Energy, Infrastructure & Environment - Associate Director

Forvis Mazars is looking for an individual to join its global Energy, Infrastructure & Environment team, with the role based in London.

Forvis Mazars' Energy, Infrastructure & Environment practice is trusted by the world's leading investors and developers in the sector to deliver a broad range of services. Within this practice, the Infrastructure Finance business unit provides modelling, model audit, valuations, training and advisory services to clients across EMEA and the Americas, from regional hubs in London, Paris, New York, Toronto, Johannesburg and Delhi.

As an infrastructure valuations practice, Forvis Mazars delivers dozens of reports each year, covering more than £20bn investments annually, to some of the leading investors in the sector. We are known for the market insights we include in our reports, and work in an integrated way with deal advisory colleagues to ensure that valuations are grounded in current market conditions. Our experience is very broad, across the energy transition space, social infrastructure, digital infrastructure, transportation and non-core infrastructure.

We are now looking for the right person to help drive the business forward. The right person would:

• have significant valuation experience in the energy and infrastructure sector, including detailed knowledge of multiple sub-sectors.
• be able to lead valuation assignments, both through proactive project management and by providing commercial and sector-based direction to a broader team of valuation specialists;
• have excellent client relationship building skills, combining commitment to first-rate client service with a detailed understanding of the business and needs of typical clients in the sector;
• have first-rate report writing skills and strong experience of writing valuation reports for asset owners in the energy and infrastructure sector;
• be comfortable interpreting, sense-checking and running Excel-based financial models with 3-way financial statements; and
• be committed to business development as well as project execution, with some experience of carrying out successful business development activities.

Professional Responsibilities

• Project delivery
  • Manage the delivery of valuation engagements. This will include:
    • Producing a project plan and managing other team members to ensure that this plan is delivered
    • Analysing information received, identifying key valuation issues, raising questions with clients and reflecting these in our valuation conclusions
    • Reviewing market evidence produced by valuation researchers; sense-checking and adding to this by building a network of contacts and getting informal market feedback on current market conditions
    • Analysing financial models, ensuring sensitivities are run correctly and reviewing valuation calculations
    • Financial management of projects, including financial forecasting, billing and debt collection, and reporting on their progress to the Director/Partner;
    • Ensuring projects are managed in accordance with Forvis Mazars' quality and risk procedures;
    • Over time, developing direct relationships with clients, gaining their trust; and
    • Leading, coaching and reviewing the work of more junior valuation professionals.
    • Where required, also help to provide valuation support in the context of deal advisory work (for instance on the buy side) or to support our statutory audit teams.

• People and product development
  • Help to develop both our reports, processes and our team technically by ensuring that they are properly informed by relevant sector dynamics and a commercial understanding;
  • Help to ensure that our reports are visually effective and clear;
  • Build broader market relationships and knowledge that will help to ensure that our valuations are up to date and informed by the latest market insights; help to build the culture of the team so that junior team members also become used to doing this;
  • Help to promote a general culture of learning and development across the team from one job to the next;
  • Potential for line management responsibilities for more junior staff members.

• Business development and broader team engagement
  • Invest time to build internal and external networks, actively promoting our services in the energy and infrastructure sectors;
  • Participate fully in general business development and marketing activities and co-ordinating with other service lines across Forvis Mazars;
  • Participate in thought leadership, including blogs, public webinars and other marketing efforts;
  • Act as a role model across the broader MVA and GIF teams, exemplifying Forvis Mazars core values.

Key Requirements

• The right person is likely to have several years of experience doing valuation work and/or deal advisory work in the energy and infrastructure sector (at least 6 years)
• First-rate written communication and report-writing skills
• Technically strong including, for instance: proven understanding of valuation principles, financial modelling and analysis skills, understanding of project structures and ability to interpret, sense-check and run Excel-based financial models with 3-way financial statements
• Strong sector experience with particular areas of strength in one or more sub-sectors within the energy and infrastructure market;
• Commercial understanding of project finance structuring, documentation and processes
• Strong interpersonal skills and comfortable presenting to senior client personnel
• Ability to communicate complicated concepts clearly and concisely – to clients, to trainees and to the team, both in writing and verbally
• Previous experience of managing or supervising junior staff
• Self-motivated, ambitious and hard working. Driven by a passion to provide excellent client service and to build a growing business, with a strong team ethic

About Forvis Mazars

Forvis Mazars is a leading global professional services network. The network operates under a single brand worldwide, with just two members: Forvis Mazars LLP in the United States and Forvis Mazars Group SC, an internationally integrated partnership operating in over 100 countries and territories.

Both member firms share a commitment to providing an unmatched client experience, delivering audit & assurance, tax and advisory services around the world. Together, our strategic vision strives to move our clients, people, industry and communities forward. Through our reach and areas of expertise, we help organisations respond to emerging sustainability issues in the global marketplace including human rights, climate change, environmental impacts and culture.

We are one diverse, multicultural, multi-generational team with a huge sense of connection and belonging. This is a place where you can take ownership of your career, get involved, believe in yourself and put your ideas into action.

At Forvis Mazars, we empower our people and celebrate individuality. We thrive on teamwork and are agile. We have bold foresight and give people the freedom to make a personal contribution to our shared purpose. We support one another to deliver quality, create change and have a deeper understanding, to help make an impact so that everyone can reach their full potential.

Being inclusive is core to our culture at Forvis Mazars; we want to ensure everyone, whether in the recruitment process or beyond is fully supported to be their unique self. To read more about our approach click here.

Our aim is to make the recruitment process as accessible and inclusive as possible - please contact us to discuss any changes you may require so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.

Meet the recruiter

Saj Hussain