Alan & Grant – Our client is a leading financial service partner that helps build enduring legacies for sustainable wealth creation in Africa.

They are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Team Lead, Project & Structured Finance

Location:  Lagos
Employment Type: Full Time
Industry: Financial Services

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Evaluate the tangible and intangible economic benefits of the project financing based on cashflow analysis
• Monitor business climate, trends in technology and development, and government activity in areas of the company’s current and anticipated investment or expansion
• Review valuation for business and financial assets and develop risk management processes
• Prepare collateral and presentation materials to facilitate communications with existing and prospective partners
• Perform calculations and modelling of the cost of capital and demonstrates a working knowledge of the regulatory framework in providing advice on the deal structure
• Oversee and develop loan market insights and guidance on syndicated financing
• Align lenders and borrowers’ objectives to ensure compliance with the terms of the Credit Agreement and other governing documents
• Guide team on due diligence procedures
• Conduct investigation of the target firm’s financial circumstances and various other related factors (operational, legal, HR, Tax etc.)
• Review and reports on the findings of Due Diligence engagements.
• Incorporate error detection and consistency checks in financial models to ensure data integrity
• Propose business plans and strategies based on analyses and understanding of segment, market, and industry
• Assist in the origination of a pipeline of infrastructure finance projects and screen investment opportunities through client outreach, marketing, and deal screening
• Provide recommendations related to industry and company analysis; evaluate and properly interpret the influence of the macroeconomic environment on the organisation.
• Leverage business intelligence through analysis of data to facilitate deal structuring
• Drive conversion of business development plans into real business for the organisation from all segments of the project financing market
• Ensure for all deals that appropriate legal documentation is successfully concluded in line with approvals and that financial close is achieved in a timely fashion

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required, preferably in Business, or Finance.
• Minimum of five-year relevant experience in Capital Markets, corporate finance, or accounting experience
• Relevant professional qualification such as CFA, ACA etc

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.