Impact in Business Recruitment are currently working with an established client organisation based in Lagos, who are a well-known participant in the structured trade and export finance sector. The client’s principal business involves actively originating, financing and executing oil and gas contracts and investments.

The successful candidate will be part of a team which is responsible for deal origination, appraisal and execution support ranging from fund raising, advisory and deal structuring mandates primarily within the African oil and gas markets

Key Competencies Required:

• Confident in self-ability to win
• Strong in financial modelling; reporting and interpretation
• Sound judgement; confident in presenting recommendations
• World class professional with passion for Africa
• A good listener, with strong communication skills (local and international languages are an advantage)

Additional Competencies:

• Bachelors degree (or the equivalent) in either Accounting, Finance, Economics or any related subject
• Between 3-5 years of experience in corporate finance, financial modelling, or experience from a boutique advisory business / full-service investment bank

Relevant exposure to any/all: 

• Balance-sheet forecasting
• Company valuations
• M&A; both buy-side and sell-side as well as risk management
• Oil and gas deal structuring; structured trade (and possibly export) finance
• Fund raising across the African sub-continent
• Direct Foreign Investments (DFIs)
• Corporate restructuring; Debt Financing etc. 

All applicants will be considered for this opportunity without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.