Unit Head, Corporate Finance and Capital Optimization

Lagos Full-time Undisclosed
Job Description
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES



• Promote policies, processes, and guidelines to enhance corporate finance, capital management, ratings and investment activities of FirstBank Group

• Coordinate subsidiaries’ strategy development / strategic planning process

• Lead capital allocation across the Group to maximize shareholder value

• Ideate / recommend corporate finance initiatives

• Recommend optimal transaction structures for corporate finance transactions for the FirstBank Group.

• Lead inorganic growth plans M&A, partnerships, etc of FirstBank Group

• Oversee the end-to-end management of capital across all group entities, including preparation of annual capital plans and ICAAP reports

• Lead analytical efforts, that support capital investment decisions

• Ensure delivery of SF&CM’s input into the annual Recovery & Resolution Plan

• Oversee the development, review /,update and compliance monitoring of relevant policies, including Group Capital Management Framework, investment management framework, capital hedging framework, etc

• Lead the Group’s capital raising initiatives

• Plan and lead the Bank’s credit rating process to achieve set target credit rating.

• Work with internal stakeholders to deliver the data/ information requests stakeholders, including credit rating institutions, regulators, equity / debt analysts, etc

• Coordinate all relevant management, board and regulatory approvals for capital raising corporate finance decisions and investments of the FirstBank Group.

• Manage vendors and other stakeholders

• Ensure risks inherent in unit’s activities are effectively identified and processes developed to manage same

• Ensure decision makers are promptly and accurately informed

• Carry out any assigned roles as mandated by the HOD or CFO



JOB REQUIRMENTS


Education



• Good first degree, preferably in numerate discipline

• Strong preference for postgraduate degree or other professional qualification, in line with Group competency requirements

• CFA, ACA, ACCA, CPA, CMA, in line with Group competency requirements



Experience



• Minimum of 10 years’ working experience in corporate finance, investment banking and capital management in Financial Services or related industry
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Job Snapshot
  • Posted: May 04, 2026
  • Job Type: Full-time
  • Location: Lagos
  • Source: External