Role Description
This is a full-time on-site role for a Senior Financial Analyst – Planning and Analysis. The Senior Financial Analyst will maintain financial model of the company, provide support in budgeting and planning process, capital allocation decisions, long term planning, business performance reviews and preparation of materials for the board/shareholders/funders
Role Description
Budgeting, planning, and forecasting
Drive the annual process of budget preparation and regular update.
Coordinate inputs to the budget from various business heads across the organisation
Challenge inputs/assumptions where necessary
Prepare monthly cashflow forecasts and update weekly actuals vs forecast.
Monthly update of actuals and variance analysis against the budget.
Prepare management reports for the monthly management meetings.
Capital allocation decisions/ financial model
Perform valuation of specific investments the board undertakes. Present/defend the results to the senior management.
Develop long term financial model for the organisation.
Coordinate with business heads on the key assumptions for the valuation. Challenge key assumptions where necessary.
Present results of the valuation modelling: NPV, IRR, Payback period, break even point, tornado charts etc.
Whenever requested run multiple scenarios for the valuation.
Perform valuation of the business using various methods and scenarios
Business performance reviews
Agree business performance KPIs with the business heads
Regularly populate data against the KPIs
Analyse and interpret the data, identify trends, convert data into information and share with the business heads/depot managers and senior management
Recommend actions based on the analysed data
Regularly provide insights to hold performance review with the business heads/depot managers
Analyse the unit costs of various business activities
Track performance of individual depots
Perform internal benchmarking, analyse best and poor performers (depots, logistics, call centre etc). Identify the attributes of best performers and disseminate across the organisation
Suggest improvements to business processes based on the analysed data
Analyse consumption: top/bottom users, trends. Share insights and improvement recommendations with the management
Management information for the board
Prepare management information for the board
Prepare information for ad-hoc requests from board/shareholders/funders
Track agreed KPIs and prepare summary notes
Provide financial/business information for purposes of draw down notes
Follow up on requests from board/shareholders/funders
Must Have/Key capabilities
Must be capable of complex financial techniques, including statistics and programming.
Scenario analysis and help prepare for future changes and uncertainties by assessing their impact on financial models.
Sensitivity analysis to evaluate how input changes affect model outcomes, considering both positive and negative scenarios.
Consolidation to assess business units, and enhance data analysis and modeling accuracy.
Some programming knowledge would be an advantage but not necessary.
Qualifications
A bachelor’s degree in mathematics, accounting, or finance; master’s degree, CFA, or diploma in financial planning a plus
Minimum 5 years of experience as a financial analyst in a Financial Institution, FMCG,
Excellent Excel skills or experience with similar spreadsheet software, including the use of charts, macros, and VBA
Knowledge of basic accounting concepts and a solid understanding of financial analysis terminology and best practices, such as DCF and financial statements
A keen eye for detail and an ability to sift through large data sets to extract meaningful information
Excellent time managem
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