Senior Investment Analyst

Job Description

Your new company

n We are partnering with a major international data centre provider, renowned for its extensive global presence and AI-ready infrastructure. Their facilities support organisations in expanding and scaling digital operations across diverse markets worldwide.

Your new role

n Reporting to the Senior Director of Global Investment

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• Partner with development, investment and commercial teams to assess the financial viability of new data centre developments and expansion opportunities.

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• Conduct investment appraisals, including NPV, IRR, scenario planning and sensitivity analysis, to support capital allocation decisions.

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• Provide financial insight and commercial challenges for major infrastructure investment opportunities.

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• Review financing structures, funding strategies and capital deployment across a portfolio of projects.

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• Evaluate the commercial impact of customer contracts, utilisation assumptions and revenue drivers on asset performance.

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• Maintain and enhance business cases, incorporating updated market assumptions, actual performance and funding changes.

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• Monitor asset performance against investment objectives and original valuation assumptions.

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• Deliver clear financial analysis and recommendations to senior management, executive committees and board stakeholders.

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• Support interactions with lenders, investors and capital partners through robust financial analysis, reporting and investment materials.

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What you'll need to succeed

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• Experience within infrastructure, real estate, or asset-intensive investment environments, with strong exposure to project finance and investment appraisal.

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• A solid understanding of valuation principles and methodologies, with the ability to assess assumptions and provide commercial challenge.

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• Proven experience reviewing and interpreting financial models, identifying key drivers, risks, and opportunities to support investment decisions.

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• Strong investment appraisal experience, including evaluating project feasibility, returns, and capital allocation opportunities.

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• Working knowledge of financial modelling. Advanced model-building expertise is not required, but you must be comfortable reviewing model outputs and challenging underlying assumptions.

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• Demonstrable experience supporting investment decisions across multiple projects, portfolios, or geographies.

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• The ability to connect project finance, valuation, and commercial analysis to provide clear recommendations to stakeholders.

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What you need to do now

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