Senior Manager, Portfolio Management

For almost 70 years, Export Finance Australia has helped Australian businesses grow and succeed internationally with finance to secure opportunities, expand into new markets and diversify their presence. We support critical minerals and defence sectors, finance projects that strengthen economic resilience and advance net zero, and back Australian investment in sustainable infrastructure. 

Working with banks, other Government agencies and international partners, we back Australia’s exporters, supply chain businesses and industries, contributing to a more stable and prosperous Indo-Pacific while advancing Australia’s trade, investment and economic security objectives.  

The Portfolio Management (“PM”) team at EFA is customer facing team who manage a portfolio of loans, guarantees, bonds and insurance products which support export-related and cross-border transactions for larger corporate & sovereign risk parties.  

The Senior Manager will be responsible for 

• managing an existing portfolio of predominantly project and structured corporate finance transactions to private and sovereign borrowers.
• Supporting the Director PM on larger more complex transactions.

The position provides the opportunity to work across a range of sectors including infrastructure, commodities, mining and resources, defence, shipping, and agriculture. The key components of the role include, risk management of an existing portfolio, transaction administration, problem account management together with strategy planning and implementation and managing customer and other stakeholder relationships once the facility has been executed. 

Your new role

Location: Sydney
Role Type: Full-time, Permanent

About you

• Manage a portfolio of low to medium complexity project and structured corporate finance transactions to private and sovereign borrowers. 
• Work with Director on development and execution of strategy for assigned transactions where applicable.
• Deliver a high level of customer service whilst safeguarding the interests of EFA. Build and maintain strong relationships with exporters, borrowers, and guarantors in relation to existing facilities. 
• Proactively manage all aspects of financial and non-financial transaction risks for allocated portfolio. 
• Provision of timely, accurate and insightful reporting to stakeholders
• Work collaboratively with internal functions including credit, legal, compliance and government relations teams. Share learnings with Portfolio Management team and broader business to improve outcomes for EFA and customers.
• Undertake ongoing transaction monitoring and analysis. Completion of periodic credit reviews, variations, waivers and other related request. 
• Adherence to internal policies, transaction processes and controls, including escalations, approvals, and delegations for credit decisioning. 

Qualifications & Skills

• Degree qualifications in Commerce, Economics, Accounting, Business Administration, Banking/Finance or Business and/or relevant technical disciplines.
• 5 years+ financing experience across project finance, structured finance or large corporate/institutional transactions. Demonstrated ability to manage a portfolio balancing the interests of customers and the lender. International or cross-border financing experience highly valued. 
• Good understanding of loan structuring and credit risk management across a range of financing products including for cross border transactions.
• Experience within relevant market segments including project and structured finance, infrastructure and corporate loans. 
• Good financial analysis skills. Ability to assess loan performance and perform stress testing. Proficiency in analysing borrower financial statements, cash flow, collateral values, and repayment capacity. Ability to prepare high quality credit submission for transactions of increasing complexity. 
• Good understanding of facility administration including operational risk. Strong understanding of facility and security documentation.
• Awareness of non-financial risk awareness including KYC and financial crime risks. Ability to proactively identify and appropriate escalate to Director and other specialist teams.

Even if you haven’t ticked every box but this role resonates with you, don't rule yourself out just yet, we'd love to hear from you!

Our benefits and culture

We are small enough to have an impact, BIG enough to make a world of difference and it starts with our people.

We support flexible working and pride ourselves in fostering a culture that is inclusive, diverse and collaborative. We are proud to be certified as a 2025 Great Place to Work for a fifth consecutive year, recognised on the 2023 AFR BOSS Best Places to Work list and listed as one of Australia’s Best Workplaces for Women in 2025. 

In line with our commitment to our people, we have a comprehensive array of benefits available to our employees:

• Generous leave provisions (e.g. Annual Wellbeing day) and leave purchase opportunities
• 18 weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregivers
• Thorough induction onboarding program
• Fitness Passport along with other Health & Wellbeing initiatives
• Gender affirmation leave
• Income Protection Insurance
• Community volunteering
• and many more!

Our headquarters is based in Sydney CBD, and we have a national presence across Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide.

Eligibility

Australian Citizenship - To be eligible to apply for this position, applicants must hold Australian Citizenship at the time of application.

Security Clearance - To be eligible to apply for this position, applicants must be able to obtain and maintain a Baseline security clearance.

How to apply

Applications close: 6 April 2026.  

Interviews will occur in parallel, so please apply ASAP.
Enquiries: Careers@exportfinance.gov.au      
  
To apply, please email your CV to Careers@exportfinance.gov.au      

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We invite and welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from diverse cultural backgrounds, people with disability and members of the LGBTQIA+ community. 

If you are a candidate with a disability, let us know how we can provide you with additional support.

About us

Export Finance Australia is Australia’s export credit agency.  

We provide finance to support Australian export trade and overseas infrastructure development across the Pacific and Indo-Pacific. Through our loans, bonds and guarantees, we support businesses – from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to large corporates – foreign governments and infrastructure projects, to take on the world. 

Working with banks, other government agencies and our partners, together we are helping drive international success for Australian businesses.

The reason our people join us, stay with us and grow with us is because they wholeheartedly believe in our purpose. They can see the impact we create for our customers.

We are a highly purpose-driven organisation. We seek to create an inclusive culture that values our customers and employees. Our people are expected to champion this and play a key role in achieving those outcomes. In working towards our strategy, our people display our IMPACT leadership behaviours of Frank & Fearless, Dexterous & Agile and Careful & Diligent

For more information about us, please refer to our website. 

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be considered on this occasion.