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Lead, Commercial Paper at VFD Group – Lagos
VFD Group is recruiting a Lead, Commercial Paper in Lagos to grow commercial paper issuance and trading, develop corporate issuer relationships and strengthen institutional participation in its market activities.
Key responsibilities
- Create strategies to increase commercial paper issuance and investor participation.
- Engage eligible corporate issuers seeking short-term financing and build a viable pipeline.
- Develop partnerships with issuing houses, investment banks, brokers, commercial banks and institutional investors.
- Support issuer onboarding, transaction structures, pricing and commercial terms.
- Coordinate legal, compliance and operations requirements for issuance and trading.
- Monitor maturities, market yields, demand, issuer activity and transaction performance.
- Prepare revenue forecasts, commercial paper reports and dashboards for management.
- Identify process bottlenecks and improve issuance, trading and market infrastructure.
- Promote awareness of commercial paper to issuers and investors.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration or a related discipline.
- At least seven years in debt capital markets, treasury, investment banking, fixed-income markets or corporate finance.
- Thorough understanding of commercial paper, credit analysis, short-term debt markets and issuance procedures.
- Proven ability to build issuer relationships and complete financial transactions.
- Strong negotiation, analytical, commercial and stakeholder-management skills.
- Relevant financial, treasury, accounting or capital markets qualification is an advantage.
How to apply
Complete the online application through the application website.
Deadline: Not specified; apply as soon as possible.
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About the employer
VFD Group is a cross-border investment firm with investments and operations across Sub-Saharan Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States. The business participates in diverse sectors through investment and commercial partnerships.
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