Senior Strategic Finance Manager

About the Client

Our client is a rapidly growing investment and industrial group with operations across Africa with interests spanning mining metals minerals energy industrial projects and strategic investments. The group works closely with international investors financial institutions sovereign funds and strategic partners.

About the Role

We are looking for a senior finance and strategy professional to support corporate strategy investment planning fundraising M&A financial advisory and strategic project development.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead corporate strategy growth planning and investment roadmaps.
• Drive debt and equity capital raising and manage investor relationships.
• Lead financial modelling valuation business cases and investment documentation.
• Identify and execute M&A JV and strategic partnership opportunities.
• Structure projects from concept through bankability and financial close.
• Work closely with the Board Chairman CFO and senior business leadership.
• Manage relationships with banks DFIs SWFs PE firms and institutional investors.

Key Requirements

• 1825 years of overall experience including 10 years in corporate strategy investment banking project finance corporate finance financial advisory or M&A.
• Strong experience in mining metals energy infrastructure industrials or natural resources.
• Proven experience in raising significant debt and equity capital.
• Strong financial modelling valuation and transaction execution experience.
• Experience working with senior leadership Boards and international investors.
• Africa experience particularly exposure to investment projects and transactions is preferred.
• MBA/Masters in Finance Strategy Economics or a related field; CA/CFA/ACA/ACCA preferred.