Job Description
Roles and Responsibilities
Capital Financing:
- Identify opportunities for raising funds including specialized financing for business growth and expansion.
- Evaluate external funding opportunities and advise management accordingly.
- Liaise with banks, funding institutions, financial and legal advisors, accounting firms, Credit rating agencies etc on behalf of the Company for financial and advisory purposes.
- Negotiate and structure financial details.
Financial Planning:
- Examine financial data and provide actionable information on profitability, solvency, stability, and liquidity for business decisions.
- Provide inputs into the long term financial strategies, budgeting process, and strategic capital allocation.
Financial Analyses and Modelling:
- Analyze past financial results, perform variance analysis, identify trends, and make recommendations for business improvements.
- Provide inputs into the long term financial strategies, budgeting process, and strategic capital allocation.
- Develop financial models to support valuation, financial forecasting, reporting, and operational metrics tracking.
- Conduct relevant financial analysis on the Group, compare with competition, and draw appropriate and compelling conclusions.
- Lead or work as part of core team for cross-functional institutional projects.
Capital Investment:
- Identify investment opportunities and advise management accordingly.
- Monitor the Company’s investments to ensure maximum yield and guard against loss of value.
Risk Analysis:
- Assess and predict financial risks and returns. Advice on risks management strategies to protect the company from financial loss.
Research:
- Conduct research to identify finance and growth opportunities in line with the company’s financial objectives and growth strategies.
Qualification
- Bachelor's Degree / HND in Accounting / Finance / Economics.
- Master’s degree in a relevant field is required.
- Professional certification (CFA, ACA, ACCA, CIMA).
Experience:
- 15+ years of business finance or other relevant experience.
- Experience in equity, hybrid or investment portfolio at a Corporation, Accounting, or Investor Relations firm is required.
- Experience in mergers and acquisitions.
Training / Skills Required:
- Excellent Financial Modelling skills.
- Have strong presentation skills
- Be resourceful, a self-starter and willing to work independently.
- Experience at board level.
- Management and leadership abilities.