Finance Business Analyst at Ultimum Limited

Ultimum Limited is a fast-growing alcoholic & non-alcoholic Beverage’s manufacturing company and Nigerian-based subsidiary of Union Camerounaise de Brasseries – a leading Total Beverages Manufacturer with over 50 years presence and tremendous success in Cameroon; also, a proud sponsor of the 2024 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Abidjan. Ivory Coast. We are committed to developing quality products that satisfy all aspirations of our customers, and constantly innovating on ways to improve our products and deliver quality and special experience for our customers.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Finance Business Analyst

Location: Lagos
Job type: Full Time

Responsibilities

• Build financial reports that communicate and analyse performance
• Prepare presentations in support of board, monthly/quarterly senior leadership meetings and various strategic committees of the company
• Prepare and present variance analysis that compares historical performance and forecasted budget with actual results
• Assist with month-end close processes liaising with accounting to assemble accurate financials for management reporting
• Evaluate and forecast the financial viability and financial impact of expansion opportunities and new initiatives.
• Partner with Information Technology professionals to enable implementation of reporting systems and processes across Finance
• Act as a finance business partner and subject matter expert across the business
• Support the Commercial Team to ensure that their strategies lead to Net Sales Revenue and GP growth through the business planning and forecasting processes.
• Provide analytical support in the evaluation of all commercial initiatives in terms of product launches, pricing promotional activities, and direct marketing expenditure.
• Support to drive initiatives in order to improve Gross Profit (Pricing, Promo optimization, Mix optimization, product profitability).
• Prepare in-depth and insightful financial analysis and decision support to the sales and category team including identification of opportunities and risks with commentaries/analytics.
• Evaluation and monitoring of trade discounts Incentive proposals/programs to drive promotional effectiveness/profitability.
• Provision of robust analysis and insight into pack profitability and portfolio management and preparation of value chain analysis for existing and potential products.

Requirements

• Minimum of Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related fields.
• Membership of Chartered Accountant (ICAN or a similar professional body) is an added advantage
• 3yrs+ experience in financial planning and analysis department.
• Familiarity with Excel.
• Good understanding of systems and core accounting concepts.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Good command of spreadsheets and Excel Functions, Formulas, Pivot Tables.
• Data Analysis
• Experience working with sizeable ERPs like SAP.
• Continuous learning mindset.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
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