Associate Principal: Mining - Johannesburg, South Africa - Nedbank

Nedbank
Nedbank
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Johannesburg, South Africa

4 weeks ago

Thabo Mthembu

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Job Family- Investment Banking


Job Purpose

  • To maximize sustainable revenue streams and manage risk through originating, structuring, implementing and monitoring longterm debt financing transactions for clients in the mining, chemicals, metals and mining services sectors across the African continent.
  • To provide technical advice and support to deal teams on transactions with notable technical risk

Responsibilities:


  • Provide support to deal teams when originating transactions through extensive research, networking, opportunity evaluation and proposal preparation.
  • Actively participate in deal teams when implementing and monitoring transactions by:
  • on-boarding clients;
- assessing due diligence outcomes;
- providing technical advice and support from a geological, mining engineering and processing perspective, including site visits where necessary;
- interrogating financial models and financial statements;
- structuring transactions;
- running rating and pricing calculations and approvals;
- preparing term sheets;
- reviewing finance documents and participating in the negotiation thereof;
- fulfilling conditions precedent;
- continuously assessing client performance and completing annual credit reviews; and
- ensuring regulatory compliance (sanctions and adverse media screening and adherence to FICA or KYC regulations, policies, and procedures).
  • Provide technical advice and support to other deal teams in the business and the broader portfolio from a geological, mining engineering and processing perspective, including site visits where necessary.
  • Lead technical discussions with Independent Technical Engineers appointed by Nedbank or lenders in a syndicate to understand, evaluate and assess technical risks.
  • Build and maintain strong client and external stakeholder relationships, including with Independent Technical Engineers, by networking and conferencing, maintaining regular contact, ongoing communication and attending meetings and site visits.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders by building trust, promoting collaboration, communicating regularly, executing efficiently and complying with governance and controls.
  • Be the interface between clients and Nedbank's Social and Environmental Risk (SEMS) team.
  • Support the achievement of the team's business strategy, objectives and values by contributing to business plans, improving systems and processes and training junior team members.
  • Get involved in ad hoc projects by providing research, advice, training, testing and implementation.
  • Actively seek crosssell opportunities for the products of other Nedbank divisions.
  • Manage personal development by acting on feedback from managers and team members, actively accepting onthejob training and pursuing relevant training courses.
  • Stay abreast of developments in the mining, chemicals, metals, and mining services sectors.
  • Stay abreast of developments in Nedbank and in investment banking in general.
  • Make a positive contribution towards a highperformance team culture.
  • Be an ambassador of Nedbank and exhibit its purpose and values.


  • Essential Qualifications

  • NQF Level
  • Honours degree in Engineering, Sciences, Finance or Accounting.


  • Preferred Qualification

  • Mining Engineering, Geology or Metallurgical Engineering, ideally combined with some financial qualification, such as CFA or MBA.


  • Minimum Experience Level

  • Minimum of 6 to 8 years of relevant experience in corporate, commercial or investment banking and/or in the mining, chemicals, metals or mining services sectors, with a preference for meaningful work experience at mining operations.
  • Technical / Professional Knowledge
  • Advanced mining sector knowledge and technical expertise
  • Advanced Microsoft Office skills
  • Advanced business writing skills
  • Advanced research capabilities
  • Intermediate financial and business acumen
  • Intermediate banking industry knowledge
  • Intermediate project management skills


  • Behavioural Competencies

  • Client centric
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Diligent and proactive
  • Attention to detail
  • Financially literate
  • Networking and relationship building
  • Willingness to learn and develop
  • Time management


  • Employment Equity Statement

  • Preference will be given to individuals from underrepresented groups
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