Terminal Investment Limited (TIL) is a leading global investor, developer, and operator of container terminals, with a strong track record of forming strategic joint ventures with other major terminal operators. Since its founding in 2000, TIL has rapidly grown into one of the world’s largest and most geographically diverse terminal operators, with a presence in 26 major trade ports across 21 countries.
Our terminals are strategically situated in key locations around the globe, including major origin and destination (O&D) and transshipment hubs in Europe, Asia, North America, South America, and West Africa. Positioned at the crossroads of global trade, five of our terminals rank among the world’s top 20 container ports by throughput. These prime locations enable us to serve major trade routes and provide access to both established and emerging markets, reinforcing our role as a critical player in global supply chains.
TIL Terminals:
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Our terminals have been selected for their important and strategic locations around the world, including major origin and destination (O&D) and transshipment trade hubs and gateways in Europe, Asia, North America, South America and West Africa.
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Our terminals are positioned at the heart of world trade, with five of the terminals located in the world’s top 20 container ports in terms of throughput (source: Drewry)
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Our terminals are well placed to serve major trade routes and provide access into key mature and developing markets.
Senior Finance Manager – Corporate & Project Finance
Main Responsibilities
As a Senior Finance Manager – Infrastructure & Corporate Finance, you will play a critical role in shaping and executing TiL’s financial strategy as the company continues its rapid expansion across the world. You will lead all aspects of infrastructure and corporate finance activities, including debt structuring, capital optimization, and financial risk management. This senior-level position offers the opportunity to make a significant impact and the ideal candidate will have extensive experience in the infrastructure sector, with a proven track record of leading complex financing transactions and delivering results in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
Key Responsibilities:
Debt Structuring & Execution
- Identify and evaluate funding options in various financial markets
- Optimize capital structures and manage financing transactions at both holding and terminal levels
- Identify, evaluate, and manage key financial risks, and build bankable contractual structures acceptable to all parties involved
- Responsible for the preparation of RFP, lead negotiation of external debt transactions, due diligence in collaboration with dedicated finance lawyers; including exchanges with commercial and multilateral/DFI lenders, ECAs, development banks, institutional investors and rating agencies
- Proactively develop relationships with investors, banks and non-banking financial institutions
- Work closely for the preparation of new transactions with key external stakeholders (Joint-venture partners, Terminal Management) and internal stakeholders such as terminal investment directors, business development team, technical team (civil engineer & equipment) and the tax & legal teams
- Support business development team during tenders by coordinating financial submissions, assumptions, and risk allocation
- Review of financial models built by the business development team & preparation of sensitivities for each transaction
Portfolio Monitoring & Financial Risk Management
- Monitor and report to the CFO, Audit & Risk Committee and Board on the status of financing initiatives, debt covenant compliance, liquidity and risk management
- Work closely with the Financial Planning & Investment Analysis team to prepare financing forecasts in long term terminal and holding company business plans
- Financial covenants & dividend distribution performance monitoring of terminals
- Manage a portfolio of existing financings at TiL and terminal level with objective to optimize capital structure through refinancing, recap, shareholder loans
- Work closely with the Treasury Operations team on Interest rate and FX risk management activities
Minimum Qualifications/Experience/Skill:
- Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics and related fields (CFA, RT). MBA or equivalent qualification is a plus.
- Minimum 10 years of international experience in large-scale infrastructure projects and complex multi-source financings, either on the project sponsor or lender
- Proven track record in structuring and executing transactions involving commercial banks, ECAs, multilaterals, institutional investors, and other financial institutions.
- Fluency in English is required.
- Strong relationship-building, negotiation, and communication skills with various internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to build effective relationships based on trust, integrity, consistency, and pragmatism.
- Analytical, detail-oriented, and hands-on approach to problem-solving.
- Leadership and mentoring abilities, with a focus on developing team capabilities for the management of complex financing.
- Excellent organizational and project management skills.
- Entrepreneurial mindset and collaborative team player.
Our company provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.
