Investment and Trading Manager
an Asset Management Company - Tophire Africa
About the Role
- We are seeking a highly motivated and results-driven Investment and Trading Manager to oversee the execution of our investment strategies and lead daily trading operations.
- This role serves as a critical link between portfolio construction and market execution, ensuring efficient trade execution, effective liquidity management, and adherence to regulatory and risk management standards.
- The successful candidate will be responsible for executing trades across multiple asset classes, monitoring market opportunities, managing portfolio liquidity, and contributing to the overall profitability and efficiency of the investment business.
Key Responsibilities
Trade Execution & Market Analysis:
- Execute trades across equities, fixed income, derivatives, structured products, and other asset classes while ensuring best execution practices.
- Optimize trade execution to minimize transaction costs, market impact, and slippage.
- Monitor market trends, liquidity conditions, macroeconomic indicators, and geopolitical developments to identify investment and trading opportunities.
- Provide timely market intelligence and actionable insights to portfolio management teams.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with brokers, counterparties, institutional investors, and liquidity providers to secure competitive pricing and market access.
Portfolio & Liquidity Management:
- Collaborate with Portfolio Managers to rebalance portfolios in line with investment mandates, client objectives, and market developments.
- Monitor cash positions, collateral requirements, and liquidity needs to support trading activities.
- Manage the impact of corporate actions such as dividends, mergers, stock splits, and rights issues on portfolio holdings.
- Support balance sheet optimization initiatives to improve efficiency and profitability.
Requirements
Education & Experience:
- Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Quantitative Finance, or a related discipline.
- Minimum of 3 years' experience in institutional trading, trade execution, portfolio management, or a similar role within the financial services industry.
- SEC-sponsored individual status will be an added advantage.
- 10-15 years of relevant experience in asset management.
Technical Competencies:
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial analysis tools; knowledge of VBA or SQL is an advantage.
- Experience using institutional trading and market data platforms such as Bloomberg, Reuters, NGX, FMDQ, or similar systems.
- Strong understanding of financial markets, asset classes, and portfolio management principles.
Application Closing Date
17th October, 2026.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: using the Job Ttile as the subject of the mail.
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