Senior Business/Financial Analyst

Job Description
This position provides the successful candidate with the opportunity to make an immediate bottom-line impact in a promising Company. We are a highly entrepreneurial environment and a company that is positioned for significant growth. We welcome individuals who are interested in an opportunity that rewards hard work and is results focused. The position will be located in Abuja FCT, and may involve some travel within Nigeria to periurban areas and surrounding areas within the AEDC coverage area, which includes the states of Niger, Nassarawa, Abuja, and Kogi.
Detailed Job Responsibilities

Provide timely, relevant, accurate and frequent reporting & analysis of Company’s performance against historical, budgeted, forecasted and strategic planning results with recommendations on corrective actions as necessary
Develop key business performance metrics using analytical techniques, tools, and concepts to provide practical insights into KPI development to drive operating performance and business results
Present results of analyses report with recommendations to management using Microsoft’s excel, PowerPoint, Word and similar applications software to create/display charts, graphs and dashboards to visualize results
Facilitate monthly meetings with Regional, Area Offices and other SBUs as necessary to discuss historical financial results and future performance providing practical counsel on achievement of performance targets
Maintain and develop various models and standard templates for use by colleagues during the planning process to ensure quality, accuracy and focused analytic review
Responsible for designing suitable Information and data gathering framework to obtain data for conducting business analysis to identify key variables and critical components of the company’s business.
Facilitating periodic performance review meetings to give feedback of findings to management
Facilitate communication and understanding of operations related analysis between the field operations and relevant head office functions
Monitor and track key performance metrics against the company’s strategic objectives
Assist in the preparation of materials for the Board of Directors, Executive team & Shareholders
Work on ad-hoc projects/analyses as required from time to time
Lead team effort on special projects and other assigned tasks

Qualification & Requirements

7+ years of progressive, relevant experience
Commercial skills – a commercial flair for developing business along with financial acumen and negotiating capacity
Entrepreneurial – must fit with the entrepreneurial culture of a high growth company. The individual must be comfortable operating without high degrees of oversight and direction.
High Execution Quotient (EQ) with a strong focus on results
Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint & Word
Highly analytical, with strong financial analysis skills
Excellent communication skills
Self-motivated and self-directed, with a high sense of urgency
Excellent decision making skills
Strong leadership and team building skills
Experience creating financial models
Strong quantitative / analytical skills
Superior attention to detail
Solid work ethic
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
The ability to set priorities and take initiative
Ability to effectively manage multiple project deadlines simultaneously.
Ability to generate respect and trust from staff and supervisors
Ability to perform with a high degree of professionalism, integrity and business ethics
Power sector experience is a plus
Qualifications – University level degree in any analytical discipline (Accounting, Science, Finance, Economics, Engineering, Math, etc) required
Graduate degree and similar qualifications a plus

Compensation

Highly competitive compensation package
Medical Benefit
Training & Development

Application Closing Date
26th January, 2018.

Applicants should send their Curriculum Vitae and a Cover Letter to: sb.financialanalyst@abujaelectricity.com  The subject of your email should be “Senior Business/Financial Analyst”. Failure to follow the instruction will lead to disqualification of your application. The cover letter should be addressed to:The MD/CEO, Abuja Electricity Distribution Company Plc, 1 Ziquinchor Street, Off IBB Way Wuse Zone 4, Abuja, FCT, Nigeria. Attention: Attention: The Director, Corporate Services. Note: Only soft copy of applications will be treated

Apply via :

sb.financialanalyst@abujaelectricity.com