Job Description

Financial Analyst

Job Summary

To track the company’s financial performance against set targets and plans, analyze business performance and market conditions to create forecasts, and help Senior Management make tactical and strategic decisions by providing periodic reports.
 

Main Responsibilities

• Determine cost of operations through established standard costs; collect operational data.
• Evaluate financial performance by analyzing and comparing actual results with plans and forecasts.
• Guide cost management by ensuring adherence, by all personnel, to established policies and procedures;
• provide ongoing analyses of trends and forecasts of economic and financial events that impact the company’s business.
• Improve financial results through timely exceptional reporting.
• Perform necessary reconciliations – bank, cash, etc.
• Maintain the financial database by entering, verifying, and backing up data.
• Maintain high-level productivity by using automated accounting applications and coordinating information requirements.
• Protect operations by keeping financial information confidential.
• Maintain technical knowledge by attending educational workshops and reviewing relevant publications.
• Collect data from relevant sources and analyze and interpret them to improve business practices.
• Provide data for and prepare management information reports and documents.
• Develop data analytics and other tools that optimize the efficiency and quality of information processing.

 
Qualifications & Knowledge

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field from a reputable university.
• ACA or ACCA or CFA Certification is an added advantage.
• Excel and financial Modeling
• 2-4 years of relevant experience in financial planning & analysis, investment banking or other related fields.

 
Location:           Lagos

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