Senior Financial Analyst at Egbin Power Plc

Egbin Power Plc. Lagos is one of the biggest additions to the electricity industry in Nigeria. Often seen as the biggest single generating power station in Sub-Saharan Africa, it was built to meet the every rising demand for electricity in Lagos and its environs.

Following the nation’s privatization exercise, Sahara, through its power division, Sahara Power Group and sundry affiliations, acquired the 1320 MW installed capacity Egbin Power Plant. We are working towards deploying a minimum of 5,000 MW of electricity generation over the next five years.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Financial Analyst

Job Identification: 407
Location: Ikorodu, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Category: Technical

Job Description

• The Senior Financial Analyst will be responsible for providing accurate and timely financial information to enhance financial decision-making.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Evaluate current and historical data to enhance decision-making.
• Prepare monthly and annual Financial Statements
• Prepare and submit all regulatory reports to NERC at defined deadlines.
• Supervise month-end and year-end closing processes, ensuring timely and accurate reporting.
• Coordinate and support internal and external audits
• Maintain an effective internal control environment over ledger processes
• Collaborate with other sections and departments, including business operations, Treasury, Budget, and Projects, to ensure accurate cost allocations and expense tracking
• Implement process improvements to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of financial data
• Preparation of financial forecasts and monitoring business performance.
• Provide support in the areas of performance monitoring, analytics and reporting with the company to drive operational efficiency.
• Assist in ensuring effective strategies and measures are in place and detect potential revenue leakages/irregularities.
• Develop and implement a creative performance template/tracker for the business.
• Collate and interpret data, analysing results from varied sources, using statistical techniques and providing ongoing reports, drawing inferences and presenting observations that will drive business decisions.
• Develop business intelligence tools that will help drive business operations.
• Ensure accurate recording of all financial transactions in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
• Review business financial statements and analyse commodity prices, sales, costs, expenses, and tax rates to determine the company’s value by projecting the company’s future earnings. 
• Meet with the company officials to gain better insight into the company’s prospects and management.
• Perform expense trend analysis and monitor financial and operational risk exposure on an ongoing basis; proactively communicate potential risk to management.
• Provide general support to business managers as required.
• Complete other ad-hoc analysis and reporting, including utilising data from multiple sources.
• Perform any other duties as may be communicated by line managers, management team or any other recognised stakeholders.
• Establish and maintain relationships with any key internal and external stakeholders.
• Implement data protection policies and practices of Egbin Power plc. 
• Ensure compliance with the NDPR and other data protection laws and data protection policies.
• Undertake a Data Protection Impact Assessment as applicable to curb the risk during data processing operations.
• Ensure awareness, understanding of QHSE policy and application of departmental objectives.
• Ensure awareness of the Integrated Management System (ISO 9001:2015,14001:2015 & 14001:2018) and implications of not conforming with the requirements.
• Understand and identify hazards, risks and environmental aspects and their impact as it is relate to their jobs.

Education and Work Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent in Accounting, Finance, Economics or other related disciplines.
• Relevant Professional certification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CFA) is a must-have.
• Minimum of Five (5) years relevant experience.

Skills and Competencies:

• Good understanding of trends, challenges, opportunities, regulations and legislations relating to the power industry.
• Good working relationship with internal and external stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of accounting packages and systems, including a standard ERP software (e.g. Chart of Accounts, Control Account, Accounting Modules, etc).
• Ability to extract, manipulate and analyse large volumes of data and strong problem-solving skills.
• High sense of accountability and dependability.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• High ethical standards and integrity.
• Proficiency in the use of MS Office tools.

Application Closing Date
31st October, 2025, 5:00 PM.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online