Transactor Investment Banking: East Africa vacancy

Transactor Investment Banking: East Africa vacancy
Rand Merchant Bank- Nairobi
Job description

• Lead the origination, structuring and implementation process around bespoke DCM and lending solutions to working in partnership with the relevant SA product teams
  
• Have an understanding of rating advisory and listing requirements that may be necessary to facilitate the issuance of bonds in the African capital markets
  
• Lead the origination, structuring and execution of M&A advisory situations in the East Africa region
  
• Focus on developing strategic relationships with a target list of major African counterparties
  
• Interact successfully with the coverage team, Global Markets as well as the rest of the IBD Africa team
  

• Able to learn quickly and apply knowledge to a variety of situations.
  
• Able to add value to the implementation of transactions through an understanding of valuations.  
  
• Able to present ideas to CEOs and senior officials of clients.
  
• Able to add value to transactions for the benefit of RMB and/or the client through knowledge of the subject, innovation and lateral thinking.
  
• Able to manage ongoing client liaison and to build relationships for IBD and RMB.
  

Desired Skills and Experience
The successful candidate will have a commercial qualification with demonstration of strong academic achievement, a min of 2-5 years corporate finance and/or debt/loan capital markets experience (either in SA, the rest of Africa or globally) would be advantageous.
A passion for working in Africa outside of South Africa is a prerequisite.
Previous experience in M&A Advice in Africa is strongly preferred.
Experience:
MARKETS
An awareness of African stock exchanges - which companies are listed and their performance and prospects, major current and past transactions, the make up of the major indices and current and prospective performance
An awareness of the global capital markets – including, amongst others, the major drivers of liquidity and pricing, key investor concerns and relative positioning of credits
An understanding of the economic theory and realities affecting the financial markets, such as interest rates, inflation, balance of payments, exchange and growth rates
INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
RMB is looking for an entrepreneurial, self starter that has the energy and passion to develop the IBD business in East Africa
High level of social and inter-personal skills.
Building strategic relationships/networking
Influencing and impact incl. negotiation
Drive for results
Conceptual/Big picture thinking
Ability to think laterally, innovate and add value for RMB and its clients
The ability to express oneself clearly orally and in writing
Fluency as a public speaker
The ability to plan and write reports
Attention to detail and a passion for accuracy
CREDIT
Strong credit skills
ACCOUNTING
Must be able to read, understand and interpret a set of annual financial statements
LEGAL
A working knowledge of the law of contracts
TAXATION
An understanding of the taxation of companies, financial institutions and shareholders
VALUATIONS
An understanding of the theories and practices of company valuations

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