Senior Associate – Corporate Finance / Debt Advisory

A Sydney-based capital advisory firm with a private credit focus is seeking a Senior Associate to support the execution of corporate finance and debt advisory transactions under a principal-led operating model. This role will sit within a principal-led advisory team and focus on financial modelling and analysis, credit papers and information memoranda, and data room/NDA management, working in a close reporting relationship directly with the lead adviser on live mandates.
The engagement will combine hands-on transaction execution, lender-ready analysis and materials, and due diligence coordination, with a strong emphasis on modelling accuracy, understanding lender credit processes, and independently driving defined workstreams to completion. This is a minimum three-month, part-time engagement (2–3 days per week, day-rate structure), with the client based in Sydney (Melbourne also acceptable, hybrid arrangement).
Key ResponsibilitiesReview and analyse historical financial performance, budgets, forecasts and cash flowsReview, build and maintain transaction financial models, including downside and sensitivity cases for lender underwritingAnalyse debt capacity, leverage, liquidity, cash conversion and debt servicing capability across proposed structuresPrepare lender-ready materials, including financing memoranda, credit papers and transaction summariesCoordinate due diligence materials and manage transaction data rooms, NDAs and information request listsRespond to RFIs and lender Q&A, and support lender identification, screening and transaction positioningAnalyse and compare indicative proposals and term sheets across pricing, structure, security and covenantsSupport negotiation, documentation and closing workstreams; maintain transaction workplans and progress outstanding items
Your BackgroundApproximately 4–8 years of relevant transaction experience — investment banking, corporate finance/transaction advisory, leveraged or acquisition finance, private credit, institutional/corporate banking, debt advisory, or Big 4 deals/corporate finance backgrounds all relevantDirect deal execution experience; comfortable across both financial analysis and transaction process managementAdvanced Excel and financial modelling skills, including three-statement models and cash flow forecastingStrong understanding of leverage, security, covenants and capital structure; familiarity with private credit and working capital facilitiesCapital raising experience preferred; M&A experience less directly relevant; a pure consulting toolkit is not requiredAble to work independently, take ownership of defined workstreams, and interrogate information rather than simply process itClear written and verbal communication with senior stakeholders and capital providers