Financial Advisory Executive Director Job in Lagos

Job Overview

TeamAce Limited  is recruiting an Executive Director, Financial Advisory on behalf of a confidential client in Lagos, Nigeria. The successful candidate will lead the origination and execution of financial-advisory transactions, develop new business opportunities and maintain relationships with public-sector and corporate clients.

This senior leadership position requires at least ten years of relevant experience in investment banking, financial advisory or corporate finance. Candidates must demonstrate experience leading complex transactions, originating advisory mandates and managing high-value client relationships.

About the Recruiter

TeamAce Limited provides recruitment, workforce and business-support solutions to organisations across different industries. For this vacancy, applicants should note whether TeamAce is recruiting for its own team or on behalf of a client, as indicated in the original job announcement.

Job Details

Key Responsibilities

Transaction origination and execution

• Originate and execute financial advisory mandates involving the public sector and other strategic industries.
• Lead the successful delivery of complex and high-value transactions.
• Oversee mergers and acquisitions, capital-raising assignments, project-finance transactions, privatizations and restructuring engagements.
• Guide transaction structuring and ensure each mandate receives the required strategic and technical oversight.
• Apply financial modelling, valuation, equity analysis and corporate-finance expertise throughout transaction execution.

Business development

• Lead initiatives intended to expand the firm’s financial advisory portfolio.
• Identify and pursue opportunities that could increase advisory revenue and market presence.
• Develop financial advisory mandates through relationships with public-sector institutions, corporate organizations, investors and other stakeholders.
• Use knowledge of the public and corporate sectors to support transaction origination and business development.
• Maintain an active understanding of client priorities and relevant commercial opportunities.

Client and stakeholder management

• Establish and maintain strategic relationships with government agencies.
• Manage relationships with corporate clients, investors and other key stakeholders.
• Provide senior-level guidance throughout advisory assignments.
• Apply negotiation, presentation and stakeholder-management skills when engaging clients and transaction partners.
• Maintain high-value client relationships while supporting the successful delivery of mandates.

Leadership and governance

• Provide strategic leadership across the financial advisory practice.
• Mentor and supervise members of transaction teams.
• Ensure transaction teams receive appropriate direction during mandate execution.
• Monitor work for compliance with relevant regulatory and governance requirements.
• Promote effective coordination among professionals involved in complex advisory transactions.

Qualifications and Experience

Applicants must have:

• A bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Accounting or a related field.
• At least 10 years of experience in financial advisory, investment banking, corporate finance or a related area.
• Significant experience leading complex financial transactions.
• A demonstrated record of originating and executing successful advisory mandates.
• Experience managing high-value client relationships.
• An established professional network within the public and corporate sectors.

An MBA or another relevant postgraduate qualification will be considered an advantage.

Required Skills

Candidates should demonstrate:

• Strong knowledge of capital markets and corporate finance.
• Advanced financial-modelling capability.
• Experience with company valuation and equity analysis.
• Knowledge of transaction structuring.
• Strong commercial judgment and business-development ability.
• Executive leadership and team-mentoring skills.
• Effective negotiation and presentation abilities.
• Strong stakeholder and client-relationship management.
• The capacity to lead complex transactions from origination through execution.
• An understanding of regulatory and governance requirements relevant to advisory work.

Applicants should assess their suitability carefully against the requirement for senior-level transaction leadership. General finance experience alone may not satisfy the employer’s stated need for a record of originating advisory mandates and executing complex transactions.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should review the role requirements carefully and submit their application through TeamAce Limited’s designated online recruitment form using the Apply button on this page.