Finance Jobs in Africa

Reference No. LEEBLR44

CA Global Headhunters has been retained by the Afreximbank based in Cairo, Egypt to recruit for this position. For more information on the Afreximbank please visit their website www.afreximbank.com.  Should you meet the minimum requirements and wish to apply for the position please apply directly to CA Global Headhunters.

Reference Number: LEEBLR44

 

Responsibilities: 

The role is supposed to help the Bank to achieve its mission of “stimulating  a consistent expansion of and diversification of African trade so as to rapidly increase Africa’s share of global trade, while operating as a first class, profit oriented, socially responsible financial institution and a centre of excellence in African trade matters” by developing opportunities for business development in trade projects and export development finance at the regional level.

• Implements client coverage for a given portfolio of clients with deliberate cultivation based on proactive individualized plans. These plans would be developed in coordination with the product teams and should be designed to increase client engagement;
• Implements regional service coverage for provision of an impeccable client service to each client or government organization. This includes timely turn around in terms of responses to client inquiries;
• Works with other deal team members across the Bank’s products and geographies to ensure timely transaction processing;
• Generate bankable leads through anticipating customer needs and finding out what information, products or services the customer requires to meet his/her needs, providing clear, accurate and relevant information;
• Ensuring a strong working knowledge of client portfolios / products with the Bank;
• Resolving customers’ queries within agreed authority;
• Producing call reports and file notes after any client meetings, summarising any additional actions required, including follow-up calls and reviewing call reports produced by team members;
• Sales activity planning, including reviewing existing customer files to identify sales opportunities;
• Undertaking commercial negotiations;
• Managing new business pitches;
• Compliance with legal requirements, industry regulations, organisational policies and professional codes;
• Assisting in the preparation of annual Regional Strategic and Marketing Plans derived from the Bank’s Strategic Plan for Management’s Approval;
• Preparing new business Pre-Assessment Memos and Credit Proposals from the region, Product teams and Head Office and making recommendations on the same to the Regional Manager and Director, Client Relations;
• Where required, representing the Bank in high level meetings, fora and making presentations in conformity with the high standards for which the Bank has become known;
• Maintaining and improving the Bank’s image across the continent; and
• Performing any other duties as may be assigned by Senior Management from time to time.

 

Requirements: Qualification and Skill

• Bachelor’s degree and post graduate degree in Business Administration, Banking, Finance or other relevant field from a recognized University or a recognized post graduate professional qualification in Banking in lieu of a postgraduate degree;
• Sound experience of at least 8 years with a leading financial services organisation and familiarity with the major trade finance products to be offered to clients especially syndication, co-financing, club deals, correspondent banking products including letters of credit, factoring, forfaiting, structured trade finance, carbon financing, corporate finance risk participations, project-related financing and considerable knowledge of how these work;
• Ability to communicate and function in a culturally diverse and change oriented setting with good knowledge of banking practices in Africa;
• Ability to interact with senior officials of banks, corporates and governments and to represent the Bank in important professional fora where oral presentation of papers will be necessary to high level technical and professional audiences;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and Portuguese. Knowledge of the Bank's other working languages is an added advantage (French and Arabic);
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities, including ability to organize and manage human resources to attain goals.
• Ability to demonstrate proof of passion and commitment to the socio-economic empowerment of African countries and the ability to support the achievement of Afreximbank’s mandate.
• Ability to demonstrate prior experience in closing deals/transactions relevant to the Banks’ core mandate of promoting intra and extra African Trade

 

Contractual information:

• Permanent.
• Willing and able to relocate to Cairo.
• Suitably qualified candidates from all African nationalities are encouraged to apply.

 

Closing date: 16th February 2022

 

If you wish to apply for the position, please send your CV to Shearidan Rabsch at srabsch@caglobalint.com

CA Global Finance will respond to short-listed candidates only. If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful however your CV will be kept on our database for any other suitable positions.

 

Shearidan Rabsch

Managing Consultant

CA Banking, Insurance, Legal & Finance

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Reference No. CLBBLR010

Collections Director (Executive Recoveries/ Portfolio Management/ Legal Recoveries) – Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

 

Reference Number: CLBBLR010

 

Job Description:

A well-known international Financial Services holding company is seeking to hire a Collections Director to join the Banking Group in Burkina Faso. The successful individual will be responsible for assisting subsidiaries in the recovery of difficult trade claims in order to limit temporary or final losses, within the framework of the regulations and legislation in force in the countries of establishment.

 

Responsibilities:

• Monitor the quality of the portfolio for each subsidiary.
• Participate in monthly portfolio monitoring meetings within each subsidiary.
• Decide at these meetings on the measures to be taken for all accounts receivable without credit movements of more than 60 days or without significant credit movements and accounts with unpaid amounts of more than 30 days.
• Ensure the application of decided measures.
• Monitor the progress of mutual recovery procedures.
• Monitor the progress of legal recovery procedures and the implementation of safeguards.

 

Requirements:

• A Bachelor’s Degree, along with a completed relevant Master’s Degree.
• 12+ years relevant experience.
• Experience with either a well-established Banking or Financial Services organization.
• Multi-locational / regional oversight experience across Africa / African markets.
• Experience in people / team management.
• Willingness to relocate to Burkina Faso.
• Fluency in both English and French.

