Senior Investment Associate

About the position

Our client, a leading Funds-focused Investment firm, is seeking an Investment Associate to join their growing Investments division. Reporting directly into the Regional Manager. The hiring team is seeking a candidate with excellent potential and qualifications that demonstrate a genuine interest in building their career centered around investments. 

Duties & Responsibilities: 

• Restructure the exposure of clients that are experiencing financial difficulties where such businesses have long-term financial viability and where liquidation is not a beneficial solution.
• Restructure the companies and reduce the significant impairments and / or write-offs.
• Establish the nature of the problem and develop a restructuring plan.
• Develop the turnaround strategies.
• Monitor the implementation of the turnaround plan.
• Introduce investors or strategic partners into a business that is facing financial difficulties where such investors or strategic partners can add value and turnaround the company.
• Attend to all business rescue proceedings and advice on the acceptance of the business rescue plan.
• Monitor the implementation of the Business Rescue Plan.
• Ensure that early warnings signs and other key risks factors are proactively identified.
• Follow up and implement the recommendations of the internal and external audit findings.
• Prepare a restructuring proposal.
• Present the proposal to relevant credit committees for approval.
•  Monitor the restructured portfolio and IA’s output
• Oversee the output and quality of work of the various IA’s in TWR and ensure that transactions are managed well and actioned timeously.

Experience/Skills required

• 5 years’ experience in corporate restructurings and turnarounds
• Credit experience is essential, including corporate restructurings and financial analysis.
• Practical thinker
• Problem solver
• Must have run a business before and have practical business skills
• Results orientated
• Strong work ethic
• Willing to work in a very high-pressure environment
• Efficient with quick turnaround times
• Business turnaround or restructuring skills
• Self-motivated
• Experience in Business Rescue

Qualification:

CA (SA) or BCom Accounting with postgraduate degree e.g. BCompt (Honours) or a relevant 4 year financial tertiary education or equivalent.

Desired Skills:

• Practical thinker
• Problem-solver
• Self-motivated