Junior Investment Officer (Investment Analysis / Valuation Models / Generalist / Due Diligence) in a Pan-African Fund Management Company

CA Global – Our client is a Pan-African fund management company focused on investments in medium-sized companies in Sub-Saharan Africa.

They are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Junior Investment Officer (Investment Analysis / Valuation Models / Generalist / Due Diligence

Reference Number: JA-SR-AI001
Location: Lagos

Job Description

  • Our client is a Pan-African fund management company focused on investments in medium sized companies in Sub-Saharan Africa. They are looking for a hardworking and innovative Investment Officer to join their team based in Nigeria. The team oversees their Anglo-phone West Africa operations.

Responsibilities

  • Sourcing and identification of investment opportunities in Anglophone West Africa and indeed on the continent
  • Analysis of investment opportunities and interesting sectors
  • Support in due diligence processes, company analyses and market studies
  • Preparation of financing and valuation models in Excel
  • Data room review
  • Preparation of investment proposals for the investment committee
  • Further development of portfolio companies through close cooperation with management and advisory board
  • Willingness to travel for site visits and management presentations

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Finance / Economics
  • Any professional certification or Master’s will be advantageous

Experience:

  • 3 years as an Investment Officer
  • World-class modelling and quantitative abilities
  • Ability to provide investment analysis effectively with clarity
  • Ability to prepare compelling materials describing a transaction and value drivers and present the outcome to the executives in high-pressure situations
  • Ability to prepare compelling materials describing transactions, value drivers and present the outcome to the executives in high-pressured situations
  • Ability to work in a lean and flat multinational organization and possess the interpersonal skills to manage horizontally within the company and on transaction teams
  • Enthusiasm to contribute to a fast-growing, hardworking, and dynamic organization
  • Experience at a financial institution or strategic company working as a financial analyst
  • Fluency in English. Any additional language is a plus

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: jadams@caglobalint.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.