Qualifications:

• B Com, B Com (Hons), CFA, CA (SA), MBA, B. Engineering
• Post graduate degree in Finance, Accounting and/or Tax, and/or Auditing

Experience:

• Have a working knowledge of SA Corporate law including the Companies Act,
• Minimum of five years’ experience in the SME funding environment, venture capital and/or development finance arenas
• Sound technical and industry knowledge of the SME environment
• Well-developed business networks and proven ability to generate deal flow
• Strong technical and industry knowledge of the BBB-EE financing market including understanding of evolution of BBB-EE financing and BBB-EE Codes of Good Practice
• Working knowledge of BBB-EE financing structures, equity investments and mezzanine financing structures
• Some understanding of corporate finance disciplines such as valuation techniques
• Working knowledge of financing documents such as sale and purchase agreement and shareholders agreements.
• Strong credit and risk analysis skills
• Previous experience in managing people / professional teams
• Well-developed presentation, written and verbal communication skills
• Strong inter-personal skills
• Strong organizational and strategic orientation
• Experience in development and implementation of strategic and business plans.