Associate Working Capital Solutions at Nedbank

Job Purpose

To grow the Transactional Services franchise by providing Working Capital solutions to clients by identifying, originating, assessing and developing deal flow through relationships (existing and to be developed) to assist clients in managing their short-term cash flow requirements. Responsible to assist Head Transactors in the assessment and management of deals including credit risk, pricing, legal, and financial modelling as well as for the negotiation and execution of transactions.

Job Responsibilities

• Support the Head Transactor in the achievement of Financial targets.
• The identification of cross sell into other areas with Nedbank, specifically non risk based products, is imperative.
• Ensure appropriate involvement and contribution to credit assessments by providing input into the presentation to credit committee.
• Contribute towards the successful implementation and management of new and existing working capital structures / solutions by being an participative team member.
• Contribute towards the successful implementation of pricing solutions while ensuring bank’s return metrics are met.
• Ensure accuracy and validity of client information by interrogating assumptions and commerciality of information provided.
• Maintain competency through keeping up to date with industry trends and legislation.
• Focus on innovative client solutions and problem solving by showing initiative, creative thinking and drawing from previous experience.

People Specification

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• Professional Qualifications/Honour’s Degree

Preferred Qualification

• Honours Degree (Accounting/ Business Economics/ Economics)/ MBA / CA (SA) / CFA, or studying towards, an advantage.

Minimum Experience Level

• 3 years experience in a relevant industry or investment banking
• 2-3 years working capital related experience preferable.
• Credit experience advantageous

Type of Exposure

• Developing ways to minimize risks

• Managing conflict situations

• Influencing stakeholders to obtain buy-in for concepts and ideas

• Sharing information in different ways to increase stakeholders understanding

• Brainstorming ways of improving a product or situation

• Challenging the status quo with a view to improving the environment or peoples understanding

• Comparing two or more sets of information

• Working with a group to identify alternative solutions to a problem

• Interacting with diverse people

• Analysing and interpreting quantitative and qualitative data

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Business Acumen

• Business principles

• Business writing

• Data analysis

• Governance, Risk and Controls

• Principles of financial management

• Relevant regulatory knowledge

• Relevant software and systems knowledge

• Research methodology

• Relevant product knowledge

Behavioural Competencies

• Applied Learning

• Communication

• Collaborating

• Building partnerships

• Managing Work

• Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills