Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis at NewGlobe

NewGlobe supports visionary governments to transform public education systems, the cornerstone of a prosperous, equitable, and peaceful society. With a comprehensive system transformation platform and data-driven educational services, NewGlobe delivers rapid and dramatic improvements in learning outcomes at state and nationwide scale. Through building impactful partnerships and programmes, NewGlobe ensures that all children have access to an education that will develop their full potential and create a foundation for growth and prosperity.

NewGlobe leverages more than a decade of educational experience and proven impact in integrated school management, teacher professional development, instructional design innovation, technological system support, child-centered classroom practice, and parent engagement -  all grounded in learning science - to ensure each teacher is empowered to engage children in transformational learning, and all children have the opportunity to develop to their full potential. Every day, NewGlobe supports governments to solve what were once seen as intractable problems, and by doing so, ensures this generation will be able to grow up to lead more fulfilled lives, while simultaneously building economic prosperity for themselves, their communities, and the globe.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

Location: Lagos

About the Role

• This role is critical as we expand to new countries and scales at an unprecedented rate.
• A finance person understands that credibility and trust are built on consistent accuracy.
• They don’t regard a number as “just a number” but instead ensure they understand what it means so that they can help us profitably grow.
• While mistakes are inevitable, they are personally bothered by any mistake and so strive hard to minimize them.
• The FP&A Manager should love building Excel models that are efficient and well-designed and dream of SUMIF formulas in their sleep. In addition to building budgets for the various programs, the manager will also help identify and implement cost saving initiatives. A
• s a small finance team who will be rapidly growing, the candidate should be comfortable transforming ambiguity into solid planning models and actionable insights. 

What You Will Do

• Prepare long term planning, annual budgets & forecasts 
• Provide reporting on progress on commitments to our board and investors
• Create & improve reporting, models & templates for both financials and KPIs
• Conduct ad hoc analysis to identify trends, drive key insights and decision making
• Prepare presentations & narrative detailing the story behind the numbers
• Help stakeholders throughout the company to understand the budget and help drive cost savings 
• Manage a team of financial analysis
• Review existing processes to recommend improvements.

What You Should Have

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting or related area; MBA is a plus
• Minimum of seven years of experience in FP&A or related roles
• Self-starter who is highly driven & reliably follows through
• Attentive to details and one who uses data to find trends
• Advanced proficiency with MS Excel; you are fast and efficient working in Excel and know there is always more to learn
• Bonus points: experience with large datasets, VBA, Power Query, Power Pivot or Power BI
• Solid understanding of the interplay between the three financial statements
• Experience developing financial reports and metrics
• Articulate communicator who can explain complex ideas simply and influence others
• Effective interpersonal skills.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified. 

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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