Debt Analyst job at Absa Bank

About the Organization

Absa Bank Uganda Limited is part of Absa Group Limited, an African financial services group that aims to be the pride of the continent. Absa Group Limited is listed on the JSE in South Africa and is one of Africa’s largest diversified financial services groups with a presence in 12 countries across the continent and around 42, 000 employees.
We’re committed to finding local solutions to uniquely local challenges and everything we do is focused on adding value. To this end, we offer our clients a range of retail, business, corporate and investment, and wealth management solutions. We also ensure a positive impact in all the countries where we operate.

We’re a truly African brand, inspired by the people we serve and determined to always be brave, passionate and ready so that we can make our continent proud.

Job Description

Job Summary
To assist the Head of Debt Finance, manage the Debt and Commercial Asset Finance (CAF) products including all the activities required to grow the franchise in an effective manner, including appropriate pricing and structuring and focusing on cross sell.

Duties and Responsibilities

Transaction Structuring & Management - 30%

Structure and execute transactions whilst demonstrating key business competencies.
Develop simple models and stress scenarios to determine debt capacity for debt and CAF transactions.
Contribute to the maintenance and development of client relationships through the origination of value-added, creative ideas and solutions.
Preparing pitch books and presentations after analyzing opportunities and financials for clients on the target clients’ list.
Support transaction structuring and execution with a focus on revenue-generating opportunities

Business Management – 30%

Maintain and update the Debt and CAF pipeline.
Contribute to the development of business unit strategy.
Environmental scanning for new debt and CAF opportunities
Research and share information to ensure up to date knowledge of marketplace, business development activity / initiatives and competitors
Assist coverage in originating and executing debt transactions across all teams.
Collaborate with specialist product partners (Trade, Cash, and Treasury) to offer clients a comprehensive and competitive package to meet their requirements.

Stakeholder Management 20%

Cultivate relationships with clients and build sustainable relationships with clients based on transparency and honesty.
Proactively develop relationships with key stakeholders internal and external e.g.: compliance, legal, and key clients identified.
Build and develop relationships across the firm with various stakeholders with the intention of breaking down silos to maximize business growth.
Mobilize and influence stakeholders towards strategic objectives by providing guiding principles toward best practices and goals-means-end theory.
Research perspective -10%
Investigate and embark on a continuous market scanning to identify and stay abreast of market trends and activities to inform opportunities for new or enhanced products and services.
Initiate market research relating to the product alignment to client needs, competitors and future trends to ensure sustained profitability for Absa and competitive advantage.
Engage in networking activities, e.g., attending relevant industry conferences, to stay abreast of changes in the industry, aligning portfolio specific processes, product offering and procedures to absorb the impact of change.

Teamwork – 5%

Supporting and conducting training for coverage teams in country to understand Debt and CAF products more comprehensively.
Be responsible for self-development
Build collaborative network with the Group Debt teams, Corporate Credit, coverage and legal.