Latest Vacancies at ARM Life Plc

 Job Summary
The successful candidate will be responsible for executing trades of existing stock broking accounts, relationship management and sales to institutional and private clients.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities

The activities of the equity trader/broker will be:

• Execute Trades
• Monitor Clients portfolios
• Assist with relationship and filings at the Stock Exchange
• Recruit new clients, initiate sales and manage existing relationships
• Liaise with institutional clients on Bloomberg
• Prepare and send sales pitches to local and international clients
• Execute trades in-house and on the floor of stock exchange
• Send market colour updates to institutional clients during trading
• Assist with morning meeting preparation and discussions
• Assist with filings at the stock exchange with regards to capital market transactions
• Make presentations to staff, prospects and existing clients
• Ensure data integrity – benchmarks, historical prices, client communication records, etc.
• Any other relevant tasks and assignments

Other Requirements

The major requirements for this job role are:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Statistics, Finance, Actuarial Science, Mathematics or other numerate field
• Must have CIS certification with At least 2 years experience in a related field
• A background in trading, research or sales would be a strong advantage
• Excellent written and spoken English skills
• Good management, presentation and communication skills
• Excellent use of excel

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Job Summary

Grade: Analyst - Experienced Analyst
Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of industry happenings and current events.
• Provide written research, financial statements, and valuation analysis for use with institutional investors, money managers and individuals.
• Write call notes and present recommendations, background, and breaking information on covered companies
• Build financial models for small and mid-cap companies
• Attend conference and corporate earnings calls; utilize industry specific data in support of company coverage
• Extensive financial modelling including sensitivity analysis to support potential investment opportunities
• Development of asset selection models and investment strategies.
• Contributing fresh information to portfolio strategy and ongoing investment ideas discussion.
• Participating in business meetings to contribute ideas and recommendations for investment
• Other Requirements

Competency and Skills Requirements

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Adhere to strict ethical standards in the gathering and dissemination of information including the use of such information in investment decision making
• Highly inquisitive, with strong desire to learn
• Exhibition of willingness to study extensively to gather information; desire to constantly and progressively improve knowledge base and a strong propensity for personal development
• Relatively high numeracy, and excellent writing skills
• Ability to work with minimal supervision

Minimum Qualification:

• Minimum of a BSc in any discipline
• Professional qualifications will be an added advantage (CFA, ACCA)
• 2-4 years relevant work experience.

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Job Summary

Manage delivery and support of IT solutions through specialized and integrated enterprise solutions and applications, to deliver on the IT Strategy, governance frameworks and overall architecture, and where required, ensuring adherence to any legislative and regulatory requirements.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Oversee the successful completion of all work assigned to the unit
• Proactively liaise with business users to: understand business requirements for business applications, identify and evaluate the technical options for satisfying business requirements based on functionality, understand quality requirements, manage and report cost.
• Supervise the translation of change initiatives or business/user requirements into application systems delivery
• Support the articulation of user requirements in the context of business objectives through establishing and maintaining dialogue with users
• Design the quality assurance approach, framework, process, tools and education to achieve a consistent level of delivery
• Develop and maintain testing standards, procedures, and guidelines to ensure consistent testing procedures
• Manage the implementation and support of the organization’s application systems and hand-over/transfer of IS solutions to operational status
• Promote discipline across the project portfolio by ensuring adoption of project management, business change management, reporting and risk management frameworks and tools
• Monitor value metrics to assess potential for integrated solutions and to make informed decisions that maximize returns for ARMP
• Assess the costs and benefits for different solutions and recommend / decide on appropriate designs to maximize ROI
• Maintain productive relationships with key suppliers/vendors to ensure adherence to SLAs and the sustainability of services in the long term

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Job Summary

As Deputy Chief Sales Officer you are responsible to assist in leading and supervising the sales team, oversee the day to day sales activities, implement action plans and accomplish goals and set targets.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Support implementation of overall distribution and marketing (brand) strategy for the Company by ensuring execution of business plan to achieve targets;
• Actively supporting development of short, medium and long term plans to achieve sales volumes and profitability.
• Ensuring that selling strategies are adhered to during negotiations and maximizes up selling opportunities of sales team
• Facilitating successful implementation of new programs through the sales team by ensuring a well-defined, efficient sales process is in place for launch
• Ensuring sales reports and other internal intelligence is provided to the sales team, as well as developing new reporting tools as needed
• Consolidating month end sales report applicable information
• Working closely with sales leadership, establishes a sales force training plan focused on developing and reinforcing critical sales competencies.
• Ensuring implementation of systems to motivate, train and develop Retail and Agency staff;

