Job Description

Job Purpose

The purpose is to help scale Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking (NCIB) corporate finance business in Africa, drive strategic initiatives, and execute high-value transactions in Africa.

This role offers the opportunity to work on high-impact transactions, collaborate with top-tier clients, and gain exposure to strategic decision-making in a fast-paced environment.

Job Responsibilities

Build and maintain professional relationships with external clients by understanding their needs through the analysis and research process and responding to their queries promptly. Establish and maintain trusting working relationships with Cluster and team to enable smooth flow of work through being active member of the team (eg: providing any information as may be required). Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with vendors eg: Bloomberg; INET etc through interaction with them on an ad hoc basis. Contribute to a culture conducive to the achievement of transformation goals by participating in Nedbank Culture building initiatives (eg: staff surveys etc). Ensure continuous improvement of service delivery by keeping abreast of latest trends and developments in the market. Support corporate responsibility by participating in corporate responsibility initiatives for the achievement of business strategy (eg: . Green Strategy).Seek opportunities to improve business processes and systems by identifying and recommending effective ways to operate and adding value to Nedbank. Contribute to making Nedbank a great place to work by living the Deep Green values. Ensure that work is completed according to plan and expectations by executing duties / tasks / instructions / responsibilities within internal and external guidelines and regulatory / compliance / governance requirements. Ensure that resources (eg: own time) are utilised effectively to produce balanced output by effective time management and communication. Manage reputational risks by complying with industry regulations; other legislation ( in particular FICA sanctions screening; NDA processes) and acting professionally at all times. Solve various problems (eg: client and Nedbank problems) by providing quality advice and recommendations; documenting them into internal and external reports and requisite documentation pertaining to proposals; transactions and implementations.Implement/co-implement transactions or components of transactions by coordinating legal input and requisite transaction administration; and by diligently following due processes and procedures. Provide support activities to the team to generate revenue by designing; developing; testing; updating and maintaining financial valuation models of varying degrees and conducting research and analysis into market trends; targeted clients and sector analysis; as well as latest tax; JSE regulation and other legislation. Ensure that delivery timeframes are met through being proactive; effective communication and proper time management. Ensure that mandates; assignments and pitches are implemented and that feedback is obtained from principals and clients by assisting in the implementation thereof. Achieve financial results in line with that of the Corporate Finance team by through performance of daily tasks. Ensure Nedbank gets its dues by collecting outstanding debtors Ensure that business results are met by assisting in the development of proposals and implementation of transactions. Support the achievement of the business strategy; objectives and values by reviewing Nedbank and Business Unit Plan and ensuring delivered systems; process; services and solutions are aligned.Identify training courses and career progression for self through input and feedback from management. Ensure all personal development plan activities are completed within specified timeframe. Share knowledge and industry trends with team and stakeholders during formal and informal interaction to contribute to intellectual capital development in the team.



Essential Qualifications - NQF Level
Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees Preferred Qualification

Post Graduate Qualification / CA (SA) / CFA / Bcomm. LLB. / BSc. Engineering / Actuarial Science

Minimum Experience Level

3-5 years relevant experience in Corporate Finance or Business Development
Additional Requirement

Requirement to travel into Africa and abroad depending on business needs (Having a valid passport is mandatory and if not in possession, then if successful, application should be submitted in first two weeks of employment)

Technical / Professional Knowledge

Business terms and definitions Business writing Communication Strategies Data analysis Governance, Risk and Controls Industry trends Microsoft Office Principles of project management Relevant software and systems knowledge Decision-making process Behavioural Competencies
Continuous Learning Stress Tolerance Work Standards Managing Work Quality Orientation Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills
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Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team at +27 860 555 566