Job Vacancies at Custodian Investment Plc

Custodian Investment Plc. is an investment company with significant holding in companies and brands including Custodian and Allied Insurance Limited, Custodian Life Assurance Limited, Custodian Trustees and Crusader Sterling Pensions Limited all rendering best in class services in their respective spheres.

We are recruiting to fill the following positions below:

1.)  HR Operations Officer

Job Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary


  • Responsible for the effective implementation of the Human Resources Management processes, policies as well as provide conducive work environment for staff (full time, contract or expatriate) in line with Custodian’s business plans and strategies.

Responsibilities
Employee Engagement:

  • Conducts exit interviews.
  • Implements initiatives in line with approved employee engagement priorities.
  • Participates in the delivery of staff inductions.
  • Provides guidance to staff on update requirements, events and frequencies.
  • Conducts periodic staff surveys and makes necessary recommendations.

Workforce Compliance:

  • Participates in the employee exit management process, works with relevant functions to ensure that the appropriate procedures are carried out on exit.
  • Monitors and investigates staff absences.
  • Promotes workplace safety.

HR Planning:

  • Provides information and insights to the Head, Human Resources Operations for the preparation of the Human Resources plans.
  • Manages the payment of reimbursable expenses, wellbeing and employee relations strategies, plans, policies and procedures approved by Management.
  • Develops and provides to management up to date and accurate reports including board reports.
  • Participates in the preparation of the Human Resources Operations budget and implementation of the plan for the unit.

Payroll and Benefits Administration Support:

  • Works with the Head, HR Operations to liaise with the Finance and Accounts to ensure that payroll details are accurate and promptly updated when necessary.
  • Assists with the preparation of advice to staff and management on pay and benefits system.
  • Processes the requisition of staff reimbursables requests e.g. professional exams refund, club subscription etc.
  • Manages the payment of reimbursable expenses, wellbeing and employee relations strategies, plans, policies and procedures approved by Management.

HR Administration:

  • Prepares employee related letters e.g. reference letters, promotion letters etc.
  • Maintains and organizes staff hard files in cabinets. 
  • Documents and makes recommendation on the Human Resources policies and procedures.
  • Manages the distribution and application of Human Resources policies across Custodian and sets measures that encourage as well as monitor compliance.

Other Duties:

  • Any other duty as assigned by Head HR Operations and Head, HR

Requirements
Knowledge / Qualification:

  • Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university.

Experience:

  • 3 - 7 years of relevant experience.

Skills / Competencies:

  • Written and verbal communication skills
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Employee relations

Benefits

  • Lunch provided on-premise.
  • Healthcare coverage for Staff, Spouse and a maximum of four (4) children.
  • Employer pension contribution.

Application Closing Date: 29th June, 2023.

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2.) Legal Officer

Job Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

  • Responsible for providing legal services and guidance as may be required across the Custodian group, under the overall direction of the Head of Legal/Compliance.

Responsibilities
Legal Drafting and Advisory:

  • Responsible for preparing and reviewing legal documentation for a wide range of the organization’s activities; negotiating relevant drafts or master agreements, reviewing individual transaction documents; proposes and designs appropriate amendments to internal policies and standard documentations / contracts.
  • Examines / analyse legal implications of transactions between the company and its clients and advise appropriately
  • Provide legal advisory to internal stakeholders on contracts, financial regulations, and internal policies, as well as on regulatory, institutional, and financial issues arising from the interpretation and application of regulatory requirements / provisions.
  • Ensure extensive due-diligence, and legal vetting is conducted on legal documents.

Litigation Management:

  • Reviews all court cases for and against the company and identify the legal remedy for each case-     
  • Liaise with partner Solicitors/Barristers to monitor ongoing litigations, and  review reports provided to support the provision of timely and effective advice to the business.
  • Prepare responses to complaints and discovery requests.

Company Secretarial Services:

  • Send out timely notice of Board and Management meetings.
  • Collate and circulate minutes of management meetings, as well as other assigned meetings.

Other Duties:

  • Organizes case files and all Legal files and maintains records.
  • Maintains an effective filing system to ensure proper documentation and retrievals.
  • Keeps custody and use of the company seal, where necessary.

Requirements
Knowledge / Qualification:

  • LL.B Degree from an accredited university
  • B.L Degree from the Nigeria Law School 

Experience:

  • 4 - 7 years of relevant experience.

Skills / Competencies:

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Good leadership, management and interpersonal skills.
  • Excellent presentation skills
  • Excellent problem-solving skills
  • Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office applications.

Benefits

  • Lunch is provided on-site.
  • Healthcare coverage for Staff, Spouse and a maximum of four (4) children.
  • Employer Pension Contribution.

Application Closing Date: 28th June, 2023.

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3.) Property Manager

Job Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

  • Responsible for supervising, controlling, and planning the day-to-day activities in industrial, residential, or commercial property. It also involves overseeing the maintenance and upkeep of property facilities and surroundings.

