Senior Counsel-Financial Transactions and Corporate Affairs

About the Organization

FINCA Impact Finance believes all people should have the opportunity to leverage their wisdom, talent and effort to determine their own destiny. Our worldwide network of full-service banks and microfinance institutions are grounded in the conviction that inclusive finance is critical to bringing people out of poverty. FINCA sets standards for the microfinance industry, constantly innovating and developing new products and services that help our customers achieve their dreams. Millions of entrepreneurs rely on FINCA's commitment to customer protection and an unmatched customer experience to build a better future for themselves, their families, and their communities.

FINCA Impact Finance's global network of microfinance institutions and banks provides responsible financial services and enables low-income entrepreneurs and small business owners to invest in their future. With 40 years of experience and a mostly local staff of nearly 5,000, FINCA delivers a double bottom line of social impact and profitability. We hire people from a wide variety of backgrounds at all career stages to fully connect with our customers and strengthen the institution. FINCA expects employees to personify our values of transparency, active listening, accountability, and respect. Successful candidates will embrace our brand attributes of warmth, trust, and responsible banking, and possess a commitment to collaboration, service, and inclusivity.

About the Role

The Senior Counsel - Financial Transactions and Corporate Affairs provides strategic, practical, and business-oriented legal advice to FINCA Microfinance Holding Company ('FMH'), its subsidiaries, affiliates, and shared services entities on a broad range of transactional, commercial, corporate, governance, and regulatory matters. This role combines sophisticated transactional legal expertise with broad corporate counsel responsibilities in a mission-driven, international environment.

The Counsel will lead and support complex legal initiatives involving loan agreements, debt instruments, bond offerings, guarantees, hedging, mergers and acquisitions, commercial contracting, corporate governance, intercompany arrangements, and other strategic corporate transactions. The position will also provide training to other attorneys in the FINCA network. The position will work closely with executive leadership, the Capital Markets function, Finance, Compliance, and operational subsidiaries across multiple jurisdictions. The Counsel reports to the General Counsel and may independently manage significant legal matters while collaborating and supporting other entities across the global organization.

Responsibilities

Financial Transactions

• Serve as primary legal advisor to FINCA's Capital Markets function with respect to debt facilities, bond issuances, guarantee and risk-sharing arrangements, impact investment structures, equity and quasi-equity investments, and hedging transactions involving FINCA entities.
• Draft, negotiate, and review term sheets, loan agreements, guarantees, and other documents as needed for transactions, and examine all applicable legal issues, including tax consequences (in coordination with tax advisors) and regulatory approvals.
• Arrange for and obtain board and shareholder approvals, as required.
• Develop and maintain a standardized deal flow and standard terms, covenants, and procedures for financial transactions and deals with lenders and other counterparties.
• Coordinate legal due diligence for investments, financing activities, and strategic partnerships.
• Support Treasury, Finance, and Capital Markets teams in transaction execution and portfolio management.
• Manage relationships with internal and external counsel across multiple jurisdictions.
• Provide training and guidance to attorneys operating in FMH subsidiaries on transactional matters.

Corporate and Legal Risk Management

• Provide legal advice and strategic support on general corporate matters affecting FMH and its subsidiaries, affiliates, shareholders, and shared services entities.
• Support corporate governance activities, including Board and committee matters, corporate records, resolutions, minutes, governance policies, and entity management.
• Advise senior management and Boards of Directors on governance, fiduciary duties, regulatory obligations, and corporate best practices.
• Assist with corporate structuring, reorganizations, intercompany arrangements, and legal entity management across multiple jurisdictions.
• Draft, review, and negotiate intercompany services agreements and other intra-group arrangements.
• Support mergers, acquisitions, strategic partnerships, and other corporate initiatives as needed.
• Coordinate with external counsel on domestic and international corporate and regulatory matters.
• Advise business leaders on legal and regulatory risks associated with operational and strategic initiatives.
• Monitor developments in laws and regulations relevant to financial services, impact investing, anti-money laundering (AML), sanctions, and anti-corruption, among others.
• Develop and implement legal policies, procedures, and training programs.
• Support enterprise risk management initiatives and internal compliance programs.
• Assist with investigations, disputes, claims, and litigation management.
• Support the General Counsel in appraising the performance of subsidiary Head Legal Officers.
• Assist the General Counsel and Corporate on other projects as required.