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Alan & Grant – Our work is focused on creating innovative HR and Organizational Development Solutions aimed at Performance Improvement & Business Growth. We currently serve clients across various sectors of the Economy from locations in Jos, Port Harcourt and Lagos.
We are recruiting to fill the following positions below:
Our client, a leading asset management firm in Nigeria, is recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Head, Commercial Trust
Zip/Postal Code: 100001
Location: Nigeria
Job type: Full Time
Industry: Financial Services
Job Summary
- The Position Holder is responsible for driving the company’s public and commercial trust business, by driving the acquisition of public and corporate trust mandates to provide 3rd party trusteeship services on capital market regulated transactions such as supra-national, sub-national, & corporate bonds, and collective investments schemes to governments, companies, agencies and international monetary organizations.
- The Position Holder is also responsible for providing security trusteeship to debenture, loan syndication, mortgage and project finance transactions.
Key Responsibilities
Business Development:
- Proactively seek, develop, and acquire business prospects across both public and private sectors, with the aim of driving the public and commercial trust business, by providing a wide range of trusteeship services on (public and corporate) bonds, collective investment schemes, debentures, loan syndication, and project finance transactions.
Stakeholder Engagement:
- Actively participate within the capital market industry by cultivating healthy relationships with both public and private sector clients / prospects, and Capital Market Operators, strategically gathering market information, with the aim of increasing the company’s Trustees market visibility, as well as broadening own network of contacts to increase pipeline of mandates.
Business Strategy:
- Support the Managing Director in defining and implementing the company’s business strategy in line with conditions in its operating environment and helping to drive the implementation of strategic initiatives that sustain / improve the company’s competitive advantage within its operating environment.
Product Development:
- Lead the development and improvement of existing product and service offerings by bench-marking against competing firms, proactively eliciting the market’s needs, and working with both key parties within the company’s Group, regulators, 3rd-party organizations to build alliances, and win support in launching innovative product / service offerings that improve the competitiveness and market dominance of company’s Trustees.
Administration of Mandates:
- Professionally administer and manage existing mandates.
Supports Team’s Development:
- Provides advice, guidance and assistance to less experienced colleagues as required.
Requirements
- LL.B from an accredited university
- Relevant professional certification
- Minimum of 6 years of work experience in similar role
- Ability to expand business, grow client relationships and obtain client referrals.
- Ability to work independently as well as in a team
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Skills in legal drafting/ trust structuring and advisory.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Job Title: Treasury and Investment Officer
Zip/Postal Code: 100001
Location: Nigeria
Job type: Full Time
Industry: Financial Services
Job Summary
- The Treasury/Investment Officer is responsible for ensuring competitive and maximum returns on the Company’s funds under management.
Key Responsibilities
- Execution of all Trust Funds/Institutional Client’s transactions regarding placements, rollovers, and liquidations in the Inter-bank Market by preparing instructions to transferring counterparty/receiving counterparty and uploading payments on the Bank payment platform.
- Negotiation of rates and terms to ensure maximum return on proprietary and client funds (e.g. sinking funds, management reserve accounts etc)
- Prompt execution and settlement of all securities Trades i.e. FGN Bonds, FGN TBills, and Euro-bonds via the Custodian.
- Timely recording of daily transactions i.e. Liquidations and investment, Securities purchase/sale, across all portfolios on the Maturities Blotter and posting of same on the portfolio management system.
- Preparation of necessary reports as it relates to inter-bank settlement i.e. FI Database and ensure same is sent to internal stakeholders daily.
- Daily call over of transactions initiated to ensure that all instructions initiated are executed.
- Reconciliation of all outstanding transactions and SEC/Custodian reports.
- Ensure retrieval of contract notes/letters from counterparties on all completed transactions and accuracy of the parameters contained therein are as agreed.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree required; master’s degree added advantage
- 5 +years of experience in Treasury and Investment management
- Strong communication and negotiations skills
- Good knowledge of Investment & Treasury structured product sales
- Motivated, goal oriented with a proven and successful track record in revenue growth
- Able to build internal and external relationships as a trusted advisor.
- Strong aptitude for Sales, lead management and deal closure.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Job Title: Finance Supervisor
Zip/Postal Code: 100001
Location: Nigeria
Job type: Full Time
Industry: Financial Services
Key Responsibilities
- Ensuring timely remittance of PAYE, VAT, WHT, Pension deductions and NHF
- Review and verification of posted transactions into accurate ledgers in the accounting system, ensuring the accuracy of the maintenance of fixed asset register, Loans, investments and prepayment schedules.
- Training and development of junior staff to enhance knowledge and skills.
- Ability to independently prepare periodic management reports and SEC compliant financial statements.
