Investment Associate

3 weeks ago


Johannesburg, South Africa Secondments Full time

Outputs

Source deals, assess their viability and prepare submission report to the credit committee,

Prepare submission to relevant committee for Due Diligence approval,

Compile a Due Diligence work plan, negotiate a lending project term sheet and structure the deal to meet the client requirements, all under the supervision of the Investment Principal,

Post DD approval conduct technical research and provide input on the deal structure,

Maintain responsibility of the transaction, preparation of project appraisal to risk,

Leverage funding structure that suits the client and minimises the company exposure,

Establish and manage relationships with clients, financial institutions, sector players and other counterparties for originating and sourcing of the deals,

Product development: establish innovative structured finance solutions for clients,

Analyse financial outcomes, define pricing strategy and development impact,

Manage the funding process in conjunction with the legal and post investment department,

Negotiate documentation or legal terms with all related internal and external stakeholders,

Undertake the collection of project documents once the deal is approved by respective committees,

Ensure the communication reaches the client once the deal is approved

Experience/Skills Required:
Deal origination to source quality deals,

Network building and use of professional relationship to yield a flow of quality leads,

Minimum of 5 years experience in deal making environment,

PC literacy and competency in Excel spreadsheet, MS Word and MS PowerPoint,

Understanding of company mandate and investment guidelines,

Business development and marketing of Rural Fund products.

Should possess amongst other the following skills in order to be able to conduct due diligence exercise:

- Accounting and/or auditing, law, tax;
- Should be able to gather data from all relevant sources, including industry experts;
- Be able to communicate at all levels and use interviews to gather data necessary in compiling investment reports;
- Have good writing skills;
- Be able to identify risks and recommend relevant risk mitigants;
- Ability to negotiate terms and conditions of investment to minimize risk in each transaction;
- Communication and presentation skills to present investment reports to various committees for approval

**Qualifications**:
B. Com Degree (Finance, Accounting, Agricultural Economics, Business Economics);
Deal structuring and implementation;
Financial modelling and Business valuation methodologies.

Preferred:

- CA and/or MBA with agriculture/acquisition transaction background.

Personal Attributes/Behaviours/Attitudes

Technical:
Minimum B. Com Degree with Specialization in Accounting and/or Business Finance,

PC literacy and competency in Excel spreadsheet, MS Word and MS PowerPoint,

Understanding of the company mandate and investment guidelines,

Can quickly identify important issues and help the team to consider them,

A strong team contributor and can clarify problems in discussion and issue planning,

The ability to research, analyse and evaluate,

Excellent interpersonal and written/oral communication skills,

The ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and multi-task in a fast paced environment,

Strong numerical ability and quantitative skills,

Self-confidence, drive and tenacity,

The ability to work effectively in a team,

Initiative, flexibility and innovation,

An interest in current affairs and an appreciation of their impact on the market especially BEE legislative discussion,

In depth investment knowledge; this may come from an interest in the markets and entrepreneur development.

Behavioural Competencies:
Information seeking and the ability to work on own initiative,

Strong interpersonal skills and good organizational skills,

Impact and influence manifested through the ability to build effective working relationships with clients, senior colleagues across cultural and functional boundaries,

Highly effective communication skills,

Confidentiality of information, displaying integrity with sensitive and personal information,

Articulate and detail conscious,

Adherence to corporate values,

Integrity,

Organizational awareness,

Process and service orientation,

Delivery focus,

Critical thinking



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