Head: Asset Origination at Momentum Metropolitan Holdings Limited

Requirements

• Post graduate degree within accounting, investments, economics or similar.
• A Chartered accountant South Africa (CA(SA)) or Certified Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) (preferred).
• At least 10 years’ experience in the financial services sector with specialisation in fixed income or credit investments.
• Investment analysis and management.
• Stakeholder management, analytical, influencing skills.

Duties & Responsibilities

Manage and execute the asset origination function for MMH (Internal Process):

• Manage and give direction to BSM asset origination function to ensure optimal utilisation of resources and enable a high-performance culture within the asset origination function and BSM as a division.
• Construction and implementation of optimal yield-enhancing credit portfolio with the origination of listed and unlisted credit assets on behalf of the BSM LDI portfolios that optimises the utilisation of the MMH’s credit investment risk appetite and the return on capital.
• Develop an investment strategy and philosophy for the asset origination function within BSM whilst ensuring that other business within the group can leverage from the asset origination functions capabilities.
• Identify and source investment opportunities for the relevant portfolio in order to enhance and optimise shareholder and policyholder value, through origination of credit assets.
• Effectively negotiate deals with senior people at the banks or corporates (CFO’ and Treasurers) and ensure that the deals are structured optimally to meet internal mandate requirements.
• Take ownership of the entire asset origination process from inception to conclusion within the group credit risk framework.
• Review legal documentation associated with the deals and their structure and ensures deals are commercially viable through a rigorous risk framework.
• Monitor assets originated for covenant breaches to minimise the risk of defaults and financial losses. Manage and negotiate deal restructures, work-outs and exits. Monitor on an ongoing basis each credit asset to ensure that appropriate action is taken on a timely basis, should the credit quality deteriorate at any point with the potential to result in investment underperformance.
• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with internal and external role players.
• Using ongoing research make recommendations regarding the appropriate improvements on solutions to ensure market dynamics are considered and effectively applied for internal product development and new business pricing.
• Origination of debt using a range of capital-raising activities across a wide variety of debt financing, including amongst others term debt, property and project finance.
• Collaborate with and consult BSM credit team and LDI portfolio managers to ensure that deals are structured within the risk appetite and provide the required returns for the portfolios.
• Monitor and source deals to ensure MMH maintains or improves its B-BBEE scorecard in respect of the Empowerment Finance components of the FSC B-BBEE codes.
• Regular engagement with internal stakeholders (BSM LDI portfolio management, BSM credit, Momentum Corporate and Momentum Investments) to ensure that the asset origination function is delivering on their requirements and needs.

Enable client centricity within area of responsibility (Client Services):

• Provide authoritative, expertise and advice to stakeholders.
• Build and maintain relationships with clients and internal and external stakeholders.
• Deliver on deliverables agreed with clients, internal and external stakeholders in order to ensure that client expectations are managed.
• Make recommendations to improve the asset origination value chain by engaging with the head of BSM, portfolio management, credit and legal function.
• Participate and contribute to a culture which builds rewarding relationships, facilitates feedback and provides exceptional client service.

Effectively lead team (People):

• Create a positive work climate and culture to energise employees, give meaning to work, minimise work disruption and maximise employee productivity.
• Demonstrate exemplary leadership behaviour, through personal involvement, commitment and dedication in support of organisational values.
• Select and recruit suitably qualified talent in line with Employment Equity principles and MMI values.
• Drive a culture that guides and directs best practice, fostering an environment of continuous learning, improvement and cohesiveness.
• Enable a learning and growth culture whereby information regarding successes, issues, trends and ideas are actively shared between team members.
• Execute effective workforce planning practices to ensure that staffing requirements are accurately forecasted.
• Identify employee growth and development needs and schedule interventions to enable ongoing development, training and personal growth.
• Effectively manage performance within the team in order to ensure business objectives are achieved.
• Encourage innovation, change agility and collaboration within the team.

Contribute to financial controls and planning (Finance):

• Contribute to the financial planning process within area.
• Identify opportunities to enhance cost effectiveness and increase operational efficiency.
• Provide input into the risk identification processes and communicate recommendations in the appropriate forum.

Competencies

• Business Acumen
• Client/Stakeholder Commitment
• Drive for Results
• Leads Change and Innovation
• Strategic Thinking
• Collaboration
• Impact and Influence
• Self-Awareness and Insight
• Diversity and Inclusiveness