Investment Research Officer at Bluesquad Limited

Job Summary

• The successful candidate will be responsible for analyzing financial markets, evaluating investment opportunities, and providing data-driven insights to support investment decisions. Their key responsibilities typically include:

Job Description

• Analyse financial information relating to specific companies, e.g. company results, profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow statements to determine how the organisation is positioned as a potential investment site
• Keep up to date with market developments, new investment products and all other areas that can affect the markets.
• Monitor daily financial news using specialist media sources
• Prepare weekly research report (market review) for Management Investment Committee (MIC)
• Prepare Investment appraisal memo for fixed income instruments
• Prepare weekly equities portfolio performance report for the funds under management
• Update stock database with unaudited and unaudited results
• Responsible for the weekly preparation of equity performance report
• Carry out research into the money and capital market for an investment opportunity
• Keep and maintain records of useful statistics from CBN, FMDQ, NSE, SEC, PENCOM etc for optimal investment decisions

Person Specification and Skills

• Minimum of Second-Class Upper Division or HND (upper Credit) in any of the following numerate courses: Economics, Actuarial Science, Mathematics/statistics, Accounting, Finance, Insurance, Business Administration with 3-5 years experience
• Progress in any of these professional examinations ACA, ACCA, ACS, ACIP and CFA will be an added advantage
• Ability to analyze market trends, economic indicators, and industry performance
• Experience in using financial databases like Bloomberg etc.
• Understanding of asset allocation, risk management, and diversification.
• Experience with big data analytics to enhance investment decision-making.