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• Position: Senior Finance Analyst: Showmax


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA


• Experience 5 - 8 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Finance / Accounting / Audit 
  

Purpose of the Position

• Support the Finance Manager and General Manager Showmax in financial reporting and finance partnering functions


• Responsible for timely and accurate preparation of all Showmax Nigeria Financial reporting, management reporting, budgets and forecasts and procurement process (tracking spend against budgets)

Responsibilities

Financial Planning & Analysis

• Design, maintain and improve upon robust budgeting model (record trends, understand drivers, correlation, sensitivities, dependencies)


• Facilitation of Showmax Nigeria budget and forecast planning cycles


• Perform analysis and provide commentary on month-end variances against budgets, forecasts and prior years


• Preparation and analysis of monthly rolling forecasts for Group submission


• Extract, combine and summarise data to analyse the financial impact of new initiatives and effectively communicating key findings to senior leadership to influence and support tactical and strategic business decisions


• Develop metrics and reports to provide monitoring for new initiatives


• Proactively partner with the Showmax business to identify and evaluate opportunities to improve bottom line business performance and ensure that change initiatives are implemented


• Tracking business financial objectives, as well as projecting and monitoring run rates to ensure that set targets are met


• Provide support for adhoc analysis and request pertaining to outlooks and projects

Financial Reporting and Operations

• Prepare month end reporting packs for analysis


• Adhere to Group reporting deadlines including month end; forecasts; budgets; half-year and year-end


• Review/ prepare schedules and reports for statutory reporting packs for half-year and year-end reporting periods


• Consult with the Shared Services and auditors to prepare and assist with internal and statutory audits


• Tracking and management of the procurement process and related key stats


• Perform reconciliations


• Prepare required schedules and documents for tax purposes


• Accounts receivable and accounts payable functions

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree


• ICAN/ACCA preferable, with database / Excel proficiency


• MBA advantageous

Experience / Skills

• A minimum 5 – 8 years in a Financial accounting/analyst role


• Detailed commercial and financial acumen, balanced with creative flair


• Hands-on experience with financial analysis, modelling and report building


• Industry understanding and experience would be advantageous


• Strong communication and relationship building skills

Technical Competencies

• Advanced Excel skills (Macros, pivots and working with advanced and complex formulae)


• SAP experience


• Financial Modelling


• Excellent analytical skills


• Ability to present financial data using detailed reports and presentations


• Excellent communication, presentation skills


• Understanding the procurement process

Behavioural Competencies

• SAP experience


• Speed and accuracy with figures


• Effective stakeholder management


• Persuading and influence


• Excellent interpersonal skills


• Proactive and ability to plan ahead


• Coaching


• Conflict resolution


• Attention to detail


• Ability to prioritize multiple deadlines


• Analytical thinking


• Innovative problem solver


• Holistic thinking


• Structured, agile, results oriented, customer focused


• Acts with integrity and fairness and high standards of accountability