Other Requirements

• Ensuring consistent implementation of company marketing initiatives and assisting in developing and implementing plans and goals for the department.
• Reviewing direct competition and ensure complete awareness by all sales team of competitor’s activities at all times
• Researching targeted clients/markets and providing full packages of information sufficient to enable accurate development of products and sales strategies
• Work with the Chief Sales Officer to coordinate and supervise daily operations
• Ensure all sales transaction comply with regulations and internal policies

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Job Summary

The Officer will be responsible for reviewing, testing and reporting on the state of the Group’s processes and control activities, as well as level of compliance with internal policies and business practices. The Officer would also recommend improvements to the Group’s control environment.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Plan and supervise the execution of the unit’s monitoring activities including the preparation and execution of a control review plan, scheduling and assigning work and estimating resource needs.
• Prepare weekly and monthly reports on results of reviews conducted by Internal Control.
• Officers (ICOs) and provide same to Business Managers and other stakeholders, including Risk Management and Internal Audit.
• Report to Senior Management, and the Board Audit Committee as required, on the status of internal control and risk management compliance across the Group, highlighting key weaknesses in the Company’s Internal Control Environment and proffer recommendations for improvement.
• Support implementation of business applications, initiatives and new processes in a manner that ensures quality of data transferred and adequacy of overall control environment upon adoption.
• Review of the adequacy of current controls in each area vis-à-vis leading practices and work collaboratively with Business/Unit Heads to implement identified gaps.
• Along with the Internal Audit Unit, participate in Risk & Control Self-Assessment Workshops and provide objective assessment of key controls.
• Continuous review and development of Internal Control policies, ensuring continued relevance to the Company’s operating environment.
• Escalate instances of persistent control issues to Senior Management
• Where control deficiencies exist, develop risk mitigation and remediation plans and communicate the remediation plan with the responsible process owners.
• Liaise with process owners and business managers to ensure the timely implementation of remedial actions to address identified exceptions
• Escalate instances of persistent instances of persistent control issues to senior management
• Perform special investigations when necessary to safeguard firm assets (e.g., fraud).
• Implement a methodology for consistent identification, monitoring and reporting of ‘red flag’ areas within the firm’s operations
• Ensure the reporting of identified operational risk events via the OpRisk Manager by ICOs
• Ensure compliance with existing policies and procedures, identifying & proposing modifications as needed.
• Provide training to Employees on appropriate control activities
• Provide oversight of monitoring activities performed by the ICOs
• Institute efficient staff deployment strategies that aligns staff quality with the risk rating of the units within the scope of the Internal Control Unit’s monitoring activities
• Ensure appropriate training, orientation and development of ICOs
• Conduct any reviews or tasks requested by Management

Other Requirements

• Knowledge of the local and global financial service industry, including regulations, legislations and operating environment.
• Knowledge of financial market operations.
• Understanding of non-bank financial service operations, policies and procedures.
• Good financial accounting and reporting skills.
• Audit, fraud assessment and internal control – investigation & review skills
• Anti-Money Laundering skills
• Experience with automated financial systems, including a general ledger and financial reporting software
• Good knowledge of MS Excel as an analytical tool and other MS Office Applications, including macro driven processes
• Assertive, and possesses ability to inspire and drive team performance
• Team player
• Good communication skills (oral & written)
• Problem solving and analytical abilities
• Integrity and good decision-making ability.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• The pursuit to constantly improve current processes and procedures
• Good interpersonal, presentation and facilitation skills.
• Self motivated with a strong drive, and commitment to achieving agreed objectives.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines while performing multiple detail-oriented tasks
• Ability to coach and groom team members

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or finance-related discipline
• ACA qualification or its equivalent
• 7 – 10 years of accounting, audit or related experience

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Job Summary

Responsibility over financial advisory activities of the Firm.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for overall strategy of a transaction, including negotiations, client interaction, and management of documentation.
• Participation in the overall firm strategy and ensuring that ARM securities provides high quality execution of  its transactions
• Identifying new business opportunities from market by thoroughly researching market conditions and developments
• Originating client relationships
• Managing business development, and transaction planning & execution. 
• Provide expertise and advice on transactions e.g. mergers and acquisitions, buy outs, and buy ins, and issuing of bonds and stocks
• Provide key leadership role in the deal execution process
• Raise capital by detailed research and analysis of equity products and markets,
• Structuring new deals and assessing profitability and risks
• Oversee the preparation of financial and statistical models and report them; developing and presenting appropriate financial solutions.
• Manage a team of analysts  performing extensive valuation and pricing analyses
• Work in collaboration with financial institutions, to design and structure clients’ debt obligations, refinancing or restructuring existing arrangements and raising new debts.
•  All other duties and responsibilities that may be assigned by the Managing Director

