Financial Advisory Analyst / Associate at FBNQuest

FBNQuest is the unified brand identity for the Merchant Banking and Asset Management businesses of FBN Holdings Plc and part of the strong heritage of one of the leading financial service groups in sub-Saharan Africa. Over the past ten years, we have grown from an investment banking boutique to a full-service investment bank and asset management group.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Financial Advisory Analyst / Associate

Location: Lagos
Department: Investment Banking

Job Objective

  • Responsible for supporting the team in executing mergers and acquisitions and restructuring transactions.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Collate and analyze relevant financial and non-financial information from clients and various sources to support a potential or ongoing transaction
  • Identify and determine feasibility of possible mergers and acquisitions, privatization projects and contribute to negotiations
  • Prepare and / or analyze business plans and articulate clients’ business objectives for the purpose of presenting in the context of buy-side or sell-side discussions with counter-parties.
  • Prepare advanced financial models in the context of M&As, leveraged buy-outs, restructurings, recapitalizations and independent valuation opinions.
  • Conduct detailed financial and commercial due diligence to support M&As, restructurings and recapitalization transactions
  • Conduct detailed and complex valuation exercises to support M&As, restructurings and recapitalizations
  • Manage individual work streams within the context of large multi-faceted transaction
  • Prepare confidential information memorandums, management / investor presentations, technical bids, post-acquisition plans and other presentations as applicable
  • Manage / coordinate virtual and physical data room due diligence exercises in conjunction with other members of the team and working closely with external advisers
  • Keep abreast of new regulations or policies that may affect various industries and consistently monitor local and international economies
  • Build and maintain client base, keeping current client plans up to date and engaging new clients on ongoing basis.
  • Prepare, analyze and explain financial information of a given company and related companies within the respective industry
  • Conduct relevant industry research and update database accordingly
  • Participate in the management and development of the department by carrying out marketing and proposal efforts.
  • Manage and supervise financial advisory analysts in the execution of the above responsibilities.

Requirements
Education / Professional Qualification:

  • Minimum of a University Degree (Second Class Upper division)
  • Master’s Degree and/or Professional Qualification (ACA, ACCA, CFA) will be an added advantage.

Experience:

  • About 5 years of core investment banking and financial advisory experience in a leading investment bank
  • Experience with an international investment bank will be an added advantage
  • Experience in Oil & Gas and/or Power sector will be an advantaged client database ensuring that clients are updated on products, information, and investment opportunities.

Key Competency Requirements:

  • Advanced financial modeling skills
  • Advanced business writing, presentation and communication skills
  • Strong research and learning skills
  • Good knowledge of financial reporting, taxation and applied Corporate Finance techniques.
  • Good appreciation of major industry and regulatory trends and challenges
  • Entrepreneurial skills, creativity and people management skills
  • Strong analytical abilities, self-confidence, persistence, initiative and persuasiveness.
  • Quality of work: financial models, management presentations and information memorandums among others
  • Timeliness in meeting client requests/turnaround time.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: careers@fbnquestmb.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.


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