Financial Advisory Officer at First Bank

Department: Financial Advisory

Job Objectives

• The candidate shall be responsible for supporting the Team Lead in executing mergers and acquisitions and restructuring transactions.
• The candidate is expected to possess core financial analysis and financial modelling skills as well as a keen understanding of transaction structuring.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Collate and analyze relevant financial and non-financial information from clients and various sources to support a potential or ongoing transaction.
• Identify and determine feasibility of possible mergers and acquisitions, privatisation projects and contribute to negotiations.
• Prepare and/or analyze business plans and articulate clients’ business objectives for the purpose of presenting in the context of buy-side or sell-side discussions with counter-parties
• Prepare advanced financial models in the context of M&As, leveraged buy-outs, restructurings, recapitalisations and independent valuation opinions.
• Conduct detailed financial and commercial due diligence to support M&As, restructurings and recapitalisation transactions
• Conduct detailed and complex valuation exercises to support M&As, restructurings and recapitalisations
• Manage individual work streams within the context of large multi-faceted transaction
• Prepare confidential information memorandums, management / investor presentations, technical bids, post-acquisition plans and other presentations as applicable
• Manage/coordinate virtual and physical data room due diligence exercises in conjunction with other members of the team and working closely with external advisers
• Keep abreast of new regulations or policies that may affect various industries and consistently monitor local and international economies
• Build and maintain client base, keeping current client plans up to date and engaging new clients on ongoing basis
• Prepare, analyze and explain financial information of a given company and related companies within the respective industry
• Conduct relevant industry research and update database accordingly
• Participate in the management and development of the department by carrying out marketing and proposal efforts
• Manage and supervise financial advisory analysts in the execution of the above responsibilities

Educational Qualification

• Minimum of a First Degree (Second Class Upper)
• Master's Degree and / or Professional Qualification (ACA, ACCA, CFA) will be an added advantage.

Experience:

• 3 to 5 years of core investment banking and financial advisory experience in a leading investment bank
• Experience with an international investment bank will be an added advantage
• Experience in Oil & Gas and/or Power sector will be an advantage

Key Competency Requirements:

• Advanced financial modeling skills
• Advanced business writing, presentation and communication skills
• Strong research and learning skills
• Good knowledge of financial reporting, taxation and applied Corporate Finance techniques
• Good appreciation of major industry and regulatory trends and challenges
• Entrepreneurial skills, creativity and people management skills
• Strong analytical abilities, self-confidence, persistence, initiative and persuasiveness
• Quality of work: financial models, management presentations and information memorandums among others
• Timeliness in meeting client requests/turnaround time.