Research Analyst at Fifth Quadrant

Responsibilities

• Development of various types of financial models to value debt and equity for mergers, acquisitions, and capital raising transactions.
• Develop recommendations for product offerings, private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and valuations.
• Conduct preparation and review of materials used in the financing of clients, including investment memoranda, management presentations and pitchbooks.
• Develop relationships with new and existing clients to expand the business.
• Perform due diligence, research analysis (economic outlook, sector report, equity note, Daily market report) and documentation of transactions.
• Create presentations for client portfolios.
• Affinity for current events, critical issues, and relevant news.
• Understand and maintain all existing models related to assigned sector and market coverage.
• Initiate new models that the unit does not currently have and other relevant models for analysing Nigeria's macroeconomic conditions.
• Contribute to the halfyearly and quarterly strategy and outlook reports.
• Produce periodic macroeconomics and investmentrelated reports for domestic and offshore based investors.
• Produce insightful reports on new policies and/or initiatives from the FGN, CBN, DMO, and other economic managers.
• Participate in the company's roadshows, conference calls, and telemarketing.
• Complete and respond to bespoke and adhoc client requests.

Knowledge/Skills

• Possess a thorough understanding of key investments strategies for capital allocation, financial modelling, and valuation metrics
• Strong research background with knowledge of capital markets, equity market.

Minimum Qualification/ Experience:

• Five or more years of experience in a finance or business background, particularly on the quantitative side
• B.Sc. or master's degree in Finance, Economics, or a related field.
• Possession of relevant professional qualifications such as CFA, ACA, ACCA, CIBN, CIS and other relevant certifications.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office especially Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to work cross functionally to drive business initiatives
• Ability to work in a fastpaced, teambased environment with minimal supervision.
• Strong communication and networking skills.
• Impeccable research, quantitative and analytical skills, especially in explaining market events.
• Ability to organize and track overlapping tasks and assignments, with frequent priority changes.
• Strong financial modelling skills.

Personality Traits:

• Enthusiasm and commitment are essential to complete activities.
• A flexible approach to meet changing needs and deadlines
• Self‐motivated, excellent attention to details and enjoys working in a team
• Assertiveness
• Emotional intelligence and empathy