Investment Executive
Your tasks
Investment Management
- Assist in managing and monitoring the company's investment portfolio across approved asset classes (fixed-income, equities, and money-market instruments).
- Evaluate investment opportunities based on expected returns, liquidity, risk, and duration to optimize portfolio performance.
- Maintain accurate, up-to-date investment records and support the execution of approved transactions.
Investment Analysis & Research
- Monitor economic indicators, interest rates, inflation, and capital-market developments affecting the portfolio.
- Prepare investment appraisal papers, credit analyses, and actionable recommendations for management consideration.
- Conduct financial analysis of issuers and counterparties to track developments affecting existing holdings.
Portfolio Monitoring & Risk Management
- Monitor investments against approved asset-allocation limits, liquidity requirements, and internal risk guidelines.
- Identify and escalate potential market, credit, liquidity, and concentration risks promptly.
- Support periodic portfolio reviews and asset-liability risk assessments.
Regulatory & Compliance Responsibilities
- Ensure all investment activities strictly comply with applicable insurance laws and statutory investment guidelines.
- Prepare required regulatory investment returns and supply supporting documentation for internal and external audits.
- Maintain complete documentation trails for all portfolio transactions and mandates.
Reporting & Performance Management
- Prepare daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly portfolio valuation, income, and yield performance reports.
- Reconcile investment schedules with accounting records, bank accounts, and custodian reports.
- Track interest receipts, dividends, maturities, and investment cash flows.
Stakeholder & Relationship Management
- Maintain professional relationships with banks, asset managers, brokers, custodians, and regulators.
- Coordinate internally with Finance, Treasury, Risk, and Actuarial departments on transaction settlements and cash flow tracking.
- Portfolio Return: Achievement of target portfolio yield and benchmark returns.
Key Performance Indicators
- Reporting Accuracy: 100% timely and accurate delivery of statutory and internal investment reports.
- Compliance Integrity: Zero breaches of regulatory investment limits or internal policy guidelines.
- Reconciliation Efficiency: Timely settlement and error-free reconciliation of all investment cash flows.
Requirements
- Education: B.Sc. in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or a related discipline.
- Professional Certifications: CFA, CIS, ICAN, or ACCA qualifications (or in-view) are an added advantage.
- Experience: 2–5 years of experience in investment management, treasury, asset management, or corporate finance (insurance or financial services sector preferred).
- Technical Competencies: Strong command of fixed-income and money-market instruments, financial modeling, portfolio risk analysis, advanced MS Excel, and Nigerian capital market regulations.
- Core Attributes: Sharp analytical skills, high integrity, precision, and strong stakeholder management capabilities.