 

If you wish to apply for the position please send your CV to Clifford Ndlebe at cndlebe@caglobalint.com

 

Please visit www.caglobalint.com for more exciting opportunities.

 

Clifford Ndlebe

Recruitment Consultant

CA Finance

 

CA Global will respond to short-listed candidates only. If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful however your CV will be kept on our database for any other suitable positions.

 

 

 

 

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Reference No. CLDBLR09

Reference Number: CLDBLR09

 

Job Description:

The client is looking for an Expert Credit Analyst to assist in and work on the evaluation of projects and private sector operations in beneficiary countries from Bank assistance

 

Responsibilities:

• Examining opportunities regarding private sector funding in sub- Saharan Africa
• Credit analysis of operations presented to the Bank for funding.
• Preparing the financial forms needed in evaluation of operations.
• Negotiations with applicants regarding funding conditions
• Preparing evaluation reports and recommendations
• Working and participating in expanding private sector investments in African countries.
• Establishing, maintaining, and organizing a data base for the private sector to attract foreign investments such as project fields and investment policies and procedures.
• Assist in preparing forecasts on signing new contracts and withdrawal forecasts on currently implemented operations.
• Cooperating and coordinating with other groups to encourage private sector investments in Africa.

 

Requirements: Qualification and Skill

• University degree in finance, business administration or banking or the equivalent.
• At least 5 years’ experience, 2 of them in similar international institutions
• Proficiency in Arabic and English languages is a must. Knowledge of French language a plus
• High skills on computer and related programs
• Good knowledge of organizations, countries, and investment funds
• Expertise in financial analysis
• Knowledge of scientific research methods
• Personal and Behavioral skills
• Maintaining professional confidentiality and the ability to work and lead in a multicultural climate.
• High communication and negotiation skills
• Creativity
• Ability for coordination, organization and follow up.
• Working under pressure and flexibility
• Time management and performance

If you wish to apply for the position, please send your CV to Clifford Ndlebe at cndlebe@caglobalint.com

 

Please visit www.caglobalint.com for more exciting opportunities.

 

Clifford Ndlebe

Recruitment Consultant

Finance

 

CA Global will respond to short-listed candidates only. If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful however your CV will be kept on our database for any other suitable positions.

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Reference No. SRBLRLM001

CA Global Headhunters has been retained by the Afreximbank based in Cairo, Egypt to recruit for this position. For more information on the Afreximbank please visit their website www.afreximbank.com.  Should you meet the minimum requirements and wish to apply for the position please apply directly to CA Global Headhunters.


Reference Number: SRBLRLM001
 
Responsibilities:
 

• Assist in the, review, management and negotiation of private equity investments, venture capital investments, joint ventures, co-investments, private placements, sub-underwritings, pre-IPO investments and similar transactions on behalf of the Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA) and its funds.
• Lead legal due diligence work on prospective portfolio companies (Targets), working collaboratively with, and acting as the point person in dealing with legal advisers and Target’s management on all legal matters.
• Act as lead transaction counsel on deals, manage transaction review, drafting, negotiation and execution of the full range of deal documentation.
• Provide legal advice to management and colleagues in all areas of FEDA’s activities and proffering solutions to legal problems, constraints, risks, options, consequences and approaches.
• Provide advice and support to internal stakeholders to develop, establish and improve internal processes relating to investments.
• Provide compliance support and advice with respect to information barriers, restricted list reviews, inside information and thresholds.
• Take initiative to identify and analyze problems, generate alternative solutions and make decisions with little direction/supervision.
• Manage external deal counsel, in conjunction with the investment team during execution of transactions.
• Work closely with the financial, tax, human resources, information technology, commercial, technical, environmental, social and governance advisers to assist FEDA with the structuring of transactions by providing legal insights. This includes pre- deal and post deal structuring and restructuring.
• Representing FEDA internally and externally in negotiation, disputes, consultations and other proceedings that require legal representation.
• Any other duties as assigned by senior management.

 
Requirements: Qualification and Skill

• A degree in Law with excellent academics and a relevant post-graduate (master’s) degree from a recognised University.
• Qualified in a common law or civil law jurisdiction with not less than 8 years post-qualification experience in a private equity and venture capital practice.
• The successful candidate will be a motivated commercial lawyer and will have detailed legal knowledge of M&A, JVs, private equity and venture capital investments, preference shares, and corporate finance and be able to translate this knowledge into actionable advice and into the management of effective legal processes.
• Ability to communicate and function in a culturally diverse and change oriented setting with good knowledge of private equity practices in Africa and internationally.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English. Knowledge of FEDA’s other working languages is an added advantage (French, Arabic and Portuguese).
• Strong skills in drafting a variety of legal documents and communicating complex issues clearly and concisely.
• Ability to work in a fast pace environment with quick turnaround expectations.
• Negotiating skills and capacity to work with other professionals including non-legal professionals to develop innovative solutions.
• Willingness to assume multiple roles and tasks to meet changing business needs with ability to foresee, troubleshoot and effectively resolve conflicting issues and challenges.
• Strong leadership, interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills.
• Willing and able to relocate to Cairo or any other member country of Afreximbank.

 
Benefits and Contractual information:

• Permanent.
• Willing and able to relocate to Cairo, Egypt, or any other member country of Afreximbank.
• Suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.

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