Minimum Requirements Essential: • B Com, B Com (Hons), CFA, CA (SA), MBA, B. EngineeringPreferred: • Post graduate degree in Finance, Accounting and/or Tax, and/or Auditing Desired 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. Preferred: • Previous experience in managing an SME financing business Unit as well as a corporate finance business unit within a development finance environment. #J-18808-Ljbffr