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Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) Corporate Finance Team:

• The SSA Corporate Finance team is responsible for the origination, structuring, execution and distribution of local and cross-border corporate finance transactions in the Sub-Saharan Africa region, across Citi’s 11 presence countries and 25+ non-presence countries. This includes (among others) debt and hedging products but typically does not include equity products.
• The team collaborates closely with the in-country and industry BCMA teams (Corporate Bank, Investment Bank and Global Subsidiaries Group), as well as the relevant product teams (including Loans & Leveraged Finance, Debt Capital Markets, Export & Agency Finance, Project & Infrastructure Finance and Markets & Securities Services).

 

Responsibilities:

• Primary responsibility for the West & Central Africa (excluding Nigeria) region (“WCA”). Though the role will be based in Johannesburg, it will involve extensive interaction with the local WCA teams and clients, and is likely to involve travel to the region.
• Working with the junior members of the Corporate Finance team located in Johannesburg, who will provide support on a transaction-by-transaction basis.
• Working with BCMA coverage teams and product partners to 1) identify, pitch for and originate debt financing, hedging and other corporate finance opportunities with WCA clients, 2) structure transactions optimally for the client’s needs and Citi’s requirements, 3) seek internal approvals (including credit approvals) as required, and 4) lead the execution, documentation and distribution of these transactions (including liaising with 3rd parties such as co-lead banks, other lenders and credit support providers, and legal advisers).
• Stay informed of market best practices and industry trends, and feed this into internal and client-facing conversations.
• Assess risks inherent in transactions, including (without limitation) credit risk, market risk, legal/regulatory risk, operational risk and reputational risk.
• Escalate and manage control issues as they arise.

 

Qualifications and Skills:

• At least 5 years of experience.
• Proven credit analysis skills.
• Advanced financial modelling skills.
• Experience with large corporate clients, preferably in the fields of lending, capital markets products, derivatives and trade finance.
• Understanding of the corporate banking business model including related products, pertinent regulations and the credit approval process.
• Clear and concise written and verbal communication.
• Client-facing experience.
• Negotiation skills.
• Experience in a leadership role including managing junior team members.
• Experience managing complex projects from end-to-end.
• Meticulous attention to controls, ensuring compliance with policies, guidelines and ethical principles throughout.

 

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience. A further qualification such as an MBA or Master’s Degree is a plus.
• Proficiency in English and French.

 

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Job Family Group:

Institutional Banking

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Job Family:

Corporate Banking

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Time Type:

Full time

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