Oasis Africa Consulting Limited – Our client is a prominent Investment Banking outfit in Africa. Its headquarters is in Lagos, Nigeria. We are mandated by our client to recruit suitably qualified candidates for the position below:
Job Title: Trade Finance Analyst
Location: Lagos
Division: Project & Structured Trade Finance
Reports to: Team Lead, Structured Trade Finance/M&A
Summary
- Reporting directly to the Team Lead, Structured Trade Finance/M&A, the job holder will work primarily on Trade/Structured Finance transactions.
- The job holder will also be involved in transactions originating from other desks within Investment Banking, such as Capital Markets and Financial Advisory.
Qualifications
- First degree or its equivalent from a reputable tertiary institution.
- Minimum of three (3) – five (5) years cognate experience in trade finance
- Appropriate post-graduate or professional qualifications such as an MBA, CFA, MSC in Finance, ACCA or ACA would be beneficial
Responsibilities
The responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Identify and execute key supply chain finance solutions such as invoice/receivables discounting, securitized/collateralized debt and syndicated loans.
- Provide financial advisory services to identified clients using our trade finance and structured finance products.
- Review of credit applications and documentation to ensure completeness and accuracy.
- Analyse credit requests, financial statements and properties/assets to determine viability of the credit, feasibility, risk of granting such credit and computation of repayment schedules.
- Perform client due-diligence as well as fundamental financial, business analysis and valuation of companies.
- Prepare credit assessment/deal memorandum for credit committee approval.
- Monitor performance of facilities.
- Maintenance of Insurance database.
- Manage day-to-day information flow with clients and third-parties in a transaction execution setting.
- Research and prospect trade finance targets within specified sectors.
- Stay current on legislations governing Trade Finance within the Client’s jurisdiction
- Other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Experience/Skills/Competencies Requirements:
- Sound knowledge of trade finance products, techniques and commodity markets.
- Strong competence in availing credit facilities
- Strong communication and business writing skills
- Demonstrated ability to work on multiple projects and in teams
- Can-do drive and spirit
- Significant level of maturity and the ability to work in a team interfacing with top company executives and senior management
- Highly organized, with the initiative and ability to work with limited supervision
- Analytical and attentive to detail
- Process management abilities
- Enthusiastic, Positive and hardworking attitude
- Exceptional computer modelling/Excel spreadsheet / Powerpoint/ Word skills
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Job Title: Francophone Associate
Location: Lagos
Reports to: MD, Investment Banking
Summary
- The job holder will work across key areas of corporate finance transactions (project finance, mergers, acquisitions and disposals, equity and debt capital markets.) and strategic review work.
- The job holder will be in charge of the business development of these key areas in African Francophone countries. Also he/she will assist the management of our Client to set up an office in Senegal to cover African Francophone activities.
- The scope of sectors will include public company and private equity transaction (e.g. management and institutional buy-outs, debt and equity fundraising).
Responsibilities
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Originating and executing Investment Banking mandates across Africa with an emphasis on French speaking countries.
- Conduct detailed financial modeling, due diligence and valuation to develop business case for potential investment projects.
- Origination & execution of transactions
- Industry research and analysis
- Desktop analysis of businesses (financials, markets, products, competitors) and financial modeling
- Meeting new businesses and existing contacts
- Preparing a pitch document (including industry research)
- Undertaking risk management and compliance procedures
- Writing investor presentations, teasers and /or information memorandum (sales documents)
- Contacting prospective buyers, handling the bid process and assessing bids
- Assisting management with their presentation to bidders, project managing the due diligence process
- Providing commercial input to legal documentation
- Negotiating key terms and conditions of the transaction, and project manage the process and liaising with all key parties
- Assist the team lead in the evaluation of complex structured transactions and advise on financial risks.
- Ensure the timely preparation of transaction documents.
- Support members of the Investment Banking team
- Draft advisory reports and presentations to clients
- General research to support pitches and advisory reports
- Preparing proposals, pitches and engagement letters to clients
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree Business Management, Economics Finance, Accounting, Banking or other Finance related discipline from a reputable university with a minimum qualification of a second class degree required. Additional professional qualification or a Masters will be an added advantage
- Up to 6 years in a similar capacity within a Financial Services environment
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Equity Capital Markets (Private Placements)
- Possession of well-rounded advisor skills to clients
- Infrastructure
- Capital Raising
- Strong analytical skills
- Good multi tasking skills
- High level of ambition and motivation
- Ability to work effectively within a team with leadership
- Good commercial judgment and independence of mind
- Valuation and modelling skills
- Strong communication and business writing skills
- Demonstrated ability to work on multiple projects and in teams
- Entrepreneurial drive and spirit
- Significant level of maturity and the ability to work as a team interfacing with top company executives and senior management
- Highly organized, with the initiative and ability to work with limited supervision
- Analytical and attentive to detail
- Effective process management abilities
- Enthusiastic, positive and hardworking attitude
- Exceptional computer modeling/Excel spreadsheet/Powerpoint/Word skills
- Fluent in oral and written French
- Appreciable knowledge of Francophone Africa.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
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