Unit Head, Corporate Finance and Capital Optimization

Education

• Good first degree, preferably in numerate discipline

• Strong preference for postgraduate degree or other professional qualification, in line with Group competency requirements

• CFA, ACA, ACCA, CPA, CMA, in line with Group competency requirements

Experience

• Minimum of 10 years’ working experience in corporate finance, investment banking and capital management in Financial Services or related industry
  

• Promote policies, processes, and guidelines to enhance corporate finance, capital management, ratings and investment activities of FirstBank Group
  

• Coordinate subsidiaries’ strategy development / strategic planning process
  

• Lead capital allocation across the Group to maximize shareholder value
  

• Ideate / recommend corporate finance initiatives
  

• Recommend optimal transaction structures for corporate finance transactions for the FirstBank Group.
  

• Lead inorganic growth plans (M&A, partnerships, etc) of FirstBank Group
  

• Oversee the end-to-end management of capital across all group entities, including preparation of annual capital plans and ICAAP reports
  

• Lead analytical efforts, that support capital investment decisions
  

• Ensure delivery of SF&CM’s input into the annual Recovery & Resolution Plan
  

• Oversee the development, review /,update and compliance monitoring of relevant policies, including Group Capital Management Framework, investment management framework, capital hedging framework, etc