Business Analyst
Responsibilities
- To assist in preparing and analyzing various operational and financial reports for various
stakeholders.
- To assist in the preparation and providing analysis of the group’s annual budgeting
exercise.
- To assist in capital raising, refinancing and acquisition of projects.
- Assessing and identifying areas for improvement in the Company’s business processes
- Financial planning and analysis.
- Business plan development (market research and business intelligence collation)
- Donor/stakeholder / JV management and reporting
- Management of the lenders’ financial covenants relating to the debt facilities.
- Reporting to lenders as per their treasury and reporting requirements
- Assisting the finance function with liquidity and cash flow projections
- Maintaining and updating the group financial model for reporting to the lenders and
shareholders
- Engaging with current and potential lenders and other stakeholders relating to financial
needs
- Contractual (Grant, JV, Supplier, PPA, Term sheets, tenancy agreements, etc.) and Tender
administration and management
- Strategy input
- Skills development
Requirements
Knowledge and Experience
- Must also have demonstrable
experience in Business Analysis.
- Must be deadline-oriented and pay
attention to detail.
- Strong analytical and reporting
skills.
- Ideally, experience in maintaining
and operating complex financial
models and budget tools
- An accounting qualification CPA, CA, ACCA or
CIMA would be preferred.
- Must have a relevant bachelor’s degree in
accounting, finance, economics, statistics,
science, engineering etc, MBA, MSc, etc.)
- Must have at least 3 - 5 years' exposure
in Business Analysis in;
• Banking
• Corporate Finance / Operational
Finance Experience
• Engineering
• Management Consulting / Business
development / commercial
experience within the renewable
sector
- A thorough understanding of
accounting procedures, controls and
reporting attained through experience
would need to be demonstrated
- Competency in financial modelling
- Computer literacy with excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
- Ability to forecast cash flow needs and provide supporting treasury
support/recommendations.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
