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Rose Avenue Consulting Group is a financial management, strategy and consulting firm that combines deep industry knowledge with specialized expertise in corporate finance, strategy and research. Together with our clients and partnering companies we address our client’s most critical issues and challenges.
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Job Description
- Our client is a leading commercial bank in Kenya. They are seeking to hire a Managing Director, Investment Bank to lead the growth and strategic direction of the Bank's investment banking, capital raising, and brokerage business.
- The Managing Director will leverage their experience, network, and industry specialties to generate high-quality transactions for the Bank, while also overseeing the Brokerage business function. This is a significant career and economic opportunity for the right candidate, positioned at the helm of a growing investment banking platform.
Job Responsibilities
Business Development and Deal Origination
- Conduct business development activities to identify, source, and introduce potential clients for M&A and capital raising assignments.
- Identify potential buyers and investors that might be interested in a client's business, and participate in contacting these entities on the client's behalf.
- Develop a network of contacts in relevant fields to help the Firm find new clients and expand relationships with potential investors.
Advisory and Transaction Execution
- Advise private equity and corporate clients on growth capital, recapitalizations, restructurings, leveraged buyouts, and acquisitions.
- Advise private equity and corporate clients on structuring and arranging financing for acquisitions, growth capital, recapitalizations, restructurings, and leveraged buyouts.
Private Debt and Equity Placement
- Build and manage a private debt and equity placement platform.
Brokerage Business Management
- Oversee the Bank's Brokerage business function.
- Maintain the Bank's brokerage business as a market leader in terms of market share, volumes, and profits, ensuring continuous growth.
People and Culture Leadership
- Supervise and mentor staff members.
- Train the team on transaction structuring/execution, lead generation, pitch development, and presentations to potential clients.
Other Requirements
Academic Qualifications and Certifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Mathematics, Statistics, Accounting, or a related discipline from a recognized institution.
- A relevant postgraduate qualification such as an MBA or Master's degree in Finance/Economics (or equivalent) is highly desirable.
- Relevant professional qualifications such as CFA, CPA/ACCA, or other recognized investment banking/capital markets qualifications will be an advantage.
Experience Requirements
- At least 12 years of professional experience in investment banking, within an investment banking or fund management environment, or a strategy consulting firm.
- At least 5 years' experience in a senior leadership position with significant commercial and/or P&L responsibility.
- Proven track record of originating, structuring, negotiating, and closing significant transactions — particularly equity or debt investments, M&A, transactions involving private equity funds, and joint venture arrangements.
- Ability to source and contact potential clients, with the ability to build (or utilize an existing) extensive network of potential clients and referrals.
Key Technical Skills
- M&A and Capital Raising Advisory
- Deal Origination and Client Introduction
- Structuring and Arranging Financing for Acquisitions, Growth Capital, Recapitalizations, Restructurings, and Leveraged Buyouts
- Private Debt and Equity Placement Platform Management
- Exceptional Analytical and Quantitative Skills
- Solid Research Skills
Leadership Competencies
- Entrepreneurial mindset and desire to succeed
- Initiative — a self-starter able to work independently with drive and motivation
- Commercial outlook — desire to generate revenue in cooperation with other entities of the Bank
- Leadership — ability to lead and work well in a team environment and/or independently
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to build and utilize an extensive network of potential clients and referrals
- Supervisory and mentoring skills
- Highest standards of personal conduct, professional performance, and business ethics
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Job Responsibilities
Strategic Financial Leadership
- Lead financial strategy aligned to the Hospital's strategic plan.
- Advise the CEO and Board on strategic, commercial and investment decisions.
- Lead capital allocation, mergers, partnerships, expansion and major investments.
Strategic Decision Support
- Provide forward-looking financial analysis and scenario planning.
- Develop business cases for strategic initiatives.
- Support Board decision-making through predictive analytics and commercial insights.
- Identify emerging risks and opportunities.
- Maintain productive relationships with the Board, regulators, auditors, banks, insurers, development partners and key external stakeholders.
Enterprise Performance Management
- Lead Hospital-wide enterprise performance management framework.
- Develop Executive and Board KPI dashboards integrating financial, operational and clinical performance.
- Monitor strategic initiatives and organizational performance.
- Own finance KPIs including month-end close cycle, cash conversion cycle, forecast accuracy, tax compliance, working capital, audit issue closure and elimination of material control deficiencies.
Financial Management & Reporting
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, IFRS reporting and Board reporting.
- Oversee multi-entity consolidation for the Hospital, Nursing College and Heart to Heart Foundation.
- Ensure effective donor and grant accounting and robust internal controls.
Treasury, Capital and Commercial Finance
- Manage treasury, liquidity, banking, borrowing and investments.
- Lead capital project evaluation and financing.
- Drive costing, pricing and profitability by service line and department.
- Lead revenue cycle management, SHA/private payer relationships and receivables optimization.
Technology Leadership & Digital Transformation
- Provide executive leadership for enterprise technology strategy where ICT reports to the CFO.
- Champion ERP optimization, Business Intelligence, enterprise analytics and AI-enabled decision support.
- Drive integration of clinical, financial and operational information systems.
- Strengthen cybersecurity governance, technology risk management and digital resilience.
- Evaluate technology investments and promote innovation.
Governance, Risk & Compliance
- Lead enterprise financial governance, statutory compliance, risk management and fraud prevention.
- Support the Audit Committee and oversee remediation of audit findings.
- Oversee the Group's tax risk management.
Finance Talent Development
- Develop a sustainable, high-performing finance organization.
- Implement succession planning for critical finance roles.
- Promote continuous professional development, coaching, mentoring and leadership development.
- Foster innovation, accountability and ethical leadership.
Strategic Decision Support
- Provide forward-looking financial analysis and scenario planning.
- Develop business cases for strategic initiatives.
- Support Board decision-making through predictive analytics and commercial insights.
- Identify emerging risks and opportunities.
- Maintain productive relationships with the Board, regulators, auditors, banks, insurers, development partners and key external stakeholders.
Other Requirements
Experience and Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce or Economics.
- MBA or Master's degree in Finance, Business Administration or related field.
- CPA(K) with current ICPAK membership. ACCA, ACA, CIMA and/or CFA are preferred.
- Minimum 15 years' progressive finance leadership with at least 7 years in executive leadership.
- Healthcare finance, digital transformation, treasury and Board reporting experience strongly preferred.
Core Competencies
- Strategic leadership with commercial acumen
- Strong Enterprise performance management and corporate governance
- Technology leadership and Business Intelligence
- Financial modelling in Healthcare finance
- Stakeholder engagement and Executive communication
- Change leadership
Decision Making Authority
- The CFO exercises delegated financial authority approved by the Board and serves as the principal adviser to the CEO and Board on financial strategy, enterprise performance, technology-enabled decision support, investments and capital allocation.
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