Associate, Asset Management and Portfolio Monitoring – Infrastructure Debt

Investing for a sustainable world Founded in 2009, Eiffel is an asset manager that places energy transition and impact at the core of its investment strategies. As an independent manager, Eiffel primarily invests on private markets (private equity, infrastructure and private credit). The company currently manages c. €8 billion of assets*. Its clients are large institutional investors (insurers, mutuals, pension funds, banks, large family offices, public investors, etc.), as well as retail investors through distribution networks. Eiffel’s team gathers >110 talented employees, in France (Paris), BeNeLux (Amsterdam), Italy (Milan), Poland (Warsaw), United States (New York) and United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi). Eiffel cultivates an entrepreneurial mindset among its teams and has achieved strong growth, more than doubling the assets under management between 2021 and 2025. The Infrastructures team is one of the teams of Eiffel Investment Group. It is involved in the management of several funds investing several hundred million euros each year, in renewable energy infrastructures, across the capital structure (debt, quasi-equity, equity). It has demonstrated its leadership by being a pioneer in several renewable energy strategies (bridge loans, green gas, etc.). The Infrastructures investment team works on the entire investment cycle: origination and sourcing, analysis of opportunities, commercial and legal negotiations, monitoring of investments / financings and financial management of the portfolios. In this role, you will be a critical part of our team, with a strong emphasis on financial, technical and contractual monitoring and analysis of our Infrastructure (mainly renewable energy) debt funds’ investments. You will in particular ensure the financial health and contractual compliance of our portfolio, while proactively identifying and mitigating risks. The number of transactions you will be involved in shall allow you to work with and analyze different kinds of counterparties and projects with the objective of improving the requirements of the investment phase and the monitoring practice. You will be one of the main points of contact with the counterparties and will have to maintain good and transparent relations with them to ensure efficient management of assets and value creation.

Key responsibilities
Financial Monitoring & Analysis
• Collection and analysis of financial information on projects and counterparties.
• Monitoring and analysis of financial statements and reporting.
• Financial models scenario/sensitivity analysis.
• Definition and monitoring of key financial indicators.
• Periodic financial/credit analysis. Operational Monitoring & Analysis
• Collection and analysis of operation and construction information on projects/assets.
• Monitoring and analysis of technical reporting.
• Internal and external projects or portfolio review meetings and site visits.
• Identification and analysis of relevant issues that need attention related to the counterparties, sponsors or projects/assets. Documentation & Reporting Monitoring
• Monitoring and assessment of the counterparties’ compliance with the contractual conditions, covenants, undertakings and reporting requirements.
• Support to the investment team to define necessary contractual information, reporting covenants and undertakings prior transaction closing. Facility Evolution
• In case of credit events, elaborating a resolution strategy and preparing consents, waivers, standstills or amendments in coordination with the investment team.
• Definition of solutions to address and resolve any disputes that arise out of contract performance or interpretation. Transversal Studies, Team Organization and Continuous Improvement
• Preparation of the asset management, credit event and risk committees.
• Analytical tasks on project, country and/or sector issues relevant to the facilities portfolio, including sensitivities analysis on electricity prices evolution.
• Continuous improvement of the asset management practice in particular in relation to existing IT tools, internal processes and investment documentation requirements.
• Other duties that may be assigned in relation to portfolio management and monitoring.

Requirements:
• Master’s degree or equivalent in relevant field of economics, finance or engineering.
• 4 to 6 years’ experience in a bank, investment fund or IPP:
• Conducting due diligence and monitoring of infrastructure projects.
• Preparing and/or analyzing financial models.
• Conducting analysis of financial statements.
• Conducting risk analysis/assessment of infrastructure projects.
• Monitoring operation and construction of infrastructure projects.
• Monitoring of debt portfolios.
• Knowledge of infrastructure sectors, preferably renewable energy.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated ability to synthesize complex issues and ability to comprehend complex project contracts.
• Ability to collaborate with other team members and contribute productively to the team's work and output, demonstrating respect for different points of view.
• Fluent in French and English.