Unit Head, Corporate Finance and 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
• Coordinate subsidiaries’ strategy development / strategic planning process
• Lead capital allocation across the Group to maximize shareholder value
• Ideate / recommend corporate finance initiatives
• Recommend optimal transaction structures for corporate finance transactions for the FirstBank Group.
• Lead inorganic growth plans (M&A, partnerships, etc) of FirstBank Group
• Oversee the end-to-end management of capital across all group entities, including preparation of annual capital plans and ICAAP reports
• Lead analytical efforts, that support capital investment decisions
• Ensure delivery of SF&CM’s input into the annual Recovery & Resolution Plan
• Oversee the development, review /,update and compliance monitoring of relevant policies, including Group Capital Management Framework, investment management framework, capital hedging framework, etc 
• Lead the Group’s capital raising initiatives 
• Plan and lead the Bank’s credit rating process to achieve set target credit rating.
• Work with internal stakeholders to deliver the data/ information requests stakeholders, including credit rating institutions, regulators, equity / debt analysts, etc
• Coordinate all relevant management, board and regulatory approvals for capital raising corporate finance decisions and investments of the FirstBank Group.
• Manage vendors and other stakeholders 
• Ensure risks inherent in unit’s activities are effectively identified and processes developed to manage same
• Ensure decision makers are promptly and accurately informed 
• Carry out any assigned roles as mandated by the HOD or CFO

JOB REQUIRMENTS

Education

• Good first degree, preferably in numerate discipline
• Strong preference for postgraduate degree or other professional qualification, in line with Group competency requirements
• CFA, ACA, ACCA, CPA, CMA, in line with Group competency requirements       

Experience 

• Minimum of 10 years’ working experience in corporate finance, investment banking and capital management in Financial Services or related industry