Principal Debt Officer

Overview

Our client has an opportunity available for a Principal Debt Officer based in Durban.

• B Com Honours, Post Graduate Diploma, CFA, MBA or similar qualification.
• 10+ years’ experience in lending environment, development finance, management consulting, corporate finance or similar field.
• Strong credit skills, due diligence, financial modelling & structuring capabilities.
• Understanding of corporate finance principles.
• Familiarity with regulations in the industry.
• Demonstrable value-add through operational or strategic oversight in investee companies.

• Support the Chief Investment Officer in crafting and executing the company’s business and action plan.
• Lead the identification, selection, origination and execution of debt and quasi-debt transactions.
• Develop creative and appropriate financial structures for complex transactions, assessing and structuring transactions.
• Coordinate with experts or specialists in areas like environmental, social and governance, technical, legal, and risk functions.
• Lead and coordinate the preparation and presentation of investment reports to the various decision-making committees of the company.
• Lead industry and market research to guide the business origination and execution effort, aligned with the Fund’s investment criteria and mandate.
• Maintain knowledge of the debt portfolio.
• Play a significant role in representing and promoting the company through developing key relationships in the private sector and the development communities.
• Provide leadership, coaching, mentoring and support to junior team members.
• Perform any other duty assigned by the CIO or CEO.