Associate: Corporate Finance: Renewable Energy at Nedbank

Job Purpose

• This role will be within Nedbank Corporate Finance South Africa, working primarily with and supporting the energy sector-focused team to ensure the competitiveness and success of the team in executing on its mandate. The role involves front-facing client engagement and management, financial analysis and modelling, pitch-deck preparation and mergers and acquisitions (M&A). When it comes to evaluating an M&A opportunity, you will provide support in conducting deal execution and advising on financial analysis, modelling and forecasting support required regarding the evaluation of the strengths and risks involved in each opportunity. You will be required to travel on an ad-hoc basis both locally and internationally.

Job Responsibilities

• Share knowledge and industry trends with team and stakeholders during formal and informal interaction to contribute to intellectual capital development in the team
• 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 accounting; tax; JSE regulation and other legislation.
• Technical competency related to interpreting balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements, including M&A and financial analysis metrices such as ROI/NPV/IRR, DCF.
• Building and analysing financial models (including project finance models) to forecast future revenues, costs, and profits is vital.
• Build and maintain professional relationships with external clients by understanding their needs through the analysis and research process and responding to their queries promptly, including:
• Analysis of competitors and benchmarking
• Supporting content creation including pitch deck preparation and relevant strategy documents
• Guiding on strategic messaging to market players
• Understand the company specific strategic goals and align financial objectives accordingly. This includes ability to think long-term and consideration of the broader energy landscape.
• Begin to solve various problems (e.g. client and Nedbank problems) by providing quality advice and recommendations; documenting it into internal and external reports and requisite documentation pertaining to proposals; transactions and implementations Identify training courses and career progression for self through input and feedback from management.
• Establish and maintain trusting working relationships with cluster and team to enable smooth flow of work through being active member of the team (e.g. providing any information as may be required).
• Manage reputational risks by complying with industry regulations; other legislation and acting professionally at all times.
• Ensure continuous improvement of service delivery by keeping abreast of latest trends and developments in the market.
• Ensure that delivery timeframes are met through being proactive, effective communication and proper time management.
• Provide support in the preparation and review of business valuations for acquisition and divestments.
• Co-ordinate due diligence process with relevant stakeholders such as legal, finance, and other internal and external teams to complete due diligence process.
• Preparation of presentations to the Investment Committee.
• Ensure all personal development plan activities are completed within specified timeframe.
• Contribute to a culture conducive to the achievement of transformation goals by participating in Nedbank Culture building initiatives (e.g. staff surveys etc.).
• Support corporate responsibility initiatives for the achievement of business strategy (e.g.. Green Strategy).
• Contribute to making Nedbank a great place to work by living the Deep Green Values.

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

• Strong commercial experience within the corporate finance
• Experience working on deals (M&A or closing projects)
• Experience in building and/or an understanding of valuation and corporate finance models
• Experience in reviewing contracts
• At least 2-3 yrs experience in a Project Finance or Corporate Finance role

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