Jobs at Alan & Grant

Job Description

• Buying and selling securities on behalf of clients and the company.
• Evaluating trading algorithms.
• Implementing effective trading strategies.
• Working with quantitative researchers to improve trading strategies.
• Regularly monitoring portfolios to ensure that they are guideline compliant.
• Create and maintain policies, business procedures, and practices to help ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Keeping abreast with changes in the economy and the financial market.
• Assisting the company to attract new clients by maintaining and enhancing marketing materials.
• Work in a fast-paced technology-based trading environment with daily interaction across multiple business units.
• Ownership of the daily/intraday trade, position, and reconciliation.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with the exchanges, regulators, clearing firms and counterparties.
• Perform ad hoc project work as needed.
• Any other assignment as may be assigned by your supervisor

Key Performance Metrics

• Trade volume/value and or nos. of deals executed relative to the market.
• Reduction/elimination of trade error.
• Trading without falling victim of regulatory penalties.
• Compliance of job turnaround time with set standards.
• Number of certificates dematerialized per month/income.
• Elimination/existence of interruption to trading that is not Exchange induced.
• Number of new accounts opened.
• Income generated from transactions.
• Level of complaints/commendation from clients.
• Number of transferred accounts from Meristem

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related field.
• Minimum professional qualification is ACS and an Authorized Dealing Clerk of the Nigerian Exchange Limited.
• Professional qualification CIS is compulsory; ACA, ACCA, MBA, CFA and CIIA will be an added advantage.
• Proven trading experience.
• Minimum of 4 years post-graduate experience with a minimum of 2 years as qualified authorized dealer of the Nigerian Stock Exchange.
• Ability to use EFA Horizon trading software of the Nigerian Stock Exchange.
• Good understanding of the working of Nigerian Macro-Economic indices
• Good understanding of the equity/capital market dynamics.
• A sound knowledge of the Rules and Regulations of The Nigerian Stock Exchange and SEC
• Strong numerical skill and ability to interpret basic accounting indices.
• Ability to multitask and work for long hours.
• Strong inter-personal relationship and good communication skill. Attributes
• Attention to details
• Must have hands-on trading experience.
• Strong entrepreneurial spirit and business acumen.
• A solid understanding of financial markets.
• Demonstrate strong analytical, quantitative, and technological skills.
• Ability to work in a high-pressure/fast-paced work environment.
• Excellent presentation and decision-making skills.
• Multitasking ability and proper task priority management
• Ability to work independently and with a team
• Excellent verbal and written Communication
• Proven trustworthiness and performance under the highest ethical standards.
• Ability to lead by example.
• Must possess good listening skills
• Good communication skill.
• Ready to learn and innovative
• Must be transparent and of honest disposition.
• Must always place client's interest above personal interest.
• Must act in the best interest of the firm in tandem with the market rules.

Work Tools Required:

• Laptop

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Job Objective / Summary

• To generate new business ideas and devise strategies for acquiring new clients
• To generate income in line with the set-target of the company
• Effectively manage business relationships between the company and its clients and ensure excellent service delivery.

Duties / Responsibilities

• Market and sell appropriate investment products, financial and wealth management services/products to clients
• Prepare and deliver presentations/seminars to clients and prospects for business development purposes.
• Comply with all industry rules and regulations
• Works closely with families, individuals and businesses to provide customized recommendation to help them meet their goals.
• Consult with clients on investment strategies products and services that are suitable for their needs.
• Respond to client questions and requests.
• Track and translate investment performance and make recommendations.
• Build a strong and long term relationship with clients.
• Establish a network of referrals.
• Balances referral activities, customer follow up prospect building and administrator task.
• Ability to create sales and marketing strategies for new clients.
• Any other assignment as may be assigned by your supervisor.
• Key Performance Metrics
• Number of new accounts opened
• Income generated from transactions.
• Level of complaints/commendation from clients.

Requirements
Skills & Competencies:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent prospecting and marketing skills
• Good knowledge of the Capital market in general and Wealth Management Services in particular.
• Excellent presentation skills
• Must possess good selling skills.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills
• Ability to influence others to do what is ethically right.
• Must be fair, goal oriented and responsible
• Must be able to evaluate others.
• Must be charismatic and a proactive decision-maker.
• Ability to look beyond the obvious/routine.
• Ability to see what others cannot see.
• Ability to seek a richer set of alternatives.
• Ability to question assumptions.
• Ability to proactively measure performance
• Must have sound ethics and integrity.
• Must have a high sense of integrity, accountability and dependability.
• Must be ethical i.e. must follow the ideals and responsibilities of the banking industry as set out in the code of ethics guiding operations and operators in the industry.

Work Tools Required:

• Laptop

go to method of application »

Job Objective / Summary

• To generate new business ideas and devise strategies for acquiring new clients
• To generate income in line with the set-target of the company
• Effectively manage business relationships between the company and its clients and ensure excellent service delivery.

Duties / Responsibilities

• Market and sell appropriate investment products, financial and wealth management services/products to clients
• Prepare and deliver presentations/seminars to clients and prospects for business development purposes.
• Comply with all industry rules and regulations
• Works closely with families, individuals and businesses to provide customized recommendation to help them meet their goals.
• Consult with clients on investment strategies products and services that are suitable for their needs.
• Respond to client questions and requests.
• Track and translate investment performance and make recommendations.
• Build a strong and long term relationship with clients.
• Establish a network of referrals.
• Balances referral activities, customer follow up prospect building and administrator task.
• Ability to create sales and marketing strategies for new clients.
• Any other assignment as may be assigned by your supervisor.
• Key Performance Metrics
• Number of new accounts opened
• Income generated from transactions.
• Level of complaints/commendation from clients.

Requirements
Skills & Competencies:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent prospecting and marketing skills
• Good knowledge of the Capital market in general and Wealth Management Services in particular.
• Excellent presentation skills
• Must possess good selling skills.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills
• Ability to influence others to do what is ethically right.
• Must be fair, goal oriented and responsible
• Must be able to evaluate others.
• Must be charismatic and a proactive decision-maker.
• Ability to look beyond the obvious/routine.
• Ability to see what others cannot see.
• Ability to seek a richer set of alternatives.
• Ability to question assumptions.
• Ability to proactively measure performance
• Must have sound ethics and integrity.
• Must have a high sense of integrity, accountability and dependability.
• Must be ethical i.e. must follow the ideals and responsibilities of the banking industry as set out in the code of ethics guiding operations and operators in the industry.

Work Tools Required:

• Laptop