Account Manager

JOB PURPOSE:

To evaluate and present applications for funding that contribute towards the Departments and RPs objectives and development goals. This would include performing the financial and/or technical and/or marketing due diligence functions for applications. Experience or interest in socio-economic activity matters would be an advantage.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Financial / Shareholder Returns

• Ensure financial soundness of all credit submissions.
• Transactions aligned to IDCs developmental outcomes

Internal / Operational Processes

• Evaluate applications for finance (financial, technical and marketing disciplines)
• Designing and negotiating the financial and legal relationship between the client and IDC for the specific deal.
• Risk identification and mitigation of transactions
• Undertake financial modelling in respect of transactions
• Deal optimization - ensuring that the deal is aligned with the strategic objectives of the Department.
• Support the development and implementation of strategies or action plans to drive the Departments strategic objectives.
• Account management function
• Prepare well written and motivated reports for presentation to the relevant Panel and any other Panel as required.
• Conduct peer reviews.

Customer Focus & Stakeholder Management

• To effectively interact with different clients (internally and externally) in order to fulfil the process requirements related to any specific deal / transaction.
• Manage and enhance the levels of service and communication to ensure the provision of client service excellence.

Learning, Leadership & People Growth

• Provide support in transactions during basic assessment and due diligence processes
• Manage own development to enhance own competencies
• Participate in knowledge sharing in the team and cross functional

QUALIFICATIONS (Formal qualifications)

• Minimum qualification: relevant commercial degree

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE (knowledge, type and length of experience and skills required to perform the job competently)

• 3-5 years related experience
• Experience in due diligence disciplines (Marketing, Technical or Financial)
• Knowledge in assessing all associated issues in a transaction (Legal, risks, etc.)
• Experience in peer review
• Experience in interpretation and analysis of financial statements
• Knowledge of the market environment and development landscape
• Knowledge of financing instruments
• Understand and review models of proposed financial structures
• Knowledge and experience in the socio-economic and impact investing area will be an advantage

TECHNICAL/FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES

• Financial acumen
• Business analysis
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Stakeholder Management and customer focus
• Planning and Organising
• Report writing skills

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

• Presentation and communication skills
• Negotiation skills
• Relationship Building and Networking skills
• Persuading and Influencing skills

Information :

• Company : IDC
• Position : Account Manager
• Location : Sandton, Gauteng
• Country : ZA