Senior Associate - Corporate Development
(Financial Institutions Group)
Key Responsibilities in the areas of:
1) Due Diligence:
- Review information memorandum, term sheets and other material in relation to investment opportunities.
- Help to identify key commercial pressure points.
- Liaise with local management teams to leverage internal SMEs.
- Coordinate third party diligence providers to produce thorough and inciteful reports.
2) Valuation and Financial Modelling:
- Development and maintenance of complex financial models.
- Utilise both fundamental and relative valuation methodologies to determine value of platforms / assets.
- Diligence and challenge the veracity of model inputs
3) Deal execution:
- Aid in production of transaction documentation.
- Participate in investment committee process.
- Help to coordinate transaction settlement process.
4) Integration:
- Act as a point of contact between vendor and internal integration SMEs during a transaction.
- Ensure integration plan is duly documented prior to going to investment committee.
- Help oversee post-acquisition integration process, track according to plan and note pressure points for future acquisitions.
5) Ad hoc Projects:
- Act as a business partner with local management and be a 'force multiplier' on projects (new JVs, partnerships, new business propositions, strategic reviews etc).
- Help train and develop junior members of Corporate Development team
- Aid in capital management activities
Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Finance/Accounting, Economics, Business related
- Min 5 years prior transaction advisory experience in an investment bank, independent corporate advisory houses, large external consulting (the Big 4s) corporate finance team(s)
- Strong financial modelling capabilities with excellent skills in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
- Knowledge of valuation techniques pertaining to the financial institutions & related groups/industries
- Exposure to the various activities across the M&A spectrum & cross-border transactions
