Portfolio Manager

About the role

The Portfolio Manager supports the Head of Portfolio Management in overseeing subsidiary companies across multiple geographies. The role drives financial discipline and strengthens governance across the portfolio, acting as a bridge between headquarters and subsidiary management to ensure alignment with strategic objectives.

Key responsibilities

• Financial management: develop dashboards and performance reports, budgets, forecasts and long-term plans; track and escalate red flags such as overdue receivables, covenant breaches and funding gaps; coordinate with banks to optimise financing and ensure loan compliance with banking covenants; identify and implement synergies across subsidiaries
• Business development: support new connections, evaluate M&A opportunities, JV structuring and integration planning, and conduct valuation, scenario and investment return analysis; build and review project financial models; take part in financing, refinancing and commercial negotiations; review legal documentation and work with Projects and Engineering on technical solutions; present new projects to Investment Committees and review market opportunities
• Corporate governance: implement good governance in subsidiaries and joint ventures, including schedules of authority, policies, procedures and board charters; draft and review board documents, policies, minutes and charters; follow up on external and internal audits
• Shareholder and stakeholder relations: support transparent communication and alignment of objectives with shareholders and senior management of subsidiaries

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in financial management, economics or a related discipline; MBA or CFA preferred
• 7-10 years of relevant experience in management consultancy, investment banking or corporate finance, preferably in District Cooling, Energy, Utilities or Infrastructure
• 2-4 years of supervisory experience
• Ability to build trust-based relationships across cultures and seniority levels, and strong written communication and board-level presentation skills
• Experience closing project finance and acquisition financing preferred

Required skills

• Strong financial modelling experience
• Project finance experience, preferably in the GCC
• Development in sectors involving large capital investment decisions