Job description

Job Title Senior Manager Financial Modeling Line Manager Head of Financial
Modeling

Department Finance Second Line

Manager
Location Dubai Direct reports

Job type Permanent Grade

Role summary

Yellow Door Energy is the leading sustainable energy partner for businesses, serving commercial and
industrial customers in the Middle East and Africa region. The company’s solar and energy efficiency
solutions enable businesses to reduce energy costs, improve power reliability and reduce carbon
emissions. Yellow Door Energy’s shareholders include Actis, International Finance Corporation (IFC),
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and TAEF.

YDE presents a unique opportunity for a talented individual to join the company and lead a
quantitative team focused on driving the financial modeling efforts of the company. The Senior
Manager - Financial Modeling must have substantial experience in complex financial modeling and be
excited about bringing clean energy solutions to businesses in the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa.
She/He will report to the Head of Financial Modeling, with dotted line to the CFO and will work
closely with all respective teams across the organization.

Principal responsibilities include:

 Managing the company’s quantitative analyses which includes bankable project/portfolio models,
databasing as well as the corporate model / business plan.
 Supporting the business development and corporate finance teams on transactions as required.

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 Key Result Areas and Responsibilities

KRA 1: Develop and maintain an entire suite of financial models and assist in strategic initiatives
and critical decision making

 Develop and update consolidated corporate valuation models and perform cash flow and
transaction analyses.
 Manage, maintain and enhance fully-integrated portfolio models with funding structures and
inter-company eliminations.
 Prepare financial forecasts and present to the management.
 Communicate data driven insights through analyses, reporting and data visualization.
 Lead ad-hoc financial modeling requests from the business development team.
 Support the senior management team across diverse strategic initiatives and critical decisions by
performing dedicated sensitivity analyses and developing new modeling tools as required.
 Support the accounting team in developing financial forecasts and reporting tools.
 Develop and prepare a variety of financial reports pertaining to project feasibility and
performance.
 Integrate actual financial results with forecasted financials therefore maintaining a complete
financial forecast for the group.
 Understand and apply (with support from the Financial Controller and the CARP team) complex
accounting arrangements including but not limited to inter-company recharges and balances,
distribution of dividends, lease accounting etc.

KRA 2: Support the CFO in strategic projects (M&A, capital raising, financial valuation)

 Conduct financial modeling and valuation analysis for M&A, capital raising, and strategic
initiatives.
 Support due diligence and transaction structuring for acquisitions, divestitures, and partnerships.
 Prepare investment materials and presentations for investors, lenders, and internal stakeholders.
 Analyse capital structure options and recommend financing strategies.
 Monitor industry trends and financial markets to provide strategic insights.

KRA 3: Deliver strategic and operative leadership for the Financial Modeling team

 Supervises and motivates direct reports to achieve results and instil a culture of continuous
improvement.
 Spearhead training and code-library development for junior modellers, introducing reusable
template models, peer-review checklists, and KPI benchmarks.
 Creates a high performing team environment enabling employees to reach their full potential and
maximize personal and business performance.
 Proactively identifies and resolves issues and delegates to produce quality materials within tight
timeframes and simultaneously manage several projects.
 Recruits, develops, and retains employees, partnering with the Senior Management and Human
Resources.

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 Defines and communicates annual goals, performs formal and informal performance reviews,
 Ensures changes and updates are communicated in a timely and professional manner.
 Ensures compliance with the law and company’s policies.

Educational Background and Experience

Essential:

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 Bachelor’s degree in finance, math, engineering, economics or computer science.
 Successful track record in advising/closing renewable energy transactions (ie M&A, project
finance, structured finance).
 7+ years of experience in financial modeling (Excel + VBA + SQL + database) for banks,
corporates, advisors in the project finance, corporate finance, infrastructure, or energy space.

Preferred:

 Has strong understanding of Complex models, Consolidation models, Automate data ingestion
and model refresh via VBA and Power Query and Monte-Carlo analysis.
 Master’s degree.
 Experience in the renewable energy sector (solar/wind).
 Experience in operating in Middle East, and/or Africa would be beneficial but not required.
Functional Competencies

● Demonstrates and has expert knowledge to proactively and efficiently develop and
modify financial models for debt and equity transactions and conceptualizes and
performs sensitivity analyses.
● Has strong understanding of optimal financing structures and key risks inherent in transactions,
manages advisors, colleagues in meeting deliverables effectively and independently.
● Has strong understanding of key commercial principles and provides support in amending
documents.
● Actively supports the senior members of the team in managing relationships with key debt and
equity stakeholders when it comes to quantitative analyses.
Core Competencies

● Understand and actively support YDE’s mission, vision and values.

● Speaks clearly and persuasively, establishes credibility and presents complex concepts in an easy
to understand and memorable way.
● Creates clarity by adapting written communication to its audience’s knowledge and skill level,
summarizing complex information and defining clear conclusions, action points, and deadlines.
● Demonstrates high attention to detail (including grammar and punctuation) and communicates
without mistakes or ambiguity.
● Sets clear ambitious but reasonable goals, provides effective guidance, and holds subordinates
accountable.
● Encourages team members to achieve individual goals by communicating a clear sense of purpose
and direction, fostering an inclusive culture, and providing a work environment tailored to
employees' needs.

Created by/ Date Revised by/Date Approved by/Date

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Special Notes: This Job Description is only a summary of the typical functions of this position and not an
exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible job responsibilities and duties. Accordingly, the
responsibilities and duties of the job holder might differ from those outlined in this Job Description and the
other duties, as assigned, might be part of the job due to the organizational and operational needs.