Associate-Growth Catalyst

3 weeks ago


Sandton, South Africa TalentCru Full time

To implement and maintain portfolio management of the equity market portfolios,
obtaining the most value through the development and implementation of value creation plans and relationship building, to achieve sustained growth and maximized profitability for the business partner which will result in the oranisation partaking in the benefit realization.

Qualifications:

  • BCom Accounting or BEng / BSc with exposure to finance
  • Post-graduate degree or qualification will be an added advantage

Knowledge and Experience:

  • The candidate should at least have 5-8 years of relevant experience in post investment monitoring or portfolio management.
  • 5 years’ experience in a private equity environment will be an added advantage.
  • Experience working in Portfolio Management environment for a commercial bank
  • Experience working in a high-level collaborative environment
  • Ability to manage multiple competing priorities while building effective relationships
  • Thorough understanding of developing Value Creation activities
  • Extremely organized and persistent, with drive and determination to achieve goals
  • Experience in due diligence, drawdowns and exit process of investments is essential
  • Financial modelling essential
  • Prior experience in the Agro or Manufacturing sectors will be an added advantage.
  • Post investment and portfolio monitoring and management of allocated portfolio of complex and technical business partners.
  • Working closely with business partners in identify areas for growth and value creation crafting and monitoring the implementation of the value creation plans of the investee companies
  • Conduct regular business partner reviews including client visits and assigning of risk rating, and risk staging to business partners
  • Periodically conduct fair values of equity investments and impairment reviews in
    accordance with the approved IDC guidelines and policies on allocated portfolio of complex, technical and high value business partners.
  • In collaboration with the business partner management team, define KPI’s and design dashboards to collect data for progress monitoring of such KPI’s.
  • Frequent collection of data for monitoring of VC Plans and reformulating the strategic initiatives if / when required.
  • Build sound relationships with business partner management teams through regular visits to business partners.
  • Ensure value creation plans are crafted to generate revenue growth and contain and manage costs in order to improve EBIT.
  • Proactively identify early warning signals and initiate appropriate intervention
    processes where necessary, exercising step-in rights early to limit potential losses.
  • Provide non-financial value add to business partners through access to connections and resources, providing market insights and proprietary insights required to assist the Business Partner to grow – opportunity to utilize the services of Capability Sourcing in such instances.
  • Monitor strategic initiative through data insights, dashboards and reports to identify deviations from agreed plans and take appropriate action.
  • Collaborate with Business Units to obtain expert insights relative to specific Business Partner sectors.
  • To ensure maximizing of the IDC value and limiting losses by being considerate of eventual exiting of investments where relevant
  • Assisting with the organisation's cashflow management (including input of timeous collections
    encompassing accurate forecasting of collections measured against actual
    performance);
  • Implement and manage a process for forecasting Business Partner dividend
    payments and future projections and variants on dividend income to determine
    contribution to the client funding.
  • Obtain/Research and analyze market, industry and financial reviews to gain insights and trends to identify growth opportunities and areas of concern.
  • Ensure that all necessary amendments to contracts during the life span of the
    business partner are adequately executed.
  • Monitor and timeously report on undrawn facilities on the allocated portfolio of
    business partners.
  • Ensure that all exits processes i.e. early settlement, IRR and other calculations and release of security on allocated portfolio of business partners are properly executed.
  • Promptly monitor all payments due to the organisation including interest, capital, dividends, fees etc. on allocated portfolio of business partners.
  • Analyze financial information from allocated business partners on a regular basis and assess the need for initiating intervention based on the analysis

  • Work closely with the management teams of the investee companies to ensure that the business partners under management are profitable.
  • Monitor and evaluate that proper governance structures exist and are being applied
  • Work collaboratively with members of the organisational teams to ensure that the investee
    companies under management achieve their stated targets and forecasts.
  • Prepare portfolio reports as and when required on the portfolios under management
  • Working closely with Senior Associates and Manager obtaining guidance and
    technical insights
  • Collaborate with Business Units to obtain insights to sector specialties and provide
    service where required.

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

• Value Creation Planning
• Portfolio Management
• Analytical/Diagnostic Skills
• Financial modelling
• Business/Commercial Acumen
• Client Insights Focus
• Formulating strategies and concepts
• Report writing Skills
• Project Management Skills
• Problem Solving
• Creating Innovating

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

• Communication Skills
• Coping with Pressures and Setbacks
• Negotiating Influencing
• Deciding and Initiating.
• Stakeholder Management
• Planning and Organizing
• Credible Activist



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