- Coordination of year end audit by submitting requested documents and liaising with external auditors and tax consultants to ensure timely conclusion in line with Management objectives.
Requirements
- B.Sc Degree in Accounting with a minimum of second class upper
- 5 – 8 years financial reporting/control experience in a bank or reputable asset management firm
- Practical knowledge of IFRSs with specific mastery of IFRS 9.
- Full membership of ICAN or ACCA
- Excellent communication/report writing/probing skills
- Ability to prepare periodic management reports independently and SEC compliant financial statements
- Verifiable experience of handling tax and statutory financial audits
- Previous supervisory/team leadership experience is a plus.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Job Title: Equity Sales Trader
Zip/Postal Code: 100001
Location: Nigeria
Job type: Full Time
Industry: Financial Services
Job Summary
- The Position Holder is responsible for handling both proprietary, and clients’ equity trading transactions with the aim of profitably building the company’s market share of equity trading transactions in the market, whilst maintaining excellent service levels in trade execution.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop Proprietary Models: Build equity model portfolios, including proprietary models, and regularly develop investment strategies based on capital market expectations as well as current trends/themes.
- Execute Clients’ Mandates: Execute client instructions with respect to either buying new stock or selling existing stock.
- Proprietary Trading: Profitably manage firm’s proprietary equities trading book.
- Regulatory Environment: Should have deep understanding and continuous development of rules and regulations of the NSE, SEC, NASD and operations of market infrastructure.
- Support Business Development: Development and review of business development proposals for quoted equities mandates for both current and prospective customers.
- The Position Holder is also responsible for preparing sales pitches and providing investment advisory & timely information, in general, to clients.
- Market Presentations: Preparing and making regular presentations on the economy, industry trends, portfolio performance and market outlook to Management, Investment Management Committee, institutional clients etc.
- Market Intelligence: Undertakes intelligence gathering on quoted equities for viable trade ideas for clients. Produces useful reports for both investment activities and investment advisory services.
- The Position Holder is also responsible for assisting with packaging economic and stock research for dissemination via Bloomberg and other portals.
- Portfolio Monitoring: Constant reviewing of the asset allocation of assigned HNI equity accounts.
- The Position Holder is also responsible for tracking portfolio performance & monitoring of implemented strategies.
- Manage Performance of Fixed Income Desk: Responsible for implementation performance benchmarks for respective trading portfolio and monitoring same on a regular basis.
- Supports Team’s Development: Provides advice, guidance, and assistance to less experienced colleagues as required.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university.
- Relevant professional qualification (e.g. Chartered Institute of StockbrokersExperience)
- Minimum of 6 years of cognate experience
- Deep knowledge of equity markets, trading platforms, and execution techniques
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with clients and internal teams.
- Proficiency in using trading systems such as Bloomberg, Eikon, or similar platforms.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Job Title: Chief Marketing Officer
Location: Nigeria
Job Summary
- We are seeking an experienced Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) to drive sales and increase company revenue and subsequently define data-driven actions and strategies in order to consistently optimize the business’ commercial performance.
- The CMO is expected to plan, develop, and execute the company’s marketing and sale strategy as well as advertising initiatives and strategy.
- The role also includes sales and customer service management.
Responsibilities
- Marketing Strategy: Planning, development and execution of marketing and distribution strategy that aligns with organizational goals
- Sales and customer service management and delivering on the Company’s overall revenue target
- Driving new business revenue and managing the renewal of existing business through developing and maintaining strong customer relationships
- Ensure realization of target revenue, outlet coverage and business growth.
- Develop strategy for Sales Team Capacity Building. Creation of a high performing team environment enabling employees to reach their full potential and maximize personal and business performanceDefine and communicate annual goals, perform formal and informal performance reviews, and ensure changes and updates are communicated in a timely and professional manner.
- Effective allocation and deployment of all Sales assets assigned to the Region to ensure optimal utilization.
- Ensure the Daily route plan is adhered to for effective and efficient coverage of all outlets
- Reporting & Documentation of all sales activities to ensure timely and accurate decision-making.
- Supervision of team’s daily truck out and Average time to sell
Requirements
- Minimum of Bachelor’s degree with extensive professional experience, a master’s in business administration with a focus on marketing or an MBA with a concentration in Marketing.
- 10-15 years experience in Sales & Marketing preferably from FMCG as a CMO or equivalent senior marketing leadership role.
- Proven track record of developing, managing and executing a wide range of marketing programs/campaigns across B2B and B2C verticals.
- Excellent leadership and team management skills with the ability to inspire, mentor and develop marketing professionals.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams, senior executives and external stakeholders.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the capacity to leverage data and insights for informed decision-making.
- Familiarity with marketing automation tools, customer relationship management (CRM) systems and analytical platforms.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
