Head of VC Fund & Financial Analysts (m/f) recruitment
The ideal candidates should be self-motivated and have the ability to work independently, diligently, productively, , consistently delivering excellent performance and desiring to work with tight deadlines. A very organized person, well presented with communicational and good negotiation skills, a service-oriented professional attitude. High energy, self-starter with strong work ethic and good interpersonal skills to develop working relationships with colleagues, clients, other divisions/offices of the bank and professional intermediaries are indispensable.
Our client is an established Angolan Investment Bank with its headquarters in Luanda. Focused on institutional clients, including mid and large sized Angolan and International Companies, as well as Entrepreneurs and public institutions. Also, it provides a wide array of banking products such as Corporate Finance, Mergers Acquisitions, Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds; Structured Financing, and Debt and Equity Capital raising. Its advisory business covers all investment banking services allowing its customers to have access to specialized international markets, with deep knowledge of the key sectors of the economy.
1 Head of VC Fund (m/f)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Sourcing and managing the deal flow and monitoring of all aspects related to the investment activity;
- Manage the implementation of the strategy of each investment; deep operational insight and ability to assist management of investee companies;
- Active role in the Investment Committee;
- Conducting and implementation of research analysis;
- Analysis of audit reports of potential investment targets;
- Risk control of investment projects and/or business;
- Responsible for financial models and quantitative analysis carried out by the investment team;
- Extensive knowledge of legal documentation and able to provide appropriate recommendations during the negotiation of legal documents in alignment with the interests of the VC Fund;
- Control framework and documented procedures in line with internal policies and local regulations;
- Management of staff recruitment, workflows of the team and effective allocation of resources;
Skills and Specifications:
- Advanced degree, ideally an MBA and 15 years of working experience including 10 years (minimum) of venture capital / private equity risk management;
- Management experience as a corporate executive and/or in a leading VC/PE Firm in developed capital markets;
- Fund experience/experience working in risk management of private equity firm/international investment bank is required;
- Experience in liquidity risk or other risk areas a definite advantage;
- A detailed understanding of fund structures and the fund administration business;
2 Financial Analysts VC Fund (m/f)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assisting in all stages of investing, i.e. due diligence, financial modelling, market competitive analysis, conducting primary secondary research, preparing marketing materials;
- Supporting existing portfolio company investments through on-going analysis and review with other investment professionals in the firm;
- Developing rigorous financial models and sensitivity analysis;
- Preparing presentation materials to support investment recommendations or synthesizing key research finding to important stakeholders.
- Managing ad-hoc research projects on behalf of the Bank.
- Maintaining updated operating and financial information for each of the firm’s portfolio companies, including capital structure, financial projections, etc.
- Supporting the execution of deals including external coordination with portfolio company constituents.
Skills and Specifications:
- Undergraduate degree in science, engineering or business administration with a demonstrated record of academic achievement;
- 5 to 7 years of experience in top-tier consulting, investment banking, corporate business development or private equity/venture capital;
- Strong understanding of financial statements and the ability to perform complex financial modelling in Excel;
- Excellent capacity and experience to translate research findings into compelling PowerPoint presentations;
Are you interested in this great job opportunity? We are looking forward to receiving your application to the attention of Mrs. Sara Ramos. Only direct applications with CV and motivational letter in English with indication of the reference number AD135 will be considered. All applications will be treated as confidential.