Other Requirements

Required knowledge, skills and abilities

• Involvement or experience in leading a team that structured investment products for the Nigerian Financial Market
• Previous working experience in originating, structuring, and executing equity assignments.
• Be conversant with structuring different portfolios in line with the need of different clients
• Conversant with strategies of optimizing returns on investment
• Be a team leader that could effectively manage resources
• Conversant with the Investments & Securities Act and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Rules
• Willingness to build an extensive network of business contacts, executive management of clients/prospects and other referral sources, which will enhance ARM Securities’ visibility within our markets.
• Excellent communication skills and work to tight deadlines
• Solid professional writing skills, particularly in preparing IMs and relevant documents and announcements
• Proven ability to originate new business
• Good team player and have the ability to work under pressure
• Ability to engage and influence at the top level of our most innovative companies.
• Ability to influence across the organization through conversation, presentation and engagement.
• Ability to think outside the box and develop unique/creative approaches to portfolio management, business development and client engagement.
• Possesses established relationships with principals of  large capital firms
• Ability to convert concepts and opportunities into transactions
• Ability to originate capital raising and M&A transactions
• Excellent writing and verbal communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and professionalism
• Outstanding client service skills
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Analytical and creative problem solving skills
• Team player and deadline oriented
• Ability to multi-task and set workload priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and in a professional manner
• Flexibility with extensive travel and hours
• Strong desire to collaborate with groups/teams across the Group,
• Over time, has the potential to be viewed as a thought leader within the organization.
• Selfless, possesses a strong moral compass and leads by example.

Competency and  Skills Requirements:

• Strong developer of team members.
• Embraces teamwork and collaboration to produce outsized results for all.
•  Willing to take responsibility of the team as well as fostering a strong, positive team culture.

Minimum Requirements:

• A first degree or equivalent in any discipline with minimum of 10 years cognate experience spanning Corporate Banking and/or Capital Market Operations
• Relevant professional qualification e.g CIS, or Masters degree will be an added advantage
• Minimum of 5 Years core operational and leadership experience
• A SEC REGISTERED INDIVIDUAL WILL HAVE AN ADDED ADVANTAGE.

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Job Summary

• Ensure that the management of the Group’s Financial Reporting functions (Group account consolidation, Accounting for Mutual Funds and management of Corporation Taxes) are consistent with the Group’s overall business strategies.
• Manage procedures through implementation of control frameworks and best practice policies and procedures.
• Principal Duties and Responsibilities
• Oversee the Group Financial Reporting Unit
• Oversee the preparation and presentation of ARM HOLDCO, ARM TAM, ARM Capital Partners and ARM- Harith Infrastructure monthly financial statement (Journal entries, Management accounts, Statement of Comprehensive Income, Statement of Financial Position) with detailed analysis for internal and external stakeholders
• Monthly consolidation of ARM TAM, ARM HOLDCO & Subsidiaries accounts with detailed analysis.
• Ensure that payments are made to and/or on behalf of clients, suppliers and other third parties on a timely basis and in accordance with the applicable Service Level Agreement.
• Ensure that all transactions for the above entities and on behalf of clients are properly processed and captured in the appropriate accounting codes.
• Review all general ledger accounts detailing assets, liabilities, and capital.  Review all reconciliations of general ledger accounts to applicable sub ledgers, and all inter-company accounts reconciliations.
• Review monthly bank account reconciliations for the applicable accounts and ensure that all reconciling items are promptly cleared
• Ensure the correct treatment of withholding tax and VAT in the accounts and also ensure the prompt remittance to the appropriate authorities to avoid any penalties.
• Maintain close working relationships with all internal customers and key external partners as appropriate including clients, lenders, contractors & suppliers, auditors, business partners etc.

Other Requirements

• Monthly, quarterly & bi annual SEC, Trustees and other regulatory returns
• Ensure compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards, other applicable accounting standards and company procedures. Continuously review the company’s financial control policies and procedures and make recommendations for improvement
• Prepare documentation and account analyses required in connection with the requirements of our external auditors and other external reviewers.
• Support the implementation of the Oracle ERP system and any other Management Information System necessary to effectively drive the company’s business
• Prepare special analyses as required.
•  Perform other duties as assigned by the CFO and senior management.