• Application Deadline:
• Position: Portfolio Manager



• Job Type Full Time



• Qualification BA/BSc/HND



• Experience 7 - 10 years



• Location Lagos




• Job Field Finance / Accounting / Audit 
  
  

Key Responsibilities

Portfolio Oversight and Strategy:

• Develop and implement portfolio management strategies aligned with long-term business objectives.


• Regularly review performance; identify growth, restructuring, and divestment opportunities.


• Lead strategic initiatives for new business opportunities, due diligence, negotiations, and integration of new ventures.

Financial Analysis and Performance Management:

• Establish, track, and analyze portfolio-wide KPIs to ensure consistent achievement of growth, profitability, and strategic objectives.


• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual portfolio reviews with insights, risks, and recommended actions for senior management.


• Collaborate with subsidiary MDs and CFOs to manage financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and cash-flow strategies.

Risk and Compliance Management:

• Proactively identify portfolio-level risks (financial, operational, regulatory, market) and develop mitigation strategies.


• Ensure compliance with governance policies, regulatory requirements, and industry standards across the portfolio.


• Regularly update senior management on emerging risks and compliance issues, recommending necessary actions.

Operational Excellence and Business Support:

• Facilitate operational synergies across portfolio companies (resource-sharing, cross-selling, knowledge exchange).


• Provide strategic and operational support to subsidiary MDs to enable effective decision-making and goal attainment.


• Drive a culture of operational excellence and accountability, ensuring adherence to defined standards and performance benchmarks.

Stakeholder and Investor Relations:

• Serve as a key liaison with investors, strategic partners, financial institutions, and regulatory bodies.


• Maintain clear, transparent communication to ensure stakeholder alignment and protect organizational interests.


• Prepare and deliver investor reports, presentations, and strategic updates to leadership and external stakeholders.

Qualifications and Requirements

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Management, Engineering, or a related field required.


• An MBA or CFA certification is strongly preferred.

Experience:

• Minimum of 7-10 years in investment management, corporate strategy, private equity, or related roles, preferably within a multi-company or holding-company structure.


• Proven track record in managing diverse business portfolios, demonstrating strong financial acumen, strategic insight, and operational effectiveness.


• Extensive experience in due diligence, deal structuring, portfolio integration, and value creation in growth-stage companies.

Skills:

• Exceptional analytical and financial modeling skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insights.


• Strategic thinker with proven capacity to identify growth opportunities, manage risks, and solve complex business problems.


• Excellent interpersonal, communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.


• Strong leadership, coaching, and mentoring abilities; proven experience influencing teams and managing senior-level relationships.


• Ability to manage competing priorities and thrive in a dynamic, results-focused environment.

Personal Attributes:

• Highly entrepreneurial, proactive, and motivated self-starter.


• Resilient, resourceful, with a positive and growth-oriented mindset.


• Ethical, dependable, and committed to the highest standards of integrity.


• Collaborative leader with exceptional influencing and relationship-building abilities.