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Graduate Trainee — Investment Advisory (Sales)

CardinalStone
Abuja · Nigeria-basedOn-siteGraduate traineeSalesFinance / AccountingRequires NYSC completion
Deadline
Rolling applications
Salary
Salary not disclosed
Posted
Last month
Why we featured this role

CardinalStone is a multi-asset investment management firm founded in 2008, covering investment banking, securities trading, asset management, trust and registrar services. Read the requirements carefully before applying: this role asks for 1-3 years of experience in a client-facing or sales role, a 2:1 minimum, NYSC completion, and candidates no older than 26 at their next birthday. It is also a sales role in substance — advising clients on investments, growing assets under management, and prospecting new business — rather than a rotational graduate scheme. A strong fit if you have client-facing experience (including from your PPA) and genuinely want a career in financial services sales. Abuja-based. No deadline stated.

About CardinalStone

CardinalStone is a multi-asset investment management firm offering financial services to institutional, high-net-worth, and retail clients in Nigeria. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Lagos, its services span investment banking, securities trading, asset management, trust services, and registrar services. The firm emphasises rapid skill development within a collaborative culture, with structured opportunities for continuous learning and career advancement.

About the role

CardinalStone is recruiting resourceful, analytical, and driven Graduate Trainees for its Investment Advisory (Sales) function. The role involves advising clients on investment portfolios, building personalised investment strategies, and developing long-term client relationships. Trainees sell the firm's products and alternative investments to grow assets under management, nurture existing client relationships for retention and repeat business, and prospect actively for new business. The role also requires following market trends and stock movements to suggest strategies that respond to changing conditions.

What you'll do

  • Advise clients on investment portfolios and build personalised investment strategies
  • Sell the firm's products and alternative investments to grow assets under management
  • Manage and nurture existing client relationships to drive retention and repeat business
  • Prospect actively through new and existing relationships to win new-to-firm business
  • Track market trends and stock movements, suggesting strategies as conditions change

What we're looking for

  • 1-3 years experience in a client-facing or sales role
  • Bachelor's degree with minimum Second Class Upper; Master's is an added advantage
  • NYSC completed
  • Not older than 26 at next birthday
  • Strong communication skills, customer focus, and a genuine interest in financial services sales

Compensation & benefits

  • Entry into Nigerian investment management and financial services
  • Direct client advisory experience across a multi-asset product range
  • Exposure to investment banking, asset management, and securities trading functions
  • Rapid skill development in a collaborative, results-oriented team
  • Career advancement pathway within an established Lagos-founded investment firm

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