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VP, Strategy and M&A

Employer
Arab Banking Corporation
Location
Manama, Bahrain
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Feb 10, 2020

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Job Function
Banking
Industry Sector
Finance - General
Employment Type
Full Time
Education
Bachelors
Job Purpose:
  • To help drive Group Strategy, M&As and Investor Relations
  • To provide analytical support and thought leadership to help MANCOM develop and execute robust inorganic & organic Group strategy plans, Execute M&A transactions, and Communicate with existing and potential investors


Principal Responsibilities, Accountabilities and Deliverables of Role:
  • Helping business develop strategic plans and assisting with implementation where appropriate
  • Determining and clarifying strategic and operational issues via analyses and interviews
  • Identifying and structuring issues of problems at stake
  • Communicating complex ideas, anticipating potential objections and persuading others, often at senior levels, and other departments to adopt a different point of view
  • Developing financial plans
  • Undertaking market / sector / competitor research
  • Organise and conduct M&A screening
  • Manage relationships with investment Banks
  • In charge of IR department ( Communication and production of all material regarding investors and shareholders)


Main Contacts:

The VP M&A/Group Strategy' needs to be able to interact at senior level and present to MANCOM if required. He or she needs to be able to interact with all senior leaders across the bank to help them structure their issues and provide a good leverage for any sort of Strategy, M&A or IR related work. Will handle interactions with relevant advisors on the M&A and IR related work.

Job Requirements:

Knowledge
  • Very good communication and synthesis skills (both written and verbal - PowerPoint proficient)
  • Ability to build a well-structured financial model
  • Good business acumen and Financial Services awareness
  • Native English speaker or very proficient - Arabic a plus

Education / Certifications
  • MBA and/or Masters in finance/economics (CFA a plus)

Experience
  • 5-10 years' experience in Banking and/or consulting
  • M&A experience / Strategy Experience
  • Experience in project management principles and the best practices leading to deliverable products that include briefings and documents

Personal Attributes
  • Very strong analytical skills (ability for dealing with ambiguities, excellent conceptual and structural thinking)
  • Ability to work under stress and tight/short deadlines
  • High energy and high emotional quotient (critical to help drive execution)
  • Team player and good ability to network across the bank to get things done and influence stakeholders to deliver
  • Sense of ownership and autonomous with good sense of priorities
  • Self-driven and deliverables focus (ability to quickly build and deliver presentation decks with limited support)
  • Open to coaching and eager to learn

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