Open positions at Alan & Grant

Job Title: Head, Commercial Trust

Zip/Postal Code: 100001
Location: Ikoyi, Lagos
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

Our client, a metal recycling and commodity trading company in Nigeria, is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Financial Controller

Location: Ikeja, Lagos
Job type: Full-Time
Industry: Manufacturing

Job Summary

• A Financial Controller who can drive and oversee the Finance, Treasury and Commodity Trading functions.
• The Financial Controller will be a senior-level manager who will oversee the business’s day-to-day financial operations and provide operational and strategic support to Senior Management.
•  The Financial Controller must be focused on Finance and have a good accounting background so he/she can adequately oversee the Accounts Team.
• The Financial Controller will be responsible for:
  • Finance – Corporate finance, planning and forecasting, equity and debt fundraising
  • Treasury – Working capital management, loan management and optimization
  • Accounting – Overseeing the accounts unit and providing general financial operational controls.

Responsibilities

• Financial Planning, Forecasting, Debt and Equity Capital Raise and overall Financial Management for the group.
• Cash flow management: Monitoring and balancing cash flows into and out of a business to meet obligations and optimize investment.
• Audit liaison: Coordinating with external financial, compliance and tax auditors.
• Internal controls: Creating and monitoring company policies and internal controls, especially spending controls, to safeguard company assets and reduce fraud.
• Budget: Fully creating the budget, including incorporating historical data.
• Debt management: Administering loan agreements for company borrowings, ensuring due payments are planned for and made and manage all communications with Lenders.
• Compliance: Ensuring compliance with local law, tax provisions and relevant industry and financial regulations.
• Reporting and analysis: Providing financial reporting and analysis to guide decision-making.
• Cost savings: Identifying efficiencies and opportunities for cost reductions across the business.
• Leadership: Mentoring and managing the accounting and financial staff.
• External reporting: Preparing company tax and financial statements, including public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and FMDQ.
• Hedging – Ensuring that all product and financial risks associated with the company’s operations are fully hedged.