Dealmaker

SUMMARY:

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Dealmaker. Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for driving financial success and contributing to industry development goals? If so, we want you to join a dynamic team as a Dealmaker.

 

As a Dealmaker, your primary responsibility is to evaluate and present funding appl...

POSITION INFO:

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Dealmaker. Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for driving financial success and contributing to industry development goals? If so, we want you to join a dynamic team as a Dealmaker.

 

As a Dealmaker, your primary responsibility is to evaluate and present funding applications, structuring deals with a focus on financial, technical, and marketing due diligence. Contribute to risk identification and mitigation, ensuring each deal aligns with strategic objectives and industry development goals. This is a permanent opportunity.

• Minimum qualification: relevant commercial or technical honours degree
• 5-8 years related experience of which 2-3 years should be in assessment as well as closing of transactions (i.e. management of approved deals up to first drawdown, including ensuring timely conclusion of legal agreements)
• Declared competent in two due diligence disciplines (Marketing, Technical or Financial)
• Grounded in one of the above due diligence disciplines
• Experience in interpretation of financial statements
• Sector-specific knowledge would be advantageous
• Knowledge of financial products

Financial / Shareholder Returns

• Evaluate and effectively structure transactions with detailed application of financing instruments (where applicable/appropriate)

 

Internal / Operational Processes

• Evaluate applications for finance (financial, technical or marketing disciplines) through due diligence investigations.
• Deal structuring - Designing and negotiating the financial, EHS, legal and other relationships between the client and internal team for the specific deal (where applicable).
• Risk identification and mitigation.
• Participate in due diligence teams.
• Deal Optimisation - Ensuring that the deal is aligned with the strategic objectives of the unit and will contribute to meeting industry development goals.
• Account management function up to first draw.
• Prepare and submit basic assessments and comprehensive credit proposals that meets funding requirements.
• Ensuring accurate client data management.

Customer Focus Stakeholder Management

• Maintain meaningful relationships with enquirers, applicants and portfolio clients in conjunction with different support functions.
• To effectively interact with different SBU’s and departments in order to fulfil the process requirements related to any specific business transaction.
• Manage and enhance the levels of service and communication to ensure the provision of client service excellence.
• Liaise, communicate and promote the unit externally.

 

Learning, Leadership People Growth

• Drive and manage own development to enhance own competencies.
• Participate in knowledge sharing in the team and cross-functional.
• Mentoring and acting as a coach to Business Analysts.

Key Technical Competencies:

• Financial acumen
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Investment/Portfolio Management
• Stakeholder Management and customer focus
• Report writing skills
• Planning and organizing

 

Behavioral competencies:

 

• Presentation and Communication skills
• Negotiation skills
• Relationship and Networking skills
• Persuading and Influencing skills