Investment Risk Analyst

GRAND Financial Services Limited is a consulting company that brings together a number of experts in various fields of business. It was established with the aim of providing support to companies, government and non-governmental organizations in the form of business consulting and innovation support.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Investment Risk Analyst
Job Location: Lagos
Job Description

• An opportunity has arisen for an Investment Risk Analyst, to join Grand FSL to perform investment risk oversight on our fixed income funds.
• Areas of risk concern will be market risk, credit risk, operational risk and liquidity risk related.

Responsibilities

• Make recommendations to reduce or control risk, which may involve an insurance strategy thereby liaise with underwriters and insurers
• Forecast and monitor market trends
• Use financial packages and software, including portfolio management software
• Study government legislation, which may affect a company, and advise on compliance
• Protect the organization’s assets and public image
• Develop contingency plans to deal with emergencies
• Consider proposed business decisions
• Conduct research to assess the severity of risk
• Present ideas via reports and presentations, outline findings and make recommendations for improvements
• Purchase insurance
• Carry out quantitative analysis

Skills:

• Strong numeracy, analytical and strategy skills
• Written and oral communication skills
• Ability to explain complex issues and present technical information clearly
• Good research skills
• Planning, organizational skills and problem-solving ability
• IT competence and computer literacy
• Negotiation skills

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of B.Sc in Risk management or any related field such as Finance, Economics, Insurance etc.
• A postgraduate qualification, such as an MSc in financial-related risk management or financial markets is an added advantage.
• Full proficiency with up-to-date data analysis techniques is essential, (Excel, R, SQL)