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Job description / Role
Reporting to the Investment Executive, the Senior Investment Manager is responsible for sourcing, screening, analyzing, structuring, negotiating and implementing investment transactions in line with the funds investment strategy, and to provide business support to (prospective) clients. The roles main objective is to achieve transaction value, return and development impact targets, while adhering to investment quality standards, and to deliver tangible value to the client.
The Senior Investment Manager is the principal deal maker. He/she builds and maintains productive referral networks and actively sources prospects. The Senior Investment Manager assesses the prospects needs and sells the company's value offering to fulfil these needs. The position requires making qualified decisions on whether the company should consider applications and commit resources to perform business analysis, based on the company's investment strategy and policy framework. Thereafter, the investment manager performs a rigorous investigation of the viability of the entrepreneur and their business and structures a financial plan to serve as the baseline for tracking future financial performance. He/she will structure a viable offer for the client based on the outcome of the business analysis process and board approval. Supported by the Investment Operations Manager, he/she will ensure that the transaction is implemented in accordance with board approval and that the legal file is cleared. Lastly, he/she will support the entrepreneur throughout the duration of the investment, ensuring that the company meets its growth targets and that the company achieves its development impact and return objectives.
Requirements
- Investment or finance experience in SME investment, with a 8+ years of a demonstrated track record in investing or financing SMEs
- Advanced degree required. An MBA is preferred, as well as CFA or ACCA.
- Existing and relevant local network amongst venture capitalists, private equity funds, investment advisors, banks, consultants and other SME stakeholders is required.
- Excellent financial and analytical skills.
- Good credit management skills
- Written and spoken language fluency in English essential.
About the Company
GroFin is a pioneering SME development financier assisting entrepreneurs and business owners to access tailored finance and experienced business support to start and grow successful businesses, creating jobs and driving socio-economic development.
Our proven SME fund management ability and viability based investment model enables us to identify, mitigate and manage the risks associated with investing in the SME sector and deliver targeted financial and development returns for our fund investor partners.
This award winning model also enhance the enabling environment required for entrepreneurs and business owners to start and grow sustainable businesses that in turn create jobs and generate positive socio-economic returns for our development funder partners.