A job vacancy at Stanbic Investment/Research Analyst- jobs in kenya

SUMMARY
Stanbic Investment Management Services (E.A) Ltd, is the leading Fund Manager across the East African region. We currently manage over Kes 80 Billion of capital assets for a diverse range of clients across several sectors. We are looking for an Investment/Research Analyst, based in Nairobi, to join the East African investment team.

DESCRIPTION

he primary responsibility of this role is to provide support to the portfolio management function through:

* Analysis of financial information to forecast business, industry, and economic conditions, for use in making investment decisions.
* Carrying out macro-economic, industry and company research.
* Evaluating the performance of portfolio companies not limited to financial statement analysis.
* Gathering and analyzing company financial statements, industry, regulatory and economic information from financial periodicals and newspapers.
* Summarizing of data describing current and long term trends in investment risks and economic influences pertinent to investments


QUALIFICATION

* Must possess a Bachelor’s Degree preferably in a business related course with a bias towards Finance, Commerce or Economics.
* Professional qualifications in CFA or be a registered student actively pursuing the CFA qualification.
* Working experience of at least 3 years in a research related function
* Ability to construct and utilize financial models.
* Ability to communicate both orally and in writing with a wide range of people.
* Demonstrated ability to conduct, evaluate and examine companies and industries for the purposes of conducting research.
* Experience in working on software packages (e.g. spreadsheets, Microsoft applications, Reuters, Bloomberg)

Core Competencies

* Ability to construct and utilize financial models.
* Ability to make informed and persuasive recommendations.
* Broad and up-to-date understanding of company financial statements.
* Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

If you think you can match the above requirements, please send your application with a detailed curriculum vitae quoting the job title in the subject field

Stanbic Investment Management Services (E.A) Ltd
Stanbic Investment Management Services (E.A) Ltd