Account Manager for Development Finance | Sandton
Kelly · Sandton, Gauteng
Overview
Kelly is looking for an Account Manager to support a Senior Business Unit Head in Sandton. This permanent role suits someone with back office banking experience who enjoys strategic coordination, deal support, and keeping operations running smoothly. If you have 5 to 8 years in a banking environment and want to help originate bankable transactions, this could be a strong next step in your career.
About the role
This is a strategic support role within a development finance business unit. You will work closely with the Head of the SBU and senior principals, helping them make informed decisions, manage operations, and move deals forward. The environment is fast paced and deal driven, so your ability to coordinate across teams and keep track of moving parts will be key.
What you will be doing day to day:
- Advising the Head with insights, recommendations and concise briefings
- Supporting strategic planning through agenda setting, research and materials preparation
- Monitoring SBU performance and helping resolve barriers to delivery
- Managing calendars, events and strategic engagements
- Assisting with deal origination processes, market assessments and after care support
- Administering SAP processes and monitoring the deal pipeline
- Coordinating FICA and compliance clearances
- Compiling administrative reports on disbursements, pipelines and undrawn commitments
- Liaising between the SBU and enabling departments to improve turnaround times
- Gathering client feedback and addressing queries to support satisfaction and retention
Requirements
- Relevant commercial or technical degree or equivalent qualification
- 5 to 8 years of related experience in back office support within a banking environment
- Proficiency in client relationship management and administration
- Experience interpreting financial statements
- Strong administrative skills
- Understanding of the IDC administrative and IT systems, including SAP
- Knowledge of IDC products
- Sector specific knowledge will be an advantage
- Prior Account Manager experience at IDC is an added advantage
- Financial and business acumen with data interpretation and analytics skills
- Compliance management and investment or portfolio management exposure
- Stakeholder management and customer focus
- Planning, organising and report writing abilities
- Strong presentation, communication and listening skills
- Attention to detail
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic support to the Head on key issues through insights, recommendations and briefings
- Support strategic planning with agenda setting, research and preparation of decision making materials
- Anticipate emerging needs and risks to help the SBU prioritise tasks
- Monitor and report on SBU performance and help resolve delivery barriers
- Represent the Head or Senior Principals in meetings when needed
- Oversee day to day operations to maintain efficient workflows
- Manage key calendars, events and strategic engagements
- Help senior principals originate investment opportunities aligned with the strategic mandate
- Conduct market assessments to identify and screen new opportunities
- Assist with end to end deal origination and after care support
- Administer SAP processes, monitor deal pipelines and coordinate FICA clearances
- Compile administrative reports on disbursements, pipelines and undrawn commitments
- Coordinate submissions to investment committees
- Liaise with enabling departments to improve turnaround times
- Gather client feedback and address queries to support client satisfaction
- Share knowledge with the team and keep up to date with industry developments
Job details
- Organisation
- Kelly
- Location
- Sandton, Gauteng
- Job type
- Full time
- Experience level
- Mid (5+ years)
- Education
- Bachelor
- Category
- Banking & Insurance
- Application Method
- Apply online
Success Guide
This role is all about supporting a senior leader in a development finance environment, so your application should highlight more than just administrative skills. Show how you have helped a team stay organised, tracked deals, and kept compliance processes moving. Mention your experience with financial statements and SAP if you have it.
In an interview, expect questions about how you prioritise competing demands and how you build relationships across departments. Be ready to give examples of times you improved a process or helped a deal move forward. Also, research the IDC and its development mandate, as this will show you understand the context you would be working in.
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