Associate: Property Partners

Job Purpose

To assist with conceptualising, identifying, developing, executing and implementing profitable complex Structured Finance solutions with targeted clients of the bank related to mezzanine lending and equity transactions; in line with Nedbank business strategy.

Job Responsibilities

• Achieve financial results set by management by assisting the team in securing; equity investments and mezzanine funding opportunities, in the real estate sector, which contribute to improved client service.
• Assist in the structuring; origination; implementation; and monitoring and management of deals; taking corrective action when required; by assisting in compiling and pitching presentations to prospective clients; compiling investment model papers for presentation to Investment Committee for new and existing deals and assisting Property Finance, Finance, Legal and other stakeholders on the implementation of deals.
• Cross-sell other products offered by Nedbank by keeping abreast of Nedbank's offerings in terms of quality; cost; business expectations and compliance.
• Support effective execution of transactions; complying with risk standards; monitoring and taking corrective action when required by modelling; researching; analysing investment proposals and executing legal agreements.
• Improve deal origination by providing multidisciplinary solutions; identifying and resolving work problems and delivering the required output to clients; and refining and enhancing coverage.
• Ensure deals are implemented appropriately; and adhere to policies; procedures and regulatory requirements by developing; maintaining; and running risk and pricing models.
• Develop collaborative client and internal relationships by providing high quality advice; execution; and delivery on new and existing transactions meeting business needs.
• Meet and exceed client needs constantly by maintaining open channels of communication with internal stakeholders and ensuring smooth workflow.
• Seek opportunities to improve business processes and systems by identifying, recommending and implementing effective ways to operate.
• Participate and support corporate responsibility and other initiatives for the achievement of business strategy (e.g. Green Strategy).
• Ensure the SPV's with which we are involved in comply with the legislature in so far as regulatory, company secretary and accounting practices are concerned.
• Undertake quarterly reviews of each investment, updating the committee on progress and highlighting identified risks.

Minimum Experience Level

• 3 to 5 years’ experience in Real Estate Equity and/or Mezzanine Finance or Property fund and/or Property development environment
• 3 to 5 years deal structuring experience

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• Post Graduate degree in Accounting/Finance or similar.

Preferred Qualification

• BCom Honours or equivalent

Preferred Certifications

• CA(SA)

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Business principles
• Business terms and definitions
• Business writing
• Governance, Risk and Controls
• Industry trends
• Microsoft Office
• Principles of project management
• Relevant regulatory knowledge
• Oral and written communication techniques

Behavioural Competencies

• Communication
• Continuous Learning
• Collaborating
• Stress Tolerance
• Quality Orientation
• Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills

Employment Equity Statement

**Preference will be given to individuals from under-represented groups

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