JUNIOR ANALYST | MADRID, ES

Junior Analyst Job Description At abrdn, our purpose is to enable our clients to be better investors.
Clients worldwide trust us to find future-fit investment opportunities to deliver the outcomes they want.
Our technology and insight help empower them to make better decisions, while the powerful partnerships we build help to enhance the expertise that we offer.
And by enabling clients to invest responsibly, it helps us to build a better world.
At abrdn, we empower our clients to plan, save, and invest for their futures.
Through the expertise and innovation of our global team, we strive to help clients achieve their goals with more confidence and clarity, delivering outcomes that go beyond financial success by investing sustainably to build a better world.
About the Department Our team works closely with a portfolio of projects and investments across various sectors, with a particular focus on concessions & infrastructure.
We are committed to creating value for our stakeholders and implementing sustainability and ESG principles in all our activities.
We are dedicated to the ongoing management and enhancement of our investments, ensuring they deliver consistent value.
About the Role We are looking for a talented individual to assist in managing our existing portfolio.
Under supervision, the role holder will be involved in asset management, ESG and sustainability reporting, financial analysis, and investment transaction support.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a background in infrastructure project finance and strong financial modelling skills.
Key Responsibilities • Assist in the asset management of existing portfolio project companies and holding companies.
• Support the ESG and sustainability reporting process.
• Provide support in analysing operational and board reports, management accounts, counterparty financials, and project models.
• Conduct quarterly valuations for the portfolio of investments, with assistance and transition to ownership of financial model templates for valuations.
• Help identify and implement value enhancement initiatives across investments and monitor their impacts.
• Support the preparation of internal documentation, presentations, and reports.
• Assist in the annual funds external auditing process and third-party independent asset valuation processes.
• Prepare various reports and financial analyses on single investments and funds.
• Support senior colleagues in managing relationships with project company management, co-sponsors, and advisors (technical, legal, insurance).
• Assist with administrative processes, communications, and documentation involving CITCO.
About the Candidate The ideal candidate will possess the following.
• Knowledge of the Spanish PPP infrastructure sector.
• Familiarity with the Spanish PPP legal framework.
• Knowledge of Spanish accounting and corporate tax (experience in a Big Four firm, investment bank, or construction and concession industry is highly valued).
• Experience in Infrastructure Project Finance related activities.
• Solid understanding of Excel.
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to multi-task and manage time effectively.
• Native Spanish language skills and fluency in English.
An inclusive way of working Whatever way you like to work, if you have the talent and commitment to join our team, we'd like to hear from you.
At abrdn we've adopted a 'blended working' approach.
This approach combines the benefits of face-to-face collaboration, coaching and connecting in our offices with the flexibility of working from home.
It enables colleagues to find a balance that works for their roles, their teams, our clients and our business.
An inclusive culture, where diverse perspectives drive our actions, is at the core of who we are and what we do.
If you need assistance with your application, or a reasonable adjustment to your interview arrangements - for example, because you are neurodivergent, or have a physical, sensory, cognitive, mental, visible or invisible disability - please let us know and we'll be happy to help.
We're committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment.
We define diversity in its broadest sense - this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance.
We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone.
If you need assistance or an adjustment due to a disability please let us know as part of your application and we will assist.