Graduate Investment Officer: RegCharles Finance and Capital Limited

RegCharles Finance and Capital Limited is a Social and Impact Investment company as well as commercial investment company that combines a mixture of debt, equity, quasi-equity, micro-credit/lending and micro-equity models in financing MSMEs. The company is noted for providing start up and growth finance, with a proven track record for growing micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Nigeria and Sub-saharan Africa. As a real financier and advisor to MSMEs, we are at the forefront of helping entrepreneurs grow their businesses into sustainable and successful businesses that make a profit year on year.

We invest in the future value and potential of entrepreneurs who own businesses at any stage of development, across all sectors. We offer business finance and support, expertise and guidance to businesses for the duration of their relationship with us. The Company strives to be the leading micro, small and medium enterprise financier, the one that everyone wants to work for, do business with or refer to as a result of our best-in-sector performance.

RegCharles Finance and Capital Limited is recruiting to fill the position of:

Position: Investment Officer

Location – Lagos

Job Summary
Using the objectives of the organization as a guide, the investment officer ensures that a critical analysis of prospective investees or businesses is done before an actual investment is made by RegCharles into these businesses.

Responsibilities

• Prospective Deal sourcing
• Structuring of prospective MSME deals for funding or alternative investment
• Carrying out due diligence on prospective MSMEs
• Preparation of business plans for prospective MSMEs
• Building of financial models for prospective MSMEs
• Preparation of information memorandum and fund raising proposals for prospective MSMEs
• Running of valuations on prospective MSMEs
• Sourcing of long term funds for investment in prospective MSMEs
• 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.
• Establish a network of referrals
• Analyze financial information to produce forecasts of business, industry, and economic conditions for use in making investment decisions; ;
• Interpret data affecting investment programs, such as price, yield, stability, future trends in investment risks, and economic influences;
• Maintain knowledge and stay abreast of developments in the fields of technology, business, finance, government and economic theory;
• Prepare plans of action for investment based on financial analyses.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree holder in any discipline preferably in the social sciences (minimum of second class lower).
• Must have a minimum of one (1) year relevant experience in private equity, venture capital or investment banking space.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Excel.
• Must have good numerical abilities.
• Must be proficient in deal sourcing.

Application Closing Date
28th of February, 2014.

Method of Application
If you are qualified, please send your CV to: [email protected] with the Job Title on or before the 28th of February, 2014.