Senior Executive/Manager/AVP, Corporate Finance

The OpportunityWe are seeking experienced Corporate Finance specialist in the local market to join our expanding Corporate Finance department under our Islamic Banking entity, Alliance Islamic Bank Berhad, as we come to the final Financial Year of our Acceler8 journey and preparing for the next 5-Year strategy to excel & enhance on our current existing capital market capabilities. The successful candidate will join the department as Senior Executive or Manager or Assistant Vice President level depending on experiences and exposures.An overview of the role would be:To prepare application to the regulators to obtain their approval for corporate exercisesTo assist in providing advisory services to clients in relation to on various corporate exercises such as Initial Public Offering (IPO), Merger & Acquisition (M&A), debt restructuring, fund raising and valuationKey ResponsibilitiesBusiness Development SupportTo assist in the coordination and implementation of corporate exercises on a timely basisAssist in overseeing timely billings and collection of feesAssist in ensuring proposals are reasonable and consistent with market-based principles and meet with regulatory requirementsCompliance and Risk ManagementTo draft submissions / circulars / announcements in compliance with regulatory standardsTo draft proposals which are consistent with market-based principles and compliance with regulatory requirementsAssist in reviewing from time to time the sufficiency of due diligence procedures for Corporate Finance to be in line with latest regulatory requirementsEnsure compliance with the relevant provisions of the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Act 2001 and the relevant requirements under the ABG Policy on Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Policy and AIS Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Financing of Terrorism Procedural Manual, in order to prevent AIS from becoming a conduit for money-laundering and financing to terrorism activities.Service QualityAssist in the execution of assigned mandates within reasonable predetermined timelinesTo attend regular team meetings on specific jobs to report progress of transactions assigned to the team and to minimize possibility of client dissatisfactionAssist in maintaining regular contact with clients to ensure clients’ need and objectives are metAssist in the review of proposals for consistency with market-based principles and compliance with regulatory requirements, to minimize possibility of rejection of transaction by authorities and/or shareholdersRequirementsSkillsStrong inter-personal skills for negotiation and presentation to clientsStrong analytical skills for problem solving and providing solutions to clientsStrong planning and co-ordination skillsGood command of written and spoken English languageKnowledgeSound knowledge in Bursa Securities' Listing Requirements, Securities Commission's Guidelines, Islamic Capital Markets & Services Act, Companies Act, accounting treatments and Corporate Finance activitiesAble to structure productsExperienceFor Manager and Assistant Vice President positions, overall working experience of minimum 4 years, with at least 2 to 4 years' experience in Corporate Advisory dealing with IPOs, M&A, Fund Raising, Restructuring, etc.For Senior Executive, at least 2 years' of working experience in Corporate Advisory, audit, etc exposure.Fresh graduates with accounting related degrees are also encouraged to apply.QualificationDegree in Accounting / Finance / Business / Economics / Law or equivalent professional qualifications (i.e. ACCA, CA, CPA, CFA, etc)