Responsibilities
Facility Management:

  • Manage all facility management services including building maintenance (i.e. repairs, modifications and upgrades), cleaning and security for the entirety of Custodian’s property portfolio (i.e. residential and commercial).
  • Maintain ongoing communication with Tenants to gauge their satisfaction with the facility, and promptly attend to concerns raised.
  • Maintain up-to-date and in-depth knowledge of market conditions in relation to the rental real-estate market, particularly in areas where the company owns rental real-estate.
  • Oversee the management of maintenance staff/contractors.
  • Promptly investigate and effectively resolve Tenants’ complaints within the minimum defined turn-around time.
  • Undertake negotiations on contract terms and pricing on behalf of the organization with the aim of achieving favourable outcomes for the organization.

Real Estate Commercialization:

  • Maintain optimal occupancy of rental real-estate.
  • Screen potential Tenants to determine their suitability for available properties.
  • Define and ensure adherence to occupancy policies and building regulations.
  • Determine rental value and ensure prompt receipt of rent from Tenants.
  • Work with realty firms to market vacant rental units.
  • Manage process for the eviction or exit of Tenants from occupied rental units, and ensure the vacated property is in good condition.

Administrative Tasks:

  • Conducts various financial obligations, such as payment of bills, budget preparation, compiling of expenditures, and analysis of financial records.
  • Maintains up-to-date records of revenue and expenditure from property portfolio
  • Manage the timely filing of required documentation, and payments for property insurance, and taxes.

Other Duties:

  • Any other responsibility as assigned by the Group Managing Director.

Requirements
Knowledge / Qualification

  • Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university.

Experience:

  • 6 - 9 years of relevant experience.

Skills / Competencies:

  • Written and verbal communication skills
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Health, Safety and Environment.
  • Vendor Management
  • Logistics Management

Benefits

  • Lunch is provided on-premise.
  • Healthcare coverage for Staff, Spouse, and a maximum of 4 children.
  • Employer prnsion contribution.

Application Closing Date: 30th June, 2023.

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4.) Finance Executive

Job Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Responsibilities

  • Reconcile all Investment Ledgers with the Investment schedule
  • Ensure that all investment related inflow and outflow are properly treated in the ledger
  • Maintain a secure, efficient and accurate filing system (electronic and hard copies) to ensure safe storage and easy retrieval of information
  • Assist in preparing all financial reports in accordance with generally accepted accounting standards.
  • Prepare and remit all tax-related payments eg PAYE, VAT, WHT
  • Review and ensure accuracy of fixed assets register
  • Raise all necessary journals to book new entrant and recognizing monthly annuity
  • Reconcile bank accounts with the cashbook and flag any irregularities or errors discovered
  • Prepare monthly depreciation reports and post accordingly in monthly Management Accounts
  • Ensure accurate documentation and posting of all disposed assets in the fixed asset disposal account Liaise with tax authorities (federal and state)

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree (minimum of 2nd Class Lower)
  • 2-4 years of relevant experience
  • Chartered accountant
  • Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office applications.
  • Excellent numerical and analytical skills
  • Working knowledge of all regulatory requirements and the modus operandi of the regulators.
  • Familiarity with extant tax regulations and guidelines
  • Proactive, Resourceful and hands-on with good initiative.

Application Closing Date: 30th June, 2023.

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5.) Underwriter

Job Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

  • Responsible for ensuring quality underwriting and survey/inspection of risks, prompt and error-free documentation of policies to achieve superior customer service delivery.

Responsibilities
Underwriting Operations:

  • Conduct assessments of proposals / risks to ascertain whether special terms should be imposed.
  • Attend to clients enquiries/requests and escalate critical issues to the Unit/ Confederal Head.
  • Issue tailor-made policy document, renewal endorsement, debit/credit notes and certificates to major clients/brokers.
  • Ensure renewal notices are sent out on time to clients/brokers and monitor all policies to ensure they are renewed.
  • Follow up payment of premiums on business written.
  • Carry out pre-loss physical inspection of the subject matter of insurance proposed for insurance cover and conduct on the spot inspections of motor accidents.
  • Assist in computing additional/return premiums due as a result of alterations.
  • Collate bid documents to be reviewed by the Unit head / team lead.
  • Assist in collating, sorting and separating about-to-lapse files from those still in force to determine those needing notice.
  • Process payments for commissions to co-insurers/lead underwriters, agents and brokers.
  • Allocate policy numbers to new businesses.
  • Review supporting documentation for claims to ensure genuineness of such.
  • Open claims files. 
  • Raise and follow up cheque requisitions for various payments – co insurers, commissions, claims, loss adjusters etc
  • Post all relevant transactions on ABS, Papertrail.
  • Market company`s products and services.

Others:

  • Prepares reports for submission to the Confederal Head.
  • Any other duty that may be assigned by the Confederal Head.

Requirements
Knowledge / Qualification:

  • Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university.

Experience:

  • 4 – 8 years of relevant experience.

Skills / Competencies:

  • Written and verbal communication skills
  • Problem-solving skills

Benefits

  • Healthcare coverage 
  • Lunch provided on-site
  • Employer pension contribution

Application Closing Date: 30th June, 2023.

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