Banking & Finance Lawyer

5 days ago

Cape Town, South Africa Cognia Law Full time

**COMPANY PROFILE**:
Cognia seamlessly extends corporates, banks and law firms’ legal capability to deliver sustainable outcomes. Our goal is to connect the legal sector, moving it from a siloed approach to integrated partnerships. We help in-house legal teams by bringing simplicity to complex matters and replacing broken procedures with efficient processes.

Cognia is a Chambers-ranked law company which integrates how legal services are provided so our team, partners, clients and communities thrive together with people at the heart of what we do. We encourage our people to bring their whole self to work and focus on enabling them to realise their full potential.

**ROLE DESCRIPTION**:
To support the global banking relationship managers, we are looking for someone to provide transaction execution service to the global banking businesses. This would involve negotiating standard form bilateral and syndicated loan documentation and related credit agreements.

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Leading and managing negotiations for contractual documentation related to bilateral and syndicated loan facilities. This will require handling various types of documents, such as committed and uncommitted loan agreements, security agreements, legal opinions, and corporate authorisations.
- Ensuring compliance with procedural checks and balances, promptly identifying and escalating any concerns to global banking relationship managers, Legal, and relevant internal stakeholders, including Compliance, Risk, Credit, and Portfolio Management.
- Overseeing and driving the entire negotiation and execution process of the documentation, from the initial draft to financial close. There may also be involvement in post-closing management, as necessary.
- Establishing and maintaining strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders involved in the transactions, promoting effective collaboration and communication throughout the process.
- Keeping up-to-date on local and international regulatory and legal developments that impact financing transactions in the supported businesses, and sharing this knowledge with colleagues.

**QUALIFICATIONS**:

- BCom Law or LLB degree from a Tertiary Institution
- Qualified lawyer with 2-10 years of experience practicing Banking and Finance law, with a solid background in
- Syndicated Lending
- Bilateral Lending
- General Lending Transactions
- LMA Style Loan-agreements
- Must have strong background in negotiating above loan documentation
- Experience working in a bank, financial institution, or reputable law firm.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and analytical skills.

**Benefits**
- Employee Assistance Program
- Hybrid working model

  • Finance Controller

    1 week ago

    Cape Town, South Africa Tower Group Full time

    Our client, a leader in the liquor industry is seeking a qualified Finance Controller to join their Marketing team based in Cape Town.MINIMUM REQUIREMENTSMatric 3 to 4 years of Finance experienceExperience leading a team Experience in the industry is highly recommended Superior Microsoft Excel SkillsSound SAP experienceMAIN JOB FUNCTIONS Oversee the...

  • Tax Lawyer

    4 weeks ago

    Cape Town, South Africa Rm Staffing B.V. Full time

    We are looking for a highly skilled Tax Lawyer to join our in-house legal and finance team in a full time remote capacity. In this role, you will provide expert guidance on corporate tax matters, cross-border structuring, regulatory compliance, and

  • Tax Lawyer

    2 weeks ago

    Cape Town, South Africa Rm Staffing B.V. Full time

    We are looking for a highly skilled Tax Lawyer to join our in-house legal and finance team in a full time remote capacity. In this role, you will provide expert guidance on corporate tax matters, cross-border structuring, regulatory compliance, and transfer pricing for a global business. You will support strategic decision‑making across business units and...

  • Finance Banking Supervisor

    3 days ago

    Cape Town, South Africa Corporate Placements Full time

    Our client in the retail industry is seeking a Banking Supervisor who is a detail orientated team player; who can meet multiple deadlines, problem solve, prioritise effectively, maintain calm and communicating effectively to the team and external stakeholders. Must have: BCom Experience in a finance retail environment advantageous Experience in general...

  • Senior Finance Clerk

    5 days ago

    Cape Town, South Africa Truworths Full time

    We are looking for a detail orientated team player; who can meet multiple deadlines, problem-solve, prioritise effectively, maintain calm and communicate effectively with the Finance manager, the team and external stakeholders. Reporting to the Finance Manager the primary responsibility of this role is to oversee the local and foreign banking operations,...

  • Client Relationship Manager

    3 days ago

    Cape Town, South Africa CA Financial Appointments Full time

    Are you a qualified CA(SA) or Lawyer with relevant Wealth Management / Financial Services experience in Client Relationship Management? Do you thrive on top notch relationship-building with high net worth clients? Please get in touch with me. **Responsibilities**: - Build and maintain long term relationships with clients which includes all forms of...

  • Finance Clerk: Banking

    1 week ago

    Cape Town, South Africa Truworths Full time

    We are looking for a detail orientated team player who is deadline-driven, solutions focused, able to work under pressure, communicate effectively and maintain a positive mindset. The Finance Clerk: Banking plays a critical role in the finance team to ensure we limit the risk of cash loss, account for all cash and card transactions on a timely basis and keep...

  • Finance Internship

    3 days ago

    Cape Town, South Africa Savannah Outsourced Finance Full time

    **Job Spec** The job will be varied depending on our clients’ requirements but we expect will include: - Accounts payable processing - Accounts receivable processing - Bank reconciliations - Fixed asset register management - Accruals / prepayments postings - KPI reporting - Other Management accounts tasks as required - Other data processing tasks as...

  • Head Office Finance Clerk: Banking Team

    5 days ago

    Cape Town, South Africa Right People Solutions Full time

    **FINANCE CLERK: BANKING** **RETAIL HEAD OFFICE, CAPE TOWN CBD** **CRITERIA**: - Matric plus solid work experience. - **2-5 years’ experience in general finance processes including, inter alia, bank reconciliations, foreign currency translation and conversion, bank card queries, resolving bank discrepancies etc.**: - Reconciliation of bank accounts...

  • Specialist Trade Finance and International Banking

    2 weeks ago

    Cape Town, South Africa Absa Bank Limited Full time

    Empowering Africa’s tomorrow, together one story at a time. - With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group. Job Summary In...