Senior Vice President

Description

• •Develop new business through direct interface with prospective clients, vendors, and associations.
• •Make presentations to management and boards of prospective clients as well as at state and national association meetings and conventions.
• •Accompany senior and associate bankers on business development and client meetings and attend association meetings, trade shows, and conventions.
• •Read and evaluate financial statements.
• •Understand, analyze, and communicate sector-specific operations issues.
• •Coordinate the financing process with architects, contractors, market and financial feasibility consultants, lawyers, issuers and other professionals to facilitate the closing of the financings and the distribution of funds
• •Manage day-to-day aspects of the financing transaction process
• •Solicitation and negotiation of term sheets from commercial banks, as well as proposals from verification agents and trustees
• •Interface with rating agencies to secure investment grade ratings
• •Review legal documents to ensure appropriate delineation of key covenants and terms
• •Coordinating calls and information flow with working group and prospective investors
• •Draft pitch materials, RFP responses, information memoranda, and industry conference presentations
• •Prepare presentations to guide client management and boards of directors in determining the most appropriate financing structures for their projects
• •Post-financing, work with client management and boards of directors to determine optimal investment and interest rate hedging strategies and assisting with continuing disclosure/investor relations and credit rating surveillance
• •Produce and/or supervise credit analysis and the compilation of credit enhancement and rating agency packages.
• •Assemble credit information into a concise, thorough narrative report.
• •Produce high quality, accurate and insightful work while meeting short deadlines.
• •Review and analyze legal contracts such as applications, commitments, and loan and bond documents.
• •Interface with clients to obtain necessary documentation and appropriately manage the closing process with a variety of capital sources.
• •Serve as a senior investment banker on the Sims banking team and solicit clients that can utilize the array of services offered by Sims.
• •Assist in training and mentoring of associate team-members

Requirements

Preferred Experience:

• •Minimum of ten years of experience in finance field.
• •Experience structuring high-yield tax-exempt/municipal bond issues.
• •Intermediate to advanced level of expertise in Excel.
• •General working knowledge of Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Microsoft Dynamics CRM.
• •Certifications: Series SIE and 52 (or will obtain shortly after hire).

Desired Qualities:

• •Able and willing to work increased hours, including some weekends as necessary.
• •Willing to travel up to 25% of the average work week.
• •Highest degree of integrity.
• •Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• •Strives for accuracy, precision, and efficiency.
• •Excellent planning, organizational and interpersonal skills.
• •Easily handles multiple projects at one time.
• •Able to work independently as well as function in a team-oriented setting.
• •Displays initiative and strong sense of personal motivation as well as responsibility.
• •Willing to learn and perform any/all duties.