Principal: Principal Finance

**Job Purpose**
- To maximize sustainable revenue streams through the origination and implementation of profitable specialised debt financing transactions in various South African and international sectors.- To conceptualise, identify, develop and execute profitable long-term debt, preference share and quasi-equity solutions in South Africa and in the rest of Africa and acting in collaboration with internal and external clients and stakeholders, including our alliance partners. Originate deals by scanning the market, marketing of clients & pitching ideas and networking; Effectively contribute to deal execution teams through providing seamless support, attending forums, processes, project budgeting to ensure improved business competitiveness; Provide support to Business Unit Head on strategies, systems, processes, frameworks and products, creating a competitive advantage for the business; Build and maintain solid internal / external relationships with relevant stakeholders.-
**Responsibilities**:
**Origination and cross sell**
- Take a leading role in the client and deal origination targets of PF through:

- Identifying potential new clients for Nedbank CIB;
- Identifying potential new transaction opportunities for Nedbank CIB;
- Display innovative thinking and creativity in terms of deal / product generation.

**Take a Leading role in the CIB cross sell targets of PF through**:

- Identifying opportunities for IB teams, i.e., Debt Finance teams, Corporate Finance;
- Identifying opportunities for Markets;
- Identifying opportunities for Transaction Banking.

**Manage Internal Processes**
- Ensure regulatory compliance by Sanctions checking and adherence to regulations, policies and procedures (FICA, KYC, etc.).
- Ensure ongoing risk management by completing annual Credit Reviews, reviewing the risk annually, assessing performance & undertaking regular client visits in collaboration with internal stakeholders;
- Improve deal origination by providing multidisciplinary solutions, identifying and resolving work problems and delivering the required output to clients, and refining and enhancing coverage.
- Essential Qualifications - NQF Level- Bachelor’s Degree (Hons) in Finance or Accounting, Sciences, Economics, Legal or Bus Science (Hon) Accounting, Finance, Statistics, Actuarial Science Economics and any BSc (Hon)
- Preferred Qualification- CA (SA), CFA, master’s degree in commerce
- Minimum Experience Level- Minimum of 8 -12 years banking / relevant sector experience, with a strong background in lending and/or lending teams in the leveraged finance and corporate lending industry
- Technical / Professional Knowledge- Microsoft Office - word, excel and PowerPoint
- Nedbank culture and values
- Nedbank policies and procedures
- Nedbank vision and strategy
- Principles of financial management
- Principles of project management
- Relevant regulatory knowledge
- Relevant software and systems knowledge
- Research methodology
- Decision-making process
- Ability to digest complex data, then make reasonable conclusions and recommendations
- Behavioural Competencies- Building Partnerships internally and externally
- Collaborating across various teams within NCIB
- Customer Focus
- Outgoing personality with the ability to meet new people and strike up conversation
- Ability (or potential) to spot an opportunity and generate deal flow
- Initiating Action, self-starter and ability to work independently
- High Work Standards and attention to detail
- Managing Work and Life Balance
- Technical / Professional Knowledge and Skills
- Employment Equity Statement- Preference will be given to individuals from underrepresented groups
- **_Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team at +27 860 555 566_