Group Head, Corporate Finance & Investment

Bridgemead Consulting is a holistic and innovative business consultancy that believes in connecting businesses with the right individuals. We take pride in not just connecting clients to skilled talent but also ensuring we provide personalised solutions to all Human Resource challenges.

At Bridgemead we offer professional and unique Human Resources solutions to facilitate specific business requirements, enabling you focus solely on your business. We are a fully outsourced platform for Small Medium Enterprises (SME’s) and our services span the full spectrum of all HR relayed business priorities. All our experts are CIPM, CIPD, SPHRI qualified with vast experience of real – life business processes. Our team of dedicated professionals guarantee efficient, attainable and effective results that will positively transform your business processes internally and externally irrespective of size.

Location: Lagos Corporate Headquarters (with travel across subsidiaries and project sites)
Employment Type: Full-time
Industry: Steel Manufacturing | Mining | Energy Holdings
Reports To: Group Executive Director, Finance

About the Role

• The successful candidate will drive strategic investments, structure complex financing transactions, evaluate growth opportunities, oversee investment performance, and provide financial leadership that supports the Group's long-term expansion agenda. The role requires close collaboration with executive leadership, subsidiary CEOs, Board Committees, investors, financial institutions, and strategic partners.
• We are seeking an accomplished Group Head, Corporate Finance & Investment to lead the Group's corporate finance, capital raising, investment management, and mergers & acquisitions (M&A) activities across our steel manufacturing, mining, and energy businesses.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain advanced financial models, investment valuations, scenario analyses, and performance dashboards to support investment decisions and portfolio management.
• Prepare investment papers, financial presentations, information memoranda, investor communications, and Board reports while supporting fundraising and investor relations activities.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with investment banks, financial advisors, private equity firms, regulators, government agencies, and strategic partners.
• Monitor market trends, commodity prices, regulatory developments, and investment performance, providing strategic recommendations to executive management and the Board.
• Develop and execute the Group's corporate finance and investment strategy, including capital structure optimization, financial feasibility studies, and business case development for strategic projects.
• Lead capital raising initiatives through project finance, syndicated loans, bonds, DFI funding, and other financing structures while managing relationships with banks, investors, and development finance institutions.
• Originate and execute mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, divestitures, and strategic investments, including valuation, financial modelling, due diligence, negotiation, transaction execution, and post-deal integration.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing corporate finance and investment team while fostering excellence in transaction execution and financial analysis.

Requirements

• Previous experience within a holding company, diversified conglomerate, investment bank, or large industrial organization is highly desirable.
• MBA or Master's degree in Finance or a related field is an advantage.
• Experience across at least two of the following sectors: Steel, Mining, Energy, Oil & Gas, Infrastructure, or Industrial Manufacturing.
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing corporate finance or investment teams.
• Strong experience in financial modelling, valuation, project finance, M&A, debt structuring, capital raising, and investment analysis.
• Proven track record of structuring and closing transactions valued at USD50 million or more
• Minimum of 12–18 years of experience in corporate finance, investment banking, project finance, private equity, or investment management.
• ACA, ACCA, CFA, or an equivalent professional qualification is required.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, or a related discipline.

Key Competencies:

• M&A
• Strategic Corporate Finance
• High Integrity
• Commercial Negotiation
• Investor Relations
• Capital Raising
• Leadership
• Valuation
• Analytical Thinking
• Project Finance
• Stakeholder Management
• Financial Modelling
• Investment Management