Portfolio Manager at Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO)

Guaranty Trust Holding Company (Formerly Guaranty Trust Bank Plc) is a multinational financial institution that provides individuals, businesses, private and public institutions across Africa and the United Kingdom with a broad range of market-leading financial products and services. Headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria and with subsidiaries in Cote D'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Sierra Leone and the United Kingdom, the Bank currently employs over 12,000 professionals and has Total assets and Shareholders’ Funds of N4.057trillion and N661.1Billion respectively. 

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Portfolio Manager

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.

Application Closing Date
18th March, 2022.