Financial Analyst (FP and A) - 1 Position at M-Gas

About the Job

• To maintain financial model of the company, provide support in budgeting and planning process, capital allocation decisions, long term planning, business performance reviews and preparation of materials for the board/shareholders/funders.

Duties & Responsibilities
Budgeting and planning

• Drive the annual process of budget preparation and regular update.
• Coordinate inputs to the budget from various business heads across the organisation
• Challenge inputs/assumptions where necessary
• Monthly update of actuals and variance analysis against the budget
• Prepare management reports for the monthly management meetings

Capital allocation decisions/ financial model

• Perform valuation of specific investments the Group undertakes. Present/defend the results to the senior management
• Develop long term financial model for the organisation
• Coordinate with business heads on the key assumptions for the valuation. Challenge key assumptions where necessary
• Present results of the valuation modelling: NPV, IRR, Payback period, break even point, tornado charts etc
• Whenever requested run multiple scenarios for the valuation
• Perform valuation of the business using methods others than DCF

Business performance reviews

• Agree/review business performance KPIs with the business heads
• Regularly populate data against the KPIs
• Analyse and interpret the data, identify trends, convert data into information and share with the business heads/depot managers and senior management
• Recommend actions based on the analysed data
• Regularly hold performance review with the business heads/depot managers
• Analyse the unit costs of various business activities
• Track performance of individual depots
• Perform internal benchmarking, analyse best and poor performers (depots, logistics, call centre etc). Identify the attributes of best performers and disseminate across the organisation
• Suggest improvements to business processes based on the analyzed data. 
• Analyse consumption: top/bottom users, trends. Share insights and improvement recommendations with the management.
• Management information for the board/shareholders/funders
• Prepare management information for the board/shareholder/funders
• Prepare information for ad-hoc requests from board/shareholders/funders
• Track agreed KPIs and prepare summary notes
• Provide financial/business information for purposes of draw down notes
• Follow up on requests from board/shareholders/funders

Other

• Provide support on other ad-hoc requests form the management
• Continuously learn industry best practices and recommend implementation
• Advanced valuation and financial modelling skills. Ability to build complex models from scratch
• Strong financial analysis and critical thinking skills
• Advanced skill level in relevant MS Office packages like MS Excel , PowerPoint
• Ability to perform under pressure and toward strict deadlines
• Excellent communication skills. Confident in presenting to senior management, shareholders and funders
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to details. Self-starter and able to work under minimal supervision
• Curious and interested in business, able to see story behind the figures
• Demonstrated openness to change and ability to manage complexities and remain calm, in control even under pressure.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting, Business Management, Commerce or Science (Statistics)
• A master’s degree in managerial/financial courses an added advantage
• CFA/CPA qualification is an advantage

Personal Attributes

• Advanced valuation and financial modelling skills. Ability to build complex models from scratch
• Strong financial analysis and critical thinking skills
• Advanced skill level in relevant MS Office packages like MS Excel , PowerPoint
• Ability to perform under pressure and toward strict deadlines
• Excellent communication skills. Confident in presenting to senior management, shareholders and funders
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to details. Self-starter and able to work under minimal supervision
• Curious and interested in business, able to see story behind the figures
• Demonstrated openness to change and ability to manage complexities and remain calm, in control even under pressure.

Academic Qualifications
Qualification Name    

Level

• Bachelor’s degree in finance/accounting, Business Management, Commerce or Science (Statistics)  

 Degree

• A master’s degree in managerial/financial courses an added advantage    

Skill Qualifications
