A fast-growing stockbroking company with headquarters in Lagos, keen to expand its activities, needs suitable persons to fill the underlisted vacancies:
Chief Operating Officer
This position is next to that of the CEO and is therefore of significant responsibilities, requiring the person to take charge of all the operations of the firm. Only candidates with strong leadership abilities and implementation bias will stand a chance of success in this role. As the number 2 person, the COO takes effective control of the company in the absence of the CEO.
The person sought must have at least 7 years experience at senior management level in addition to being a chartered stockbroker. The candidate should have a passion for execution, be personable, able to work under challenging conditions and absolutely trustworthy. A good understanding of corporate finance principles and practices as well as a postgraduate qualification would stand the candidate in clear advantage.
Stockbroker/ Head of Operations
The head of stockbroking/ operations will co-ordinate the processing of all customer requests. This position lies at the heart of the activities of the firm and carries great responsibilities.
The candidate must be a currently practising chartered stockbroker with at least 5 years managerial experience including 2 years stockbroking trading exposure. The candidate must be able to demonstrate a thorough understanding of the workings of the stock market including events that drive securities price movements. In addition, the person sought would be trustworthy, highly organized, communicate effectively and able to network in the market with meaningful results.
Head of Asset Management
This position is for a person who will take control of the crafting of investment policies and construction of portfolios for the company's clients as well as the inhouse proprietary trading assets.
The candidate must have a strong academic and/or qualifications (first and/or second degrees, ACS, ACA etc) with at least 5 years portfolio management experience. The candidate should be able to combine demonstrable ability to track and analyse environmental trends impinging on portfolio performance with a thorough knowledge of the diverse investment options and principles in the money, capital and alternative markets. Integrity and communication skills are essential for this position.
Head of Corporate Finance
The head of corporate finance will lead the company's charge for a strong capital market and business financial advisory operations.
The candidate must possess strong academic/profession al qualifications and command deep understanding and working experience of capital market operations and rules (new issues packaging, M&A, restructuring, privatisation etc). Integrity, market contacts, strong communication and analytical abilities are required for the candidate of choice. An awareness of practices and procedures in international markets as a platform for product development will be a clear advantage.
Head of Research
The Research department provides key reports that enable the orgnisation to advise its clients and manage its clients and proprietary trading assets to deliver target returns. In the main, the candidate will take charge of the tracking of the in-house portfolio indices, daily, weekly and quarterly market reports as well as the periodic opinions on new public issues and corporate announcements.
The candidate for this position must have at least 5 years working experience backed by strong academic and/or professional qualifications (first and/or second degrees, ACS, ACA, CFA etc). Only candidates with track record of strong communication and analytical abilities will be considered.
Head of Marketing
The Head of Marketing is responsible for crafting overall strategies for the marketing function and co-ordination of their implementation. The candidate will work with other relevant departments to develop outreach materials and streamline customer research/intelligence activities. Other key responsibilities include product development, planning customer acquisition, survey and management.
The candidate must have at least 5 years of financial services marketing experience and be able to work to demanding targets. Integrity, exceptional communication and persuasive skills combined with a strong ability to develop rapport with clients are crucial for this position.
Financial Controller
The overall responsibility is to manage the accounting information systems of the company and ensure full compliance with both regulatory and management reporting requirements.
The ideal candidate must be a chartered accountant (ACA or its equivalent) with at least 4 years post qualification experience. An essential skill is strong familiarity with automated information processing environment including a deep working knowledge of at least one (1) of the most popular accounting software. It is necessary for the person applying for this post to be diligent, analytical, of unquestionable integrity and have strong communication ability.
Marketing Executives
Reporting to the Head of Marketing, the marketing executives are required to contribute to the development of marketing strategies and champion their execution. The essential activities relate to the development of new relationships, intelligence gathering and management of customer satisfaction.
The candidate must have at least 2 years experience in a similar role. Successful candidates for this position must be those that are able to demonstrate ability to communicate clearly, meet targets and delight customers. Personal integrity of the candidate cannot be compromised.
How to Apply
Interested candidates should submit their CVs to stockbrokingedge@yahoo.com within 8 days of this publication.
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