Head, Corporate Finance & Capital Market Advisory at First Excelsia

Location: Victoria Island, Lagos

Responsibilities

• Manage the company’s investment banking portfolio and develop the company’s capabilities to structure and raise financing for medium to large ticket transactions locally and off-shore, as well as, meeting financial/operational targets for the division.
• Development and maintenance of Operational Plan/Budget for IBD for each Financial Year.
• Develop and supervise the implementation of the Structure for building world-class Investment Banking Organization and Execution.
• Responsible for the development and review of viable strategic plans/budgets for achieving the division’s short- and long-term goals
• Drive the implementation of the strategic plan and prepare periodic situation reports on weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis
• Develop platforms that would facilitate capital raising activities both locally and off-shore based on target market definition
• Develop an operating manual to guide company advisory and capital raising activities with clear procedures to handle transaction structuring and execution, advisory agreement, fee model, etc
• Provide effective leadership of the division and coaching of direct reports
• Perform any other responsibility as assigned by the CEO.

Experience & Qualifications

• First Degree in any business-related course
• MBA or relevant MSc
• The candidate should have 12-15 years of experience, 6 of which must have been spent in a management position in an investment banking firm.
• CFA certification required.

Required Competencies:

• Strategic Perspective, Leadership, Customer Orientation, Industry Knowledge, Work Planning, Mergers & Acquisitions, Innovative & Creativity, Integrity, Financial Structuring and Valuation, Corporate & Project Finance, Business & Finance Acumen.