Investment Professional at UAC of Nigeria Plc

UAC of Nigeria Plc. is a leading private sector enterprise with active participation in the development of the country since 1879. A diversified, food-focused company, UAC’s operations span the animal feeds, packaged foods, real estate, paints and logistics sectors of the economy. We are committed to building and developing our people towards realizing their full potentials.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Investment Professional

Location: Lagos Island, Lagos
Job type: Full-time

About the Job

• The Investment Professional will have an opportunity to be involved with all aspects of the investment process and be responsible for deal origination and execution, portfolio management and other corporate actions including capital raising, M&A and Investments.
• The Investment Professional will also work with and lead special projects for existing portfolio companies, enhance UAC’s internal investment processes, and expand the Company’s sector knowledge in areas of strategic interest.
• Candidates must be strategic thinkers, excellent communicators with great writing skills, and self-starters with high energy.
• Candidates must also possess superb financial modelling and analytical skills, natural interest in investing and understanding businesses, and strong intuition for emerging trends in a broad range of consumer-driven markets.

Primary Responsibilities
Deal Origination and Execution:

• Identify and evaluate new investment and business opportunities for UAC and its portfolio companies.
• Prepare high quality and comprehensive financial models, and investment memos to support the Company’s understanding of the investment opportunities.
• Lead the due diligence of investment opportunities and manage various advisors on transactions.
• Prepare all relevant internal and external documents and presentations required to inform relevant stakeholders on the investment opportunities.
• Support all transaction execution workstreams as required, including managing legal documentation, and obtaining relevant board, shareholders, and regulatory approvals.

Value Creation and Portfolio Management:

• Work with the management teams of portfolio companies to monitor and drive the value creation priorities.
• Provide competitive analysis on portfolio companies’ market offerings and stay updated on market trends.
• Provide financial advisory support to portfolio companies where required.
• Develop and maintain investment models and supporting analytics.
• Identify key risks facing portfolio companies and advocate for the implementation of mitigating strategies / policies.
• Develop and maintain respectful relationships with management teams of portfolio companies.

Strategy Review and Development:

• Assist in the development and review of strategy for UAC and its portfolio companies.
• Support the review of annual budgets and medium to long-term plans.
• Champion agreed strategy and investment requirements as set out and agreed by the board of the Company.

Stakeholder Management:

• Managing internal and external stakeholders
• Managing interactions with prospective investors

Educational Qualification

• Bachelor's Degree in a highly analytical field including Finance, Economics, Accounting, or Engineering is recommended.
• Graduate business degree, Chartered Accountant, and/or Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designations a plus.
• Outstanding academic record.

Work Experience:

• 3 - 5 years of work experience in private equity / investment banking / venture capital / or strategy consulting.
• Prior experience should include responsibilities for research, capital-raising, origination, executing, negotiating, structuring, and monitoring of investments.
• Significant experience performing complex financial analysis, modelling, company valuations, and comparable company analyses.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with advanced proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint, Word and Excel.

Experience Requirements:

• The successful candidate must have strong financial and strategic analysis and excellent verbal and written communication skills gained (preferably) from private equity, venture capital, investment banking, or strategy consulting.

What we offer you

• Your base pay will depend on various factors including your geographical location, level of experience, knowledge and skills. In addition to the benefits below, certain roles are also eligible for additional benefits and rewards including annual bonuses and sales incentives based on revenue or utilisation. Our compensation philosophy is to ensure equity right across our global workforce.  
• In addition to a competitive base pay, we provide all team members with additional benefits, which reflect our values and ideals. Please note that additional benefits may apply depending on the work location and, for more information on these, you can ask in the later stages of the recruitment process.
• Fully remote working environment - we’ve been working remotely since 2004!
• Personal learning and development budget of 2,000USD per annum
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual holiday leave
• Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues at ‘sprints’
• Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long haul company events

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online