Corporate Finance Senior Manager
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Salary: Circa £80,000–90,000 + TfL Benefits
Grade: Band 4
Contract type: TfL
Reference: 3857
Location: Palestra, Southwark, London
Hybrid working: 50% office / 50% home over a 4‑week period (subject to business requirements)
Job Purpose
Corporate Finance ensures that TfL preserves and enhances corporate value with the ultimate goal of managing and mitigating TfL’s financial risk and supporting the delivery of the long‑term business plan and investment programme. The Corporate Finance Senior Manager will lead a small team of 1 to 3 Corporate Finance Analysts taking responsibility for development and delivery of a portfolio of TfL’s corporate finance activities such as capital raising, complex contractual arrangements, structured finance and major project funding arrangements.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead meetings with internal and external stakeholders, including lenders, contractual counterparties, senior TfL officers, government agencies, service providers and credit rating agencies
- Responsible for the production of research and analysis in respect to capital structure
- Responsibility for development, implementation and maintenance of TfL’s borrowing programme
- Oversee the work of a team of 1 to 3 Corporate Finance Analysts
- Lead new or restructuring of existing large (c. >£100m capital or contract value) project or structured finance transactions
- Lead funding policy and commercial negotiations with private sector parties and government including lenders, contractual counterparties, senior TfL officers, government agencies, service providers and credit rating agencies
- Lead an expert team that provides robust quantitative analysis (including the building of complex financial models where necessary) used for decision making
- Provide sound financial advice as a centre of excellence to Finance and the wider TfL businesses, to maximise the value for money TfL derives from its commercial and financing activities
- Scope, procure and manage the work of TfL‑appointed professional external advisors (e.g. economists, financial advisers, consultants)
- Challenge senior internal stakeholders up to MD level to ensure that TfL manages its financial risks and maintains appropriate funding for its activities
- Provide inspirational leadership to achieve behavioural changes and create a “can do” culture across the directorate
Skills
- Financial analysis (Expert)
- Legal knowledge – Contract Review (Experience)
- Risk management policies and procedures (Experience)
- Transaction structuring (Experience)
- Creating high‑quality documents and presentations (Experience)
- Financial and commercial due diligence (Experience)
- Ability to undertake or oversee advanced credit analysis and financial due diligence, with understanding of the key investment criteria of corporate and project finance lenders, equity investors and ratings agencies
Knowledge
- Educated to degree level or equivalent.
- Working knowledge of Excel in order to oversee the development, operation and interpretation of complex and flexible financial models
- Advanced knowledge of corporate, structured and project finance principles and relevant accounting issues.
- Knowledge of banking and local government regulatory and public policies that affect the organisation’s capital structure and financing/funding arrangements
Experience
- Significant experience of building, operating and interpreting complex financial models, financial/credit analysis and economic research
- Structuring and execution of financial and commercial transactions such as structured finance, PPPs, acquisitions, securitisations, property financing and incremental tax‑based borrowing
- Public funding and financing policies at national and local level
- Working within a large, complex organisation or working closely with other government bodies
- Working in a financial services or corporate finance environment, preferably in a corporate treasury function, financial institution, large financial advisor or similar in‑house role in a government department or agency
- Must have demonstrable experience of managing and developing high‑performing finance teams
Benefits
- Final salary pension scheme
- Free travel on the TfL network
- Reimbursement of 75% of the cost of a standard class ticket for National Rail travel from home or 75% reimbursement on a 28‑day flexi ticket
- 30 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays
- Hybrid working flexibility where business and role requirements allow
- Tax‑efficient cycle‑to‑work programme
- Retail, health, leisure and travel offers
- Discounted Eurostar travel
Equality, diversity and inclusion
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We want to represent the city we serve, which will help us become a more innovative and efficient organisation. Our goal is to make our recruitment as inclusive as possible. xwzovoh We are a disability confident employer who guarantees an interview to any disabled candidate who meets all of the essential criteria.
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