Job Description
Our client; a fast-growing agribusiness company serving agricultural produce across the continents of Africa & Asia and apart from agribusiness they also have a strong hold into Metal/ Minerals and Coal business.
Their well-established and committed team is proud to work towards a common purpose everyday – establishing a sustainable supply chain, in global commodity trading while distributing the Agricultural produce: Efficiently & Responsibly.
They are looking for VP - Projects and Trade Finance for their Nigeria office.
Job Description
• Project & Trade Finance Origination with all major commercial & development banks in Nigeria and West Africa (Afriexim Bank, African Development Bank, NEXIM, Bank of Industries etc.)
• Financing Strategy (Development, Execution and Advisory) in Nigeria, Deal Origination and Coverage, Deal Structuring and Execution, Debt Capital Market, Loan Syndication, Transactional Banking, FX Management, and Portfolio Management, across major banks in Nigeria, backed by strong commercial and business acumen.
• Finance Operations with Lenders / Banks / Investors etc.
• Manage Balance Sheet Ratio’s in collaboration with Accounts and Auditors
• Training and guidance of finance staff
• Contact and expand facilities for funding and other financial matter maintain banking and investors relationships
• Discounting and costs of LCs in collaboration with Operations
• Manage data information for KYC and corporate matter
• Develop and maintain finance policies and procedures
• Advise on Risk Management elements
• Training and guidance of finance staff
• Participate in ad-hoc projects
Desired Candidate
• Minimum 20 Years of experience in banking industry.
• Chartered Accountant (CA, ACCA) + Master’s Degree in Finance or Accounting / MBA in Finance- Preferred.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge
• Excel and Financial modelling
• Creating statutory accounts
• Produced budgets up to multi-millions USD
• Experience of running annual audits
