Associate Director, Project & Export Finance

About Us

At ANZ, we're shaping a world where people and communities thrive, driven by a common goal: to improve the financial wellbeing and sustainability of our customers. Our Institutional bank helps our largest customers move trade and capital around the region, providing our people with great opportunities to build their technical expertise and their careers.

About the Role

An Associate Director, Project & Export (PEF) Finance is responsible for contributing to the delivery, execution and ongoing portfolio management of PEF transactions for our customers. You will work closely with colleagues across PEF, Coverage, Risk, Operations and Non-Financial Risk.  The role requires engagement with customers across sectors including Natural Resources, Infrastructure, Energy and Digital Infrastructure. Many of these sectors are undergoing significant change and your role is to support our customers’ transition and capture growth opportunities through the financing of large-scale projects on a limited recourse basis.

This role combines origination and execution with financial and non-financial risk management as well as portfolio oversight.

Banking is changing and we’re changing with it, giving our people great opportunities to try new things, learn and grow. Whatever your role at ANZ, you’ll be building your future, while helping to build ours.

Role Type: Permanent
Role Location: Melbourne or Sydney
Work Hours: Fulltime (Hybrid)

What will your day look like?

You will be accountable for:

• Developing productive relationships with key stakeholders in relation to the preparation and execution of transactions.
• Credit analysis, preparation of credit memorandum, term sheet negotiation and documentation for new to bank customers.
• Opportunity to lead the end-to-end transaction execution of refinancings of existing customers.
• Assist with the retention of existing clients and generate value by building productive client relationships to ensure ongoing dialogue on financial performance and banking requirements.
• Maintain credit quality by ensuring all credit related matters have been addressed and escalated, including the identification of adverse trends and potential risk events including providing clear and insightful reporting to senior management and governance forums.
• Support the ongoing credit management of the PEF portfolio and maximise returns by the timely preparation and management of Scheduled Reviews, Financial Monitoring, Waivers and Consents requested by the Borrower.
• Maintain compliance with relevant policies, procedures, product standards and approval requirements.
• Contribute to the speak up culture within PEF.

What will you bring?

To grow and be successful in this role, you will ideally bring the following:

• Many years of relevant experience in corporate, project, acquisition or structured finance.
• Understanding of relevant market, business and economic trends.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong influencing, networking and relationship skills.
• Strong risk assessment, cashflow analysis, financial modelling and transaction documentation.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in finance, economics, law, business or a related discipline.

You’re not expected to have 100% of these skills. At ANZ a growth mindset is at the heart of our culture, so if you have most of these things in your toolbox, we’d love to hear from you.

So why join us?

From the moment you join ANZ, you'll be doing meaningful work that will shape a world where people and communities thrive.

But it's not just our customers who'll feel your impact. You'll feel it too. Because at ANZ, you'll have the resources, opportunities, and support you need to take the next big step in your career.

We're a diverse bunch at ANZ in different roles, different locations, doing different things. That's why we have a range of flexible working arrangements, so our people can 'make work, work for them'. We also provide a range of benefits including access to health and wellbeing services and discounts on selected products and services from ANZ and more.

At ANZ, you'll be part of an organisation where the different backgrounds, perspectives and life experiences of our people are celebrated. That's because we're committed to building a workplace that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments you may require to our recruitment process or the role itself. If you're a candidate with a disability or access requirement, and have an enquiry about the support provided, please let us know on your application or visit ANZ Accessibility and Inclusion Programs for alternate contact methods.

To find out more about working at ANZ, visit https://www.anz.com.au/careers. You can apply for this role by visiting ANZ Careers and searching for reference number: 124906.
 

Job Posting End Date

11/10/2026, 11.59pm, (Melbourne Australia)