Senior Dealmaker

Are you a seasoned professional in deal assessment and closing transactions? We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Dealmaker to join a leading company in their Small Business Finance Funding department.

• Minimum qualification: relevant commercial or technical honours degree
• 810 years related experience of which 8 years should be in deal assessment as well as closing of transactions (i.e. management of approved deals up to first drawdown, including ensuring timely conclusion of legal agreements).
• Declared competent in three due diligence disciplines (Marketing, Technical or Financial)
• Grounded in all three disciplines
• Transaction leadership (complex deals)
• Knowledge in assessing all associated issues in a transaction (Legal, risks, etc.)
• Experience in peer review
• Experience in interpretation and analysis of financial statements
• Knowledge of the market environment and technology landscape
• Knowledge of financing instruments
• Understand and review models of proposed financial structures
• Competent in coaching and mentoring of team members

• Deal structuring
• Designing and negotiating the financial and legal relationship between the client and company for the specific deal.
• Risk identification and mitigation.
• Leading of due diligence teams on highvalue / complex transactions.
• Deal optimization ensuring that the deal is aligned with the strategic objectives of the unit and will contribute to meeting industry development goals.
• Support the development and implementation of strategies or action plans to drive the SBU's strategic objectives.
• Account management function up to first draw.
• Prepare wellwritten and motivated reports for presentation to the relevant Credit and other committees as required.
• Conduct peer reviews on all due diligence disciplines.
• Training, mentoring, and coaching of Business Analysts and Dealmakers.

Customer Focus & Stakeholder Management_**- To effectively interact with different SBUs and departments in order to fulfil the process requirements related to any specific deal / transaction.

• Manage and enhance the levels of service and communication to ensure the provision of client service excellence.
• Build and maintain a strong deal pipeline.

• Provide team leadership in transactions during due diligence
• Manage own development to enhance own competencies
• Participate in knowledge sharing in the team and cross functional
• Coaching and mentoring of team members

• Financial acumen
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Investment/Portfolio Management
• Stakeholder Management and customer focus
• Planning and organising
• Report writing skills

• Presentation and Communication skills
• Negotiation skills
• Relationship and Networking skills
• Persuading and Influencing skills