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The firm is seeking an experienced strategy and Investment VP to join the Investment Team at CardinalStone Capital Advisers. CCA’s investment team is responsible for the end – to – end investment process: deal sourcing, transaction execution, value addition and exit. Members of the investment team also have exposure to fundraising and institutional development as appropriate

Responsibilities

• Support the analysis of investment opportunities including financial modelling, valuation and return analysis
• Support the formulation and implementation of the value addition strategy for portfolio companies
• Serve as primary custodian of all projects and portfolio companies under his/her control, managing all resources engaged on such projects
• Directly oversee the performance and development of analysts working on projects
• Work will likely require a reasonable amount of travel, mostly domestic travel to various company/project sites across Nigeria with some mix of international travel

Requirements

• Minimum Second-Class Upper Degree from a top tier university
• 5- 8 years’ experience in a management consulting, investment banking or general management/strategy role requiring strong financial modelling, analytical reasoning and presentation skills required
• Interest in making a transition towards entrepreneurship, private equity or principal investing in emerging markets or sub-Saharan Africa
• Experience in emerging markets, particularly Nigeria or Ghana is an advantage

Successful candidate must demonstrate the following skills:

• Superior analytical reasoning, project management and problem-solving skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and experience presenting quantitative analysis
• Strong interpersonal skills, maturity and ability to work effectively as part of a team
• Eagerness to learn the entire process and understand the big picture
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and bring structure to complex questions with limited guidance
• Attention to detail and highly organized

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The firm is seeking an experienced strategy and Investment Associate to join the Investment Team at CCA. CCA’s investment team is responsible for the end – to – end investment process: deal sourcing, transaction execution, value addition and exit. Members of the investment team also have exposure to fundraising and institutional development as appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Support the analysis of investment opportunities including financial modelling, valuation and return analysis
• Support the formulation and implementation of the value addition strategy for portfolio companies
• Serve as primary custodian of all projects and portfolio companies under his/her control, managing all resources engaged on such projects
• Directly oversee the performance and development of analysts working on projects
• Work will likely require a reasonable amount of travel, mostly domestic travel to various company/project sites across Nigeria with some mix of international travel

Requirements

• Minimum Second-Class Upper Degree from a top tier university
• 4 - 6 years’ experience in a management consulting, investment banking or general management/strategy role requiring strong financial modelling, analytical reasoning and presentation skills required
• Interest in making a transition towards entrepreneurship, private equity or principal investing in emerging markets or sub-Saharan Africa
• Experience in emerging markets, particularly Nigeria or Ghana is an advantage

Successful candidate must demonstrate the following skills:

• Superior analytical reasoning, project management and problem-solving skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and experience presenting quantitative analysis
• Strong interpersonal skills, maturity and ability to work effectively as part of a team
• Eagerness to learn the entire process and understand the big picture
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and bring structure to complex questions with limited guidance
• Attention to detail and highly organized

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The firm is seeking an experienced strategy and business operations Manager to join the Portfolio Operations Group at CardinalStone Capital Advisers. The Portfolio Operations team is primarily responsible for driving value creation initiatives at the firm’s portfolio companies ensuring the investments, and ultimately the Fund meets or exceed targeted returns. The successful candidate will also be responsible for monitoring, reporting and analysis of portfolio company financial and operational results, including Environmental, Social and Governance issues.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational support and strategic expertise to the firm’s portfolio companies across the entire investment lifecycle. This will require the candidate to:
• Work in close cooperation with the CardinalStone Capital Advisers investment team and in particular the portfolio company senior management to develop robust 3–5-year value creation plans and priority initiatives
• Identify and monitor key performance indicators (KPI) and drive operational improvement initiatives at the firm’s portfolio companies. This may involve spending extended periods at portfolio company offices.
• Help develop financial and operational reporting templates while leading weekly and monthly internal and external portfolio performance reviews
• Lead the design and roll out of global best practices across the firm’s portfolio companies including operational and compliance policies and processes, and ensure adherence to these processes
• Work closely with investment team to lead operational due diligence and other workstreams as necessary on new / pipeline transactions
• Drive ESG agenda for the Fund and all portfolio investments
• Provide support on other assigned transactions and strategic issues as may be required
• Assist in managing the recruitment process of key management at portfolios companies

Requirements

• Minimum Second-Class Upper Degree from a top tier University. Degree in a quantitative field of study (i.e. Computer Science, Finance, Mathematics, Economics) preferred.
• 4-6 years work experience at a top-tier management consultancy firm, investment bank or in a business operations role at a blue-chip company
• The ideal candidate will have 2-3 years of Nigeria/Sub-Saharan Africa experience with exposure to projects from a diverse set of industries.

Successful candidate must demonstrate the following skills:

• Superior analytical reasoning, project management and problem-solving skills
• Strong written & verbal communication skills and experience presenting quantitative analysis
• Eagerness to learn the entire process and understand the big picture
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and bring structure to complex questions with limited guidance

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The firm is seeking an experienced strategy and Investment Analyst to join the Investment Team at CardinalStone Capital Advisers. CCA’s investment team is responsible for the end – to – end investment process: deal sourcing, transaction execution, value addition and exit. Members of the investment team also have exposure to fundraising and institutional development as appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Support the analysis of investment opportunities including financial modelling, valuation and return analysis.
• Support the formulation and implementation of the value addition strategy for portfolio companies.
• Serve as primary custodian of all projects and portfolio companies under his/her control, managing all resources engaged on such projects.
• Directly oversee the performance and development of analysts working on projects
• Work will likely require a reasonable amount of travel, mostly domestic travel to various company/project sites across Nigeria with some mix of international travel.

Requirements

• Minimum Second-Class Upper Degree from a top tier university
• 2 - 4 years’ experience in a management consulting, investment banking or general management/strategy role requiring strong financial modelling, analytical reasoning and presentation skills required
• Interest in making a transition towards entrepreneurship, private equity or principal investing in emerging markets or sub-Saharan Africa
• Experience in emerging markets, particularly Nigeria or Ghana is an advantage

Successful candidate must demonstrate the following skills:

• Superior analytical reasoning, project management and problem-solving skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and experience presenting quantitative analysis
• Strong interpersonal skills, maturity and ability to work effectively as part of a team
• Eagerness to learn the entire process and understand the big picture
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and bring structure to complex questions with limited guidance
• Attention to detail and highly organized