Financial Planning & Analysis Manager at Peridot Forte Solutions Consulting

Peridot Forte Solutions Consulting - Our client in the Off-Grid Energy Sector is currently recruiting suitable candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• The Financial Planning & Analysis Manager will provide overall finance support and work closely with the CFO to help formulate and refine the strategy and financial projections for the business.

Responsibilities

• Managing the budgeting, forecasting and long-term planning process.
• Building financial model for equity and debt capital raise with advanced understanding of Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) model.
• Analysing actuals against budget/ forecast and prior year
• Supporting decision making by providing stakeholders with timely, detailed and meaningful insights and visibility on business performance
• Leading and delivering on Digital Finance transformation by identifying areas for technology adoption and streamlining.
• Performing ad hoc analysis where required to assist in management decision making.
• Coordinating with accounting staff, interacting with senior management to prepare data for quarterly earnings.
• Coordinating with business units and managers and making recommendations to enhance financial support to all plans.
• Developing business planning processes, preparing reports and analyzing all chief metrics for all financial plans.
• Collaborating with different operations teams to achieve business objectives and prepare appropriate business proposals and operating practices.
• Performing ad hoc analysis and coordinating with teams and implementing all financial systems.
• Preparing yearly budgeting and monthly forecasts and coordinating with senior management and monitoring reconciliation of buying requisitions.
• Developing financial plans, performing comparative analyses and preparing annual budgets.
• Coordinating with management and analyzing all interim projects.
• Preparing reports on income and expenses of the company, coordinating with various departments and compiling all financial data and preparing final financial reports.
• Maintaining records receivable for grants, preparing business and financial analysis and performing required research.
• Developing consolidated forecasts; coordinating with various sales and operation teams to develop financial forecasts.
• Managing usage, implementation and development of online analytical reporting tools and designing efficient reports and databases.
• Designing various drivers based plans and providing analytical support to leaders.
• Evaluating all financial results and associated reporting, conducting financial and commercial studies to develop analyses.
• Coordinating with financial departments and managing the forecast process and formal budget process.
• Administering and ensuring increase in profitability of accounts by analyzing support and maintaining an active list of account changes.

Requirements

• Candidates should possess a Master's Degree with 8 - 11 years work experience.
• A qualified Finance Analyst (CFA or equivalent).
• Prior experience in a similar role. Experience in Investment Banking, Corporate Development, M/A is an added advantage.
• Strong experience in working as a business partner in delivering better decision support and enabling strategic initiatives which help to improve organization financial performance.
• Excellent analytical skills as well as strong business acumen.
• Possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• High level of attention to detail.

Application Closing Date
2nd September, 2021.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email.