Post Financial Close Transactor

The Post-Financial Close Transactor at Solar Africa is responsible for ensuring compliance with financial and contractual lender and equity provider related obligations post-financial close, monitoring project performance, and preventing defaults by proactively managing lender requirements and stakeholder expectations. The role requires a strong understanding of project finance, legal frameworks, and risk management, as well as exceptional communication skills to liaise effectively with internal and external stakeholders.

The Post Financial Close Transactor will report directly to the Post Financial Close Transactor.

• Oversee and report on all lender and equity provider related contractual, regulatory, and financial obligations post-financial close.
• Ensure compliance with project finance agreements, shareholder agreements, and lender requirements.
• Identify and mitigate potential risks to prevent financial and contractual defaults.
• Oversee project performance during construction and operational phases.
• Identify financial, legal, and operational risks, implementing management-approved mitigation strategies together with the respective teams to ensure project success.
• Work closely with project managers, legal teams, and finance teams to resolve potential issues proactively.
• Prepare and submit lender reports in strict adherence to financing agreements.
• Monitor and enforce compliance with financial covenants and reporting requirements.
• Act as the primary liaison between lenders, investors, and internal teams to address compliance matters.
• Collaborate with finance teams to ensure accurate reconciliations and financial reporting.
• Provide detailed financial insights to support strategic decision-making and maintain transparency.
• Support external audits and ensure timely resolution of financial discrepancies.
• Work closely with project teams, legal counsel, and senior management to ensure compliance and financial stability.
• Facilitate clear, concise communication between stakeholders, ensuring alignment on financial and contractual obligations.
• Negotiate and resolve contractual disputes while maintaining positive relationships with all parties.
• Assist in fulfilling and monitoring compliance with CSs and CPs required for financial close.
• Ensure legal and financial documentation is accurately maintained and submitted in a timely manner.
• Support the Transactor in reaching Financial Close, including reviewing of legal agreements and other support
• Ensure any post financial close restructures, refinancing arrangements or similar are executed
• Any other job duties associated with this role.

• Minimum 5+ years' experience in project finance, infrastructure finance, legal advisory, corporate finance transactions or renewable energy project environments.
• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Law, Accounting, Economics, Project Management or a related field. A postgraduate qualification such as LLB, CFA, MBA or PMP is advantageous.
• Strong understanding of project finance agreements and structures, lender obligations, covenant compliance, contract management and risk mitigation.
• Experience in renewable energy, infrastructure, wheeling projects or large-scale funded projects is highly advantageous.
• Strong financial modelling, reporting, reconciliation and stakeholder management skills.
• Digitally confident with strong Excel skills and the ability to use reporting, document management and workflow tools effectively. AI experience is not essential, but a technology-savy mindset is required.
• Valid driver's licence and willingness to travel where required.
• ERP / MS Dynamics experience:
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