If you're a commercially minded finance professional who thrives on originating deals, building relationships, and structuring innovative funding solutions, this could be the opportunity you've been waiting for. Join a high-performing specialised finance team where entrepreneurial thinking, client engagement, and revenue generation are highly valued.
Our client is a well-established player within the specialised finance sector, providing tailored working capital solutions to businesses across South Africa. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with clients, intermediaries, credit teams, and decision-makers to originate, structure, and execute profitable funding transactions.
As a Deal Maker, you will be responsible for driving business development, identifying new opportunities, structuring funding solutions, and managing transactions from origination through to payout. You will play a pivotal role in growing the business while ensuring that all transactions align with credit, risk, and governance standards.
This is an excellent opportunity for a results-driven professional who enjoys client interaction, commercial negotiation, and creating value through innovative financial solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Originate and source new working capital opportunities through existing networks and client engagement.
- Build and maintain a strong pipeline of quality transactions.
- Drive new business growth and market penetration.
- Structure tailored funding solutions aligned to client requirements and risk parameters.
- Manage the end-to-end deal process from origination to execution and payout.
- Negotiate commercial terms and optimise deal profitability.
- Achieve revenue targets and contribute to overall business growth.
- Work closely with Credit, Legal, and Operations teams to facilitate successful deal execution.
- Ensure all transactions comply with internal credit, risk, and governance frameworks.
- Develop and maintain long-term relationships with clients and intermediaries.
- Identify cross-selling opportunities and drive repeat business.
- Monitor industry trends, competitor activity, and emerging market opportunities.
- Contribute to strategic growth initiatives within the division.
Job Experience and Skills Required:
- CA(SA) or CFA qualification.
- Minimum 2 years' experience within a lending or specialised finance environment.
- Proven success in a client-facing financial services role.
- Experience in deal origination and execution will be advantageous.
- Strong financial analysis and transaction structuring capabilities.
- Sound understanding of credit, risk, and governance principles.
- Proven ability to manage and grow client relationships.
- Excellent commercial acumen and negotiation skills.
- Strong communication and presentation abilities.
Competency Requirements:
- Results-Driven
- Commercial Judgement
- Relationship Building and Influencing
- Resilience and Tenacity
- Accountability and Ownership
- Strategic Thinking
- Collaboration and Stakeholder Management
- Decision-Making Under Pressure
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I also specialise in recruiting within the following areas:
- Financial Managers
- Financial Accountants
- Financial Controllers
- Chartered Accountants
- Group Reporting & Consolidation Accountants
- Commercial Finance and FP&A Professionals
If you have not received a response within two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful. Your profile will, however, remain on our database for future suitable opportunities.
For more information, contact:Ulrike Groenewald
Recruitment Consultant
