Associate, Northern Region at Oasis Africa Consulting Limited

Oasis Africa Consulting Limited - Our client is a prominent investment Banking outfit in Africa with its headquarters is in Lagos, Nigeria.

We are recruiting on their behalf to fill the position below:

Job Title: Associate, Northern Region

Location: Abuja
Reports to: Head, Northern Region; MD, Investment Banking

Summary

• The job holder will work across key areas of corporate finance transactions (project finance, mergers, acquisitions and disposals, equity and debt capital markets.) and strategic review work.
• The job holder will be in charge of the business development of Investment Banking key areas in the Northern Region

Responsibilities
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Originating and executing Investment Banking mandates across the Northern Region.
• Conduct detailed financial modeling, due diligence and valuation to develop business case for potential investment projects.
• Industry research and analysis
• Desktop analysis of businesses (financials, markets, products, competitors) and financial modeling
• Meeting new businesses and existing contacts
• Preparing a pitch document (including industry research)
• Undertaking risk management and compliance procedures
• Writing investor presentations, teasers and /or information memorandum (sales documents)
• Contacting prospective buyers, handling the bid process and assessing bids
• Assisting management with their presentation to bidders, project managing the due diligence process
• Providing commercial input to legal documentation
• Negotiating key terms and conditions of the transaction, and project manage the process and liaising with all key parties
• Assist the team lead in the evaluation of complex structured transactions and advise on financial risks.
• Ensure the timely preparation of transaction documents.
• Support members of the Investment Banking team
• Draft advisory reports and presentations to clients
• General research to support pitches and advisory reports
• Preparing proposals, pitches and engagement letters to clients.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree Business Management, Economics Finance, Accounting, Banking or other Finance related discipline from a reputable university with a minimum qualification of a second class degree required. Additional professional qualification or a Masters will be an added advantage
• Up to 6 years in a similar capacity within a Financial Services environment.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Equity Capital Markets (Private Placements)
• Possession of well-rounded advisor skills to clients
• Infrastructure
• Capital Raising
• Strong analytical skills
• Good multi tasking skills
• High level of ambition and motivation
• Ability to work effectively within a team with leadership
• Good commercial judgment and independence of mind
• Valuation and modelling skills
• Strong communication and business writing skills
• Demonstrated ability to work on multiple projects and in teams
• Entrepreneurial drive and spirit
• Significant level of maturity and the ability to work as a team interfacing with top company executives and senior management
• Highly organized, with the initiative and ability to work with limited supervision
• Analytical and attentive to detail
• Effective process management abilities
• Enthusiastic, positive and hardworking attitude
• Exceptional computer modeling/Excel spreadsheet/Powerpoint/Word  skills
• Fluent in oral and written Hausa will be an added advantage
• Appreciable knowledge of Northern Region.

Salary
N9,000 000 - 13,000 000 yearly.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online