The Senior Manager of Financial Planning & Analysis is a key leadership role responsible for overseeing the financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and analysis activities within an organization. They collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop financial strategies, drive performance improvements, and provide valuable insights to support decision-making.
Access to reliable, modern, and affordable energy is a basic human right. Yet over 3 billion people in Africa and Asia still don’t have it, with women the most negatively impacted. When communities get electricity, incredible things can happen. That’s where Husk Power comes in. We generate and distribute renewable electricity that leads to prosperity in rural communities. And in the process, we replace polluting and expensive diesel generators with climate-resilient, clean energy infrastructure.
Responsibilities
- Evaluating the company’s current assets and investments, working capital, calculating return on investment (ROI), and suggesting alternative ways the company might utilize its cash flows.
- Gauging the company’s overall financial health, primarily by using key financial ratios.
- Risk Management from a business, process & controls, credit, regulatory and forex perspective.
- Examining and evaluating the cost-efficiency of each department of the company, considering what percentage of the company’s financial resources each department consumes.
- Adept at Cost Management with an intent to improve margins and efficiency.
- Hands-on with costing evaluation and techniques.
- Working with individual departments to prepare budgets and consolidate them into one overall corporate budget.
- Preparing internal reports and dashboards for executive leadership and supporting their decision-making.
- Creating, updating, and maintaining financial models and detailed forecasts of the company’s future operations.
- Preparing financial models to evaluate new projects and business opportunities.
- Comparing historical results against budgets and forecasts and performing variance analysis to explain differences in performance and make improvements going forward.
- Considering opportunities for the company to expand or grow. Mapping outgrowth plans, including capital budgeting.
- Generating three- to five-year financial forecasts including Balance sheet and cash flows.
- Other related tasks and projects as requested.
Qualifications
- Solid proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel, PPT, SAP, and/or other financial and enterprise planning and management software.
- Excellent financial planning and modelling skills with strong knowledge of financial operations procedures.
- Analytical thinker with strong conceptual and problem-solving skills.
- A proven proactive approach to financial management and regulatory compliance.
- Ability to process large amounts of data and convert it to useful business information and recommendations.
- The ability to evaluate and convey complex information to others in an effective manner through persuasive communication, negotiating skills, and clear presentation skills in both verbal and written contexts.
- Have a full range of mobility in the upper and lower body.
- Could work in outdoor weather conditions at certain times.
- Have adequate visual and hearing acuity to follow instructions, and determine accuracy of the work assigned.
- Ability to work in rural, peri-urban locations as required.
- Ability to drive a vehicle during the normal course of business. Must possess a driver’s license, and maintain a clean driving record with the ability to pass a driving background check.
- If A graduate of Accounting, Economics, Finance, or a similar course of study, an MBA is a plus.
- ACA, ACCA, CFA, or CIMA qualifications are compulsory.
- Working knowledge of accounting concepts, GAAP, and IFRS
- Experience in Financial modelling, financial planning, and analysis.
- Knowledge of ERP (Tally)
- Experience working in dynamic high-growth entrepreneurial/start-up organizations.
- Experience working or interacting with DFIs.
- 8 years of financial management, accounting, or audit experience with at least 3 years in a management role.
- You can manage a team and work under pressure.
- You are self-driven and goal goal-oriented
- You have great presentation and communication skills.
Location: Abuja, Nigeria.
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