Financial Analyst

B. Adedipe Associates Limited - Our client, a leading Information and Communications Technology firm in Nigeria, is recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:

Job Position: Financial Analyst

Job Location: Lagos

Qualifications, Experience and Skills

• A minimum of B.Sc. or HND in Accounting or related fields.
• A member of ICAN, ACCA. Certification on any Financial Modeling application is an added advantage.
• Minimum of 5-7 years work experience and at least three (3) years of progressive management experience in a similar role.
• Excellent knowledge of financial regulations, including taxation and government regulatory and reporting requirements
• Excellent knowledge of financial accounting, budgeting, control, and reporting principles, methods, techniques, and standards
• Demonstrable, excellent record of Integrity
• Ability to exercise diplomacy and build partnerships and consensus, within teams and among other stakeholders.
• Ability to examine and re-engineer operations and procedures, formulate policy, and develop and implement new strategies and procedures
• Good networking and interpersonal skills
• Good communication skills across all levels
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Age not more than 40 years

Responsibilities

• Manage the preparation of the company's budget
• Interpret the company's financial results to management and recommend improvement activities
• Compile key business metrics and report on them to management
• Review company bottlenecks and recommend changes to improve the overall level of company output
• Engage in ongoing cost reduction analyses in all areas of the company
• Forecast cash flow positions, the implied borrowing needs or funds available for investment
• Ensure that sufficient funds are available to meet operational and capital investment requirements
• Use appropriate hedging instruments to mitigate financial risks related to the interest rates on the company's borrowings, as well as on its foreign exchange positions
• Review the performance of competitors and report on key issues to management
• Engage in benchmarking studies to establish areas of potential operational improvement
• Participate in target costing activities to create products that meet predetermined price goals
• Assist in the determination of product pricing in relation to features offered and competitor pricing
• Manage the capital budgeting process, based on constraint analysis and discounted cash flow analysis
• Carry out business modeling and risk assessments
• Monitor and maintain track of developments in the foreign exchange market.
• Maintain and monitor across banks the short term deposit interest rates and advise management accordingly.
• Maintain a documented system of accounting policies and procedures
• Oversee the operations of the Finance Unit
• Assist management in the formulation of its overall strategic direction

Job Application Deadline
28th April, 2017.