Investment Officer at Virtual HR

Our Client Business Partners International (http://www.businesspartners.co.ke/) is a leading specialist risk finance company that provides customized financial solutions, sectoral knowledge, mentorship, and other added-value services for formal small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Kenya.

The company is seeking to recruit highly ambitious candidates to fill in the following positions in their Nairobi office:

The Investment Officer will report directly to the Country Manager and must be conversant with operations of Business Partners International.

Principal Accountabilities

• Marketing Business Partners’ investment solutionsor the Investment Officer
• Marketing Business Partners’ investment solutions
• Undertaking viability studies (i.e. due diligence, cash flow analysi
• Undertaking viability studies (i.e. due diligence, cash flow analysis and industry analysis) on targeted entities
• Negotiating and structuring investment projects on these entities
• Managing and optimizing the returns of the investment portfolio
• Providing business expertise to the Investee Company, as well as value adding such as dealing with suppliers and helping in operations-related matters
• Interpreting financial accounts, doing analysis and writing reports to support lending requests

 Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or related discipline from a recognized institution.
• Minimum of KCSE grade B with (English and Mathematics should be minimum of grade B)
• CPA, ACCA or any other financial qualification will be an added advantage
• 5 years working experience in banking sector with proven experience in credit/lending
• Must be results focused with a concern for client service