Employment Opportunities at Cardinal Stone, June 2015

Cardinal Stone - We are a non-bank financial institution, providing services in Financial Advisory, Capital Raising, Investment Management and Share Registration to a diverse base of investors and business owners with strong interest in Nigeria and the broader West African economic region.
We are registered by the Nigerian Securities & Exchange Commission to operate as an Issuing House, Fund Manager, Broker/Dealer and Registrar.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Chief Operating Officer

Location: Nigeria

Overview of Role

• The core responsibility of the COO will be to ensure superior operational performance across all business support functions, in line with the broader goals of the CardinalStone Partners Group, while anticipating, identifying and planning for changing organizational needs

• Human Resources Management: Oversee and guide the Human Resources Manager to drive recruiting, performance evaluation, salary administration, employee relations, benefits administration, and other human resource management functions
• Legal: Work closely with the Head of Legal and Company Secretary to ensure that all regulatory requirements and company secretarial functions are carried out appropriately, and handle additional legal issues as they arise
• Information Technology: Works closely with the Head of IT to oversee technology systems design and development, other systems management functions, as well as the overall IT infrastructure
• Administration: Oversee the Administrative team, with responsibility for facilities management, front desk operations, the Company's fleet, and other office administration functions
• Branding: Oversee the brand manager, and be the ultimate custodian of the Company' marketing, communications, branding, and client and community outreach activities
• Special Projects: Direct responsibility for one-off special or cross functional projects that may arise

• Minimum of a Bachelors degree from a top tier university.
• Degrees with an analytical/numerical leaning preferred.
• Post-graduate degree such as MBA is an added advantage
• 7+ years of work experience, with at least 3 years of experience managing teams.
• Experience in operational management roles preferred, with cross-functional experience and responsibility developing and implementing organizational processes
• Financial services industry experience preferred
• Experience in a middle-office role in a financial services, management consulting or other client-service firm will be a strong advantage.

• Strategic thinking and strong execution skills
• Strong analytical and critical reasoning skills
• Exceptional Project Management skills
• Project Planning, Reporting & Control
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills, maturity and ability to build and lead effective teams
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word

• Installing and configuring computer hardware, operating systems and applications
• Talking to users to find out present system requirements and making modifications
• Responsible for designing, creating, implementing and maintaining the source code for In-house applications
• Updates, maintains and improves the web portal
• Ensures testing of applications updates/patches from vendors before deployment
• Ensures uninterrupted running of applications
• Ensures up-to-date backup of all in-house application source codes
• Serves as backup for DB admin and Infrastructure Admin

• B.Sc/HND/OND degree in Computer Science or equivalent
• 2+ years of experience with VB.Net, C#, Silverlight and HTML, PHP
• Must be Object Oriented Programmer
• Good understanding of MS SQL and MySQL DB
• Working knowledge of Linus OS is preferred

• Ability to plan, organize and work to meet deadlines with little or no supervision
• Strong communication skills
• Documentation skills
• Excellent problem-solving skills

• Responsible for all functions associated with the design, implementation and maintenance of SQL, MySQL Server databases including security, back-up, logging, reporting, performance and recovery procedures
• Transforms data standardization, cleaning, data repair, matching, tuning, and de-duping
• Manages data from multiple sources including internal and 3rd party application data
• Perform daily, weekly, and monthly data maintenance tasks
• Ensures data can be provided to support SQL reports, Crystal Reports and various reporting requirements
• Assists in client support, setup configurations and give consultation to development team
• Performs Up-to-date Backup of all Databases in the organisation
• Solid acquaintance with windows server 2012, security delegation, SPNs, storage components.
• Supports the core application (Ixtrac) and all other complementary Apps
• Interfaces with Nitech for technical support.
• Serves as Backup for Infrastructure Admin and DB Admin
• All other job assigned by supervisor

• B.Sc/HND degree in Computer Science or equivalent
• Has 2+ years of experience with MS SQL Server 2005, 2013 including use of Query Analyzer, stored procedures, DTS, Jobs and Profiler

• Team Player
• Ability to plan, organize and work on multiple tasks simultaneously
• Strong communication skills is required
• Database Tuning and Database Management skills.
• Database Security.
• Ability to extract data from a data warehouse and package according to user needs.
• Familiarity with managing data in Microsoft Access and Excel.
• Understanding of HTML, IIS, MS Visual Studio will be an added advantage.
• Working Knowledge of MS Exchange and Active Directory is an added advantage.

• Organise, prepare agendas for, and take minutes of board meetings and annual general meetings (AGMs)
• Maintain statutory books, including registers of members, directors and secretaries
• Monitor changes in relevant legislation and the regulatory environment, and advise management on appropriate action
• Develop and oversee the systems that ensure the company complies with all applicable codes, as well as its legal and statutory requirements
• Ensure that legal documents and other contractual documents relating to the Company’s affairs are effectively drafted, reviewed, interpreted, and vetted. Manage records of contracts & other legal documents deposited with the Legal department for safekeeping
• Advise in-house business divisions on a broad range of legal or regulatory issues on specific projects
• Liaise with external counsel, when necessary

• LLB Degree in Law from a recognised university
• Must be a member of the Nigerian Bar Association and other relevant professional bodies
• 4 - 6 years working experience post call to bar
• Must have a good knowledge of the workings of the Corporate Affairs Commission, the Nigeria Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and other regulatory bodies.
• Capital market experience is an advantage

• Excellent oral and written communication skills - candidates must be approachable and constructive
• An ability to balance priorities and coordinate work effectively in order to meet deadlines and deal with high workload, together with a willingness to be flexible
• Strong analytical skills, with an ability to grasp new and complex concepts and areas of law quickly and accurately
• Attentive to detail and highly organized

• Sell the firm's products
• Generate trade orders for equities and fixed income from retail clients.
• Managing relationship for these clients in a manner that maximizes revenues.
• Synthesize equity research and develop transaction-oriented ideas
• Set up and host client meetings as may be agreed with clients
• Sell of IPO/secondary offerings to clients.
• Follow market trends and stock movements and suggest alternative business strategies to address changing market opportunities.
• Entertain and build personal client relationships.
• Develop strategies to increase profitability.
• Keep abreast of market conditions.
• Support management in identifying and securing new growth opportunities.

• Relevant Bachelor's degree
• Professional certification is an added advantage
• 1-2 years experience in a similar role
• Passion for stocks and the broader markets
• Effective and articulate communicator
• Relationship building skills and confidence
• Ability to take initiative and ownership
• Ability to multitask and attack a problem from multiple angles
• Strong organizational and social skills
• High energy level
• Use of Bloomberg terminal and other analytical tools

• Excellent command of the English language.
• Effective and efficient at problem solving.
• Attentive to detail and highly organized.
• Great communication skills (oral and listening).
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel.