Senior Specialist: Business Rescue

About the position

To provide advice to clients depicting early warning signs of distress, assist in curbing further distress; and where distress is encountered, influence and monitor implementation of solutions for distressed clients that are either going through Business Rescue or require Business Rescue intervention in order to prevent further deterioration.

• The incumbent must have commercial qualifications e.g. BCom with a post-graduate degree


• MBA / MBL would be an advantage


• Certificate in Business Rescue would be an advantage


• At least 6-8 years’ experience in a Turnaround and Restructuring environment - businesses experiencing distress.


• Experience in Business Rescue advisory


• Knowledge of business and the diversity of risks that may affect businesses.


• Good understanding of different types of security.


• Good working knowledge of Chapter 6 in the Company’s Act, Contract, Taxation, IFRS, and Insolvency legislation.


• Good knowledge of Industry standards, technology trends, and best practices

• Provide advice and support to Sector Business Units (SBUs) and Post Investment Segments in respect of clients who are showing early signs of operational and/or financial stress.


• Assist in recommending a suitable Business Rescue Practitioner;


• Attend all meetings to do with the specific Business Rescue process;


• Plan and execute the Business Rescue process for clients experiencing distress through:
  
  
  
  • Carry out Business Reviews to 1) diagnose the cause of distress and 2) ascertain reasonable prospects of the client becoming operationally and financially viable;
  
  
  • Determine the optimum Rescue solutions that will improve the company’s viability,
  
  
  • Determine the optimum Financial/non-financial Restructuring intervention that can be implemented to support the Rescue Strategy
  
  
  • Influence the Business Rescue process for the benefit of the client;
  
  
  • Evaluate the Business Rescue plan presented by the Business Rescue Practitioner and recommend changes;
  
  
  
  


• Safeguard the client's Security position by maintaining and/or improving the recoverability of exposure,


• Draft and present submission reports to various decision-making committees,


• Review drafted legal agreements to ensure they capture the credit committee approval,


• Closely monitor the implementation of the Business Rescue strategy through attending Creditors meetings; Interaction with key stakeholders; regular client visits; etc.


• Regularly update the Business Advisory Turnaround monitoring platform (SAP) iron tracking progress against process and status update notes;


• Attend and contribute to the monthly Business Advisory Turnaround Portfolio Management meetings


• Prepare and present regular monitoring submissions to the Portfolio Monitoring Committee


• Provide efficient service to both internal and external stakeholders/clients;

Desired Skills:

• Judgment and Decision Making
• Complex Problem Solving
• Critical Thinking
• Management of Personnel Resources
• Social Perceptiveness
• Management of Financial Resources
• Time Management