🔔 HIRING: Financial Analyst Officer at Food Concepts Plc – NG

Job Purpose

• The Financial Analyst will provide analytical and financial analysis support for the various projects within the Group.

Core Responsibilities and Key Result Areas
Financial Analysis:

• Support the financial analyst to analyze detailed financial information along with current and past trends in key performance indicators to provide accurate and timely financial and operational in-depth analysis.
• Support the financial analyst to drive margin improvement through accurate financial information and analysis.
• Assist the financial analyst to develop detailed financial, cashflow and forecasting models.
• Assist the financial analyst to conduct investment appraisals on capital projects using world class assessment tools such as NPV, IRR and ROI
• Develop margin sensitivity analysis across the Business
• Work closely with the financial analyst on any ad-hoc analysis required for management.

Presentation and Excel Skills:

• Develop insightful presentations and slides with data.
• Exceptional financial modelling and scenario analysis skills, with an expert understanding of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.

Key Performance Indicators

• Timely provision of the financial models necessary to support business strategies
• Timely provision of the analytical and analysis reports
• Timely preparation of the investment appraisal analysis

Job Specifications
Educational Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Finance, Business, or related field.

Professional Requirements:

• Membership of the ACCA, ACA or any other related professional qualification is required.

Experience Requirements:

• Minimum of 2-3 years’ experience as financial analyst, or similar role.
• Experience in a Consulting firm in a similar role is an asset.

Knowledge Requirements:

• A good first degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related discipline
• Minimum of 2-3 years’ experience in a similar role is required. Relevant professional certifications is an added advantage
• Energetic, eager to understand the business, action-oriented mind-set.
• Strong knowledge of and experience with reporting packages (Excel, Tableau, PowerBI
• Excellent communication skills both oral and written to work within multi-functional teams.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyse, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy.
• A good first degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related discipline

Decision Expectations

• Acts on defined procedures and decisions
• Enforces agreed decisions
• Conduct cost/benefit and other types of analyses
• Explain and defend recommendations to management and stakeholders

Working Conditions:

• The Job holder typically work 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, although some roles may involve weekend or evening work.
• This role is largely office-based, as it involves a lot of research work and analysis.