remedial or recovery state, and supports the preparation of relevant risk appraisals or valuations.
• Evaluate and recommend approval for waivers, amendments, and consents related to various proposed changes to loan covenants and terms.
• Recommend risk mitigation measures including those relevant to covenant structures and security arrangements, as applicable.

Others:

• Develop and share expertise within a designated sector or product specialization and maintain data sets for peer analyses in this area.
• Help develop data analytics and related tools to be used in your area of sector specialization.
• Participate in selected due diligence missions.
• Assume ad hoc project duties and other forms of assignments.
• Provide support to other divisions and units in PSOD as and when needed for special projects and tasks.

Qualifications

You will need:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance, or relevant fields, preferably with Master’s degree or equivalent advanced training
• Qualification as Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), preferred
• At least 8 years of relevant experience in an international bank, rating agency, or multilateral/bilateral development organization, in risk management, deal origination or investment appraisal
• At least 4 years of supervisory experience
• Strong familiarity with risk rating tools, and developments in the area of risk management.
• Strong computer skills with sound knowledge of common word-processing, spreadsheets, power point, financial modeling and macro.
• Strong report-writing and communication skills in English.

Source: https://www.adb.org/careers/240771