Associate: Corporate Finance: Renewable Energy

Job Description

To support the energy sector-focused team within Nedbank Corporate Finance South Africa in executing its mandate through client engagement, financial analysis, modeling, pitch-deck preparation, and mergers and acquisitions (M&A).

Requirements

• Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate
• Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees
• Post Graduate Qualification / CA (SA) / CFA / Bcomm. LLB. / BSc. Engineering / Actuarial Science preferred
• Strong commercial experience within corporate finance
• Experience working on deals (M&A or closing projects)
• Experience in building and/or understanding valuation and corporate finance models
• Experience in reviewing contracts
• At least 2-3 years experience in a Project Finance or Corporate Finance role
• Business terms and definitions
• Business writing
• Communication strategies
• Data analysis
• Governance, Risk, and Controls
• Industry trends
• Microsoft Office
• Principles of project management
• Relevant software and systems knowledge
• Decision-making process

Responsibilities

• Share knowledge and industry trends with team and stakeholders during formal and informal interaction to contribute to intellectual capital development in the team
• Provide support activities to the team to generate revenue by designing, developing, testing, updating, and maintaining financial valuation models of varying degrees and conducting research and analysis into market trends, targeted clients, and sector analysis, as well as latest accounting, tax, JSE regulation, and other legislation
• Interpret balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements, including M&A and financial analysis metrics such as ROI/NPV/IRR, DCF
• Build and analyze financial models (including project finance models) to forecast future revenues, costs, and profits
• Build and maintain professional relationships with external clients by understanding their needs through analysis and research processes and responding to their queries promptly
• Analyze competitors and benchmarking
• Support content creation, including pitch deck preparation and relevant strategy documents
• Guide on strategic messaging to market players
• Understand company-specific strategic goals and align financial objectives accordingly, including long-term thinking and consideration of the broader energy landscape
• Solve various problems (e.g., client and Nedbank problems) by providing quality advice and recommendations, documenting them into internal and external reports and requisite documentation pertaining to proposals, transactions, and implementations
• Identify training courses and career progression for self through input and feedback from management
• Establish and maintain trusting working relationships with cluster and team to enable smooth flow of work by being an active member of the team
• Manage reputational risks by complying with industry regulations, other legislation, and acting professionally at all times
• Ensure continuous improvement of service delivery by keeping abreast of the latest trends and developments in the market
• Ensure delivery timeframes are met through proactive, effective communication and proper time management
• Provide support in the preparation and review of business valuations for acquisitions and divestments
• Coordinate due diligence processes with relevant stakeholders such as legal, finance, and other internal and external teams to complete the due diligence process
• Prepare presentations to the Investment Committee
• Contribute to a culture conducive to the achievement of transformation goals by participating in Nedbank Culture building initiatives
• Support corporate responsibility initiatives for the achievement of business strategy
• Contribute to making Nedbank a great place to work by living the Deep Green Values