Job Summary:
The firm is seeking an experienced strategy and investment analyst to join the Investment Team at CCA. CCA’s investment team is responsible for the end – to – end investment process: deal sourcing, transaction execution, value addition and exit. Members of the investment team also have exposure to fundraising and institutional development as appropriate.
Job Description:
(Roles, responsibilities & reporting lines)
- Support the analysis of investment opportunities including financial modelling, valuation and return analysis
- Support the formulation and implementation of the value addition strategy for portfolio companies
- Serve as primary custodian of all projects and portfolio companies under his/her control, managing all resources engaged on such projects
- Work will likely require a reasonable amount of travel, mostly domestic travel to various company/project sites across Nigeria with some mix of international travel
Reports to CCA Investment VPs
Candidate Profile:
- Minimum Second-Class Upper Degree from a top tier university
- 2 – 4 years’ experience in a management consulting, investment banking or general management/strategy role requiring strong financial modelling, analytical reasoning and presentation skills required
- Interest in making a transition towards entrepreneurship, private equity or principal investing in emerging markets or sub-Saharan Africa
- Experience in emerging markets, particularly Nigeria or Ghana is an advantage
- Successful candidate must demonstrate the following skills:
− Superior analytical reasoning, project management and problem-solving skills
− Strong written and verbal communication skills and experience presenting quantitative analysis
− Strong interpersonal skills, maturity and ability to work effectively as part of a team
− Eagerness to learn the entire process and understand the big picture
− Ability to deal with ambiguity and bring structure to complex questions with limited guidance
− Attention to detail and highly organized