R HIGHLY NEGOTIABLE PLUS ANNUAL PERFORMANCE BONUS
Our client is a leading asset manager and specialist investment company. The company is dedicated to the development and empowerment of South Africa and its people, with many of their investment offerings geared towards a meaningful difference to their world.
They now seek a private debt dealmaker to join their private debt team. Strong preference to suitably qualified candidates who are from previously disadvantaged backgrounds. The business values diversity and is committed to a diverse workforce.
JOB DESCRIPTION WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
- You will be responsible, as part of a team, for new deal origination and structuring and sourcing, collating and distilling various sources of information, to provide timeous and informed investment and trade recommendations on private debt opportunities;
- You will be responsible for effective management of new and existing intermediary and deal counterparty relationships, and thorough analysis and sound judgement of both financial and non-financial risks, for the ultimate benefit of the clients invested in the funds so that they generate alpha;
- You will be required to identify and drive investment process improvements in the private debt team;
- Deal origination:
- You will be responsible for sourcing and evaluating appropriate investment opportunities for the various company managed funds;
- You will be responsible for developing and maintaining intermediary & counterparty relationships in order to develop a pipeline of new deals in the private debt sector;
- You will be responsible for structuring, negotiating and implementing transactions (including negotiating legal agreements) which suit both company funds and the counterparty’s requirements;
- Performing fundamental credit analysis and make investment recommendations that includes an assessment of the proposed volume and price of the transaction, on a portfolio of counterparties:
- You will be responsible for analysing counterparty management, business model, operational, competitive and industry assessment;
- You will be responsible for in-depth analysis of historical financial statements;
- You will be responsible for preparing and/or reviewing complex financial models and forecasts (scenario testing);
- You will be responsible for analysing historic and forecasted financial ratios as well as Incorporating an assessment of non-financial (environmental, social and governance) factors in the analysis;
- Preparing investment reports and presenting deals and investments recommendations to the credit committee:
- You will be responsible for negotiating and analysing legal documentation of new and existing deals;
- You will be responsible for performing a commercial review of key terms and conditions, including key investor protection clauses, for appropriateness;
- You will be responsible for working with external and internal legal advisors to ensure adequate protections are captured in the legal document;
- You will be responsible for negotiation with the counterparty and their legal advisors to ensure the appropriate terms and conditions are included;
- Ongoing credit research and analysis on existing and new counterparties and their sectors in order to assess and manage evolving risks and rewards and to make recommendations or investment decisions where appropriate;
- You will be responsible for monitoring, management and maintenance of existing deal counterparties (covenant compliance, updated AFS review, ad-hoc requests, etc.);
- You will be responsible for global and local research and analysis;
- You will be responsible for industry specific research and analysis;
- You will be responsible for developing and implementing credit and equity risk and valuation and pricing models;
- You will be responsible for maintaining all investment related data to ensure it is accurate and complete and can be used for investment decision-making and reporting;
- Identify and drive improvements to the investment process – improvements to include (but not limited to):
- You will be responsible for risk management frameworks; on an industry level;
- You will be responsible for technology integration into counterparty and portfolio monitoring;
- You will be responsible for data analytics and technology tools to enhance analysis;
- You will be responsible for identifying and implementing process efficiencies within the life cycle of private debt deals.
CORE COMPETENCIES REQUIRED, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
- You have excellent communication (verbal and written) skills in English;
- You have strong interpersonal skills;
- You are highly organised and adaptable;
- You have a strong ethical base;
- You are energised team player;
- You are a diligent, hardworking self-starter;
- You have strong planning and organisational skills;
- You have sound problem-solving skills;
- You have strong presentation skills;
- You have a high stress tolerance;
- You have a keen eye for detail;
- You are adaptable;
- You are curious and have a willingness to learn;
- You have sound macroeconomic understanding, complemented by a strong quantitative
- skillset (econometrics, statistics, etc.).
CORE QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
- You have a minimum of 5 years’ current, relevant work experience in a relevant credit dealmaking, analytical or risk management role. Great team. HUGE prospects!!
- You have strong academic credentials in a relevant honours-level degree;
- You have a CA(SA) / CFA – this would be a distinct advantage;