Senior Investment Banker: Aviation

Empowering Africa’s tomorrow, together…one story at a time.

With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.

Job Summary

Provide financial and strategic advice to companies within the aviation industry, including airlines, aerospace manufacturers, airports, and related businesses. Advise clients in raising capital, managing financial risks, making informed investment decisions, and executing on mergers and acquisitions. Suited to a candidate with bachelor’s degree in finance, Economics, Business with significant experience (typically 7-10+ years) in investment banking with a focus on aviation transactions.
Strong analytical skills and proficiency in financial modelling and excellent understanding of aviation industry dynamics, including airlines, aircraft leasing companies, and aerospace. Successful candidate will have proven track record of successful deal execution and strong leadership and team management capabilities.

Job Description

• Responsible for independently leading the origination, structuring and completion of asset financings including:

  • Finance and operating leases for aircraft and engines on a full and limited recourse basis

  • As well as for pre-delivery payments (“PDP”) and warehouse/ portfolio financings

• Leading transactions – individuals internally including deal-teams, consisting of designated internal specialists

• Marketing to customers, target customers including airlines, lessors and banks with the objective of business generation

• This includes the development of new customer groups as well as the ongoing development of existing customers

• Representation of Absa Bank Limited at conferences and similar events

• Analysis of new transactions to assess viability, preparing risk analysis for Risk in line with Credit Processes including the modelling of the transactions in an Excel based portfolio model

• Reviewing credit applications and ratings prepared by Risk requiring specific analytical knowledge.  Ensuring fulfilment of all required processes associated with deal origination and execution.

• Onboarding customers and transactions in close cooperation with to all relevant interfaces

• Structuring of transactions, to include independently leading the negotiation of term sheets and the review and negotiation of all relevant transaction documentation, whilst liaising internally and externally as necessary.

• Originating cross sell opportunities and then liaising with the appropriate product desks, e.g. in Markets regarding the funding and hedging transactions.

• Assisting the Syndication team as necessary with the sale of loan assets and drafting of information memoranda

• Assisting Risk in the management of existing loan exposures

• Undertaking special projects, including assisting as necessary in the preparation of the annual Structured Asset Finance team budget and development of business strategy

• Establish and deepen relationships to relevant market players, inter alia such as major airlines, aircraft leasing companies, OEMs, insurers, appraisers, law firms and arrangers

 

Education

Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)

Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.

Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised