Associate II, Corporate Finance & Capital Optimization at First Bank

Duties & Responsibilities

• Promote policies, processes, and guidelines to enhance corporate finance, capital management, ratings, and investment activities of FirstBank group.
• Execute inorganic growth plans (M&A, partnerships, etc.) of FirstBank group.
• Prepare the valuation of investments opportunities as well as optimization of same for value accretive purposes.
• Execute the end-to-end management of capital across all group entities, including ICAAP.
• Ensure compliance with the group capital management framework.
• Execute capital raising of all forms, including tier I and tier II.
• Support the actualize the allocation of capital as required to optimize shareholder value.
• Manage the bank’s portfolio of investments to optimize returns.
• Plan the evolution of the bank’s credit rating.
• Facilitate the bank’s credit rating process to achieve set target credit rating.
• Facilitate all other corporate finance activities of operating entities in FirstBank group.
• Coordinate all relevant management, board and regulatory approvals for capital raising corporate finance decisions and investments of the FirstBank group.
• Track performance of corporate finance activities post-acquisition to quantify value accretion gained.
• Provide insight on the financial performance of potential targets and expected value accretion from transactions.
• Recommend optimal transaction structures for corporate finance transactions for the FirstBank group.
• Track activities required to ensure target rating is obtained once achieved.
• Prepare reports and presentation to engage the management committee (MANCO) and Board of Directors on potential targets and transaction opportunities.
• Perform periodic scanning of the industry for corporate finance and investment opportunities.

Job Requirments
Education:

• First Degree in Accounting, Economics, or related discipline.
• Strong preference for postgraduate degree or other professional qualification CFA, ACA, ACCA, CPA, MBA.

Experience:

• Minimum of 10 years working experience in corporate finance, investment banking and capital management in Financial Services or related industry.
• 6+ years of proven track record in Financial Analysis, Financial accounting and reporting.