Portfolio Manager at Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc(GTCO)

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full Time

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Economics, or Finance, or other Business-related fields
• 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.