Investment Manager at CA Global Headhunters

Job Title: Investment Manager (Corporate Lending / Sales Orientated / Business Support / SME’s) – Lagos, Nigeria

The key purpose is to create a sustainable
impact through serving entrepreneurs in the SME sectorwith risk capital
and business support, helping them to realise their full business
potential and achieve long- term success. The investment manager
delivers tangible value to the SME clients and by doing so, achieves
financial and impact returns on his/her transactions.

Responsibilities:

• Identify, develop and maintain deal referral networks
• Measure and report on the effectiveness of such networks
• Analyse and thoroughly verify and cross reference key assumptions underpinning the business plan.
• Build the financial model and conduct a proper risk assessment.
• Structure viable transactions in line with the investment and pricing policy and product parameters.
• Draft high quality, focused and concise screening and
  finance reports that allow for efficient decision making within agreed
  time frames.
• Restructure transactions that are viable and hand over those that are no longer viable
• Manage collateral and insurance policies
• Collect and record impact data and ensure data integrity, in line with the impact data strategy and policy
• Track performance of portfolio companies against the
  business financial plan. Identify any negative trends and deviations
  from the client’s operational and financial plan.
• Keep abreast of all government legislations and
  regulatory requirements which may affect the operations of the portfolio
  companies.
• Support the client in developing and implementing a
  robust business plan, financial plan and risk assessment and mitigation
  plan.

Requirements: Qualification and Skill

• Excellent experience bringing on board new business / clients / funds
• Advanced corporate lending experience 
• No less than 4 years Investment or finance experience in
  SME investment and demonstrated track record in investing or financing
  SMEs
• Advanced degree required
• MBA is preferred, as well as CFA or ACCA
• Excellent financial and analytical skills
• Good credit management skills
• Written and spoken fluency in English essential.