• Application Deadline:
• Position: Investment and Research Manager


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 6 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Finance / Accounting / Audit 
  

Primary Responsibilities

• Inform investment decisions by analyzing financial information to forecast business, industry, or economic conditions.


• Monitor developments in various fields.


• Interpret data on price, yield, stability, future investment-risk trends, economic influences, and other factors affecting investment programs.


• Monitor fundamental economic, industrial, and corporate developments by analyzing information from financial publications and services, investment banking firms, government agencies, trade publications, company sources, or personal interviews.


• Recommend investments and investment timing to the firm.


• Prepare plans of action for investment, using financial analysis.


• Evaluate and compare the relative quality of various securities in a given industry.


• Present oral or written reports on general economic trends, individual corporations, and entire industries.


• Present investment information, such as product risks, fees, or fund performance statistics.


• Perform or evaluate research, such as detailed company or industry analyses, to inform financial forecasting, decision making, or valuation.


• Attend investment briefings or consult financial media to stay abreast of relevant investment markets.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Banking & Finance or Economics.


• A minimum of 6 years’ experience in business or Finance.


• A chartered member of CFA is an added advantage.

Desired Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes

• Strong financial knowledge, including knowledge of market risk, ALM, and valuation concepts with focus on fixed income, equities, and derivatives valuation.


• Ability to build and maintain financial models and perform comparative financial modeling using pertinent industry analysis and current assumptions.


• Presentation skills, including public speaking and presentation creation using PowerPoint or a similar program.


• Quantitative and analytical skills with a demonstrated ability to understand new analytical concepts.


• Ability to engage and work collaboratively with colleagues, and multiple stakeholders.


• Strong multi-tasking and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks.


• Critical thinking skills with the ability to independently solve problems with data.


• Ability to exercise initiative and using good judgment to make sound decisions.


• Ability to articulate complex ideas simply and summarize them effectively.


• Ability to undertake research, analyze data, processes, and trends.


• Proactive, motivated, and possess poise and self-confidence.


• Positive, can-do attitude and willingness to get the job done.


• Market risk management best practices and methodologies.


• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other analysis programs.


• Skills in building business intelligence dashboards.


• High level of Emotional Intelligence.


• A strong focus on excellence.


• Self-driven and goal oriented.


• Excellent Interpersonal Skills.


• Intellectually curious.


• Highly organized.