Date posted
March 15, 2022
Position title
Portfolio Manager at Guaranty Trust Holding Company
Description

Guaranty Trust Holding Company | Full time

Job Information

  • Industry: Financial Services
  • Close Date: 18/03/2022
  • City: Lagos
  • Province: Lagos State
  • Country: Nigeria
  • Postal Code: +23401

Job Description

Job Summary

 

The Portfolio Manager will focus on providing their clients with portfolios that are based on a successful investment strategy, with the primary goal of generating a sufficient return on investment.

The successful candidate for this position will possess a strong understanding of financial investment strategies and risk management techniques. 

As the job requires communication with clients and customers, exceptional customer service and interpersonal skills are required.

 

Job Duties and Responsibilities

  • Majorly handle regulated fund portfolios
  • Determining acceptable risk levels for clients based on time frames, risk preferences, return expectations, and market conditions.

 

  • Take investment decisions in line with current financial market updates in order to maximize returns while also adhering to the guidelines in the Fund’s Trust Deed
  • Review of portfolio holdings from time to time for return optimization and also when there is any market news that can negatively or positively impact the portfolio

 

  • Monitor Fund asset allocation to avoid breach of allocation limit and re-balance when required
  • Close investment deals with counterparties.
  • Liaise with Trustees and Custodian
  • Organize quarterly Investment Committee meetings with the Fund’s independent members

 

  • Supervise and ensure the monthly and quarterly SEC reports are ready as at when due
  • Supervise and ensure the fact sheets are ready as at when due and other supervisory roles
  • Staying up to date with relevant investment and trading news, and economic trends.
Job Requirements and Qualification
  • Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, or finance, or other business-related fields
  • Minimum of 4 – 5 years of experience.
  • Detailed understanding of capital markets.
  • Excellent analytical skills and good mathematical knowledge, 
  • Proficient with the use of advanced statistical analysis software and capabilities (fluency in at least two of the following: SAS, R, Python, SQL, Salesforce)

 

  • Enthusiastic about economic and financial market trends
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to notice discrepancies in data.
  • Impeccable understanding of financial statements, spreadsheets, ratios, and concepts.
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