Agusto & Co. Graduate Level Vacancies in Lagos, September 2013

Agusto & Co. is  the foremost Pan African rating agency and a leading provider of industry research. Incorporated on 13 January 1992, Agusto & Co is a wholly owned Nigerian company. In 2001, Agusto & Co became the first Credit Rating Agency to be licensed by the Securities & Exchange Commission,
Nigeria. In 2013, the Company was approved and duly registered by the Capital Markets Authority of Kenya as a Credit Rating Agency.

We are looking for financial Analysts who will be based in our Lagos office. Our analysts research economies, key industries and give opinions on the credit worthiness of businesses in West Africa.

Job Title: Financial Analysts
Location: Lagos
Our ideal candidates must:

• Have strong analytical skills
• Have a good understanding of financial statements
• Be able to work independently yet perform as a member of a group
• Have good communicative skills
• Have good interpersonal skills
• Have the ability to learn quickly
• Be ambitious and dynamic with a global mind set
• Be a good team player Educational Background

• The candidates must possess a good university degree in Accounting, Accountancy, Finance, Economics, Business Administration or any other business related course.
• The candidate must also have a second degree preferably an MSC Finance , ACA, CFA OR MBA.

• 2 - 3 years experience in the financial services industry.

• Telephone managment - receiving and answering calls
• Handling general enquires and welcoming visitors to the company
• Receiving mails, dispatching mails, and keeping records of all correspondence

• Minimum of HND in any related discipline
• Must have good dress sense
• Must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Must have excellent telephone techniques & good initiative
• Must have basic IT skills

• Must be a graduate of social sciences such as Economics, Accounting, Banking and Finance and Business Administration
• Must have completed NYSC
• Must have graduated from the top 5 universities in Nigeria / foreign universities
• Must have excellent writing skills
• Must be articulate
• Must not be more than 27 years old as at March 2013