KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Transaction Structuring: Work with the Senior Manager and Head  of Advisory to execute mandates within debt capital markets, equities markets, Mergers & Acquisitions in Kenya and across the wider East African region.
• Financial Modelling: Lead in financial modelling by applying best practices within financial modelling.
• Transaction Documentation: Develop and lead execution of Information Memorandum, Teaser Reports, Prospectus, Pitch books, valuation reports, Term Sheets amongst other transaction documentation.
• New business: Onboarding new business to ensure growth & sustainability.
• Customer experience: Champion the delivery of consistent, seamless and trusted customer service to ensure customer retention and loyalty.
• Stakeholder management: Develop and maintain productive strategic relationships with key stakeholders and partners.
• Valuation and Due-diligence: Lead the team in valuation and due-diligence assignments.
• Relationship management: Maintaining of clients and investors relationships.
• People Management: Grow a high functioning analysts and Associates teams with deep capacity to execute capital markets, Mergers &Acquisition transactions.
• Compliance: Monitor workflow activities to ensure compliance with regulations, policies, and procedures. Ensure procedures, TATs, SLAs, and audit items are maintained/ closed within deadlines.
• Industry awareness: Maintain a detailed and current understanding of the industry; (at a macro, sector specific, current market structures; regulatory requirements and issues) to ensure maximization and risk mitigation
• Tracking, management, and delivery of business needs on day-to-day basis
• Mentorship, motivation, coaching and alignment of direct reports
• Ensure all regulatory requirements are met by ensuring compliance with SLA’s.

The Person

• A holder of a bachelor’s degree in mathematics/business/Statistics/Economics/ Finance or closely related field from a recognized institution
• Possession of CIFA, CFA, CPA will be an added advantage
• Possession of a master’s degree in finance, Strategic planning or Business will be an added advantage
• 5 or more years’ Experience in investment banking, Corporate Banking, Private Equity and or structured corporate finance
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience in financial modelling
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience in Credit Analysis/Quants
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience Debt /Equity/Structured products transaction structuring and execution
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in Team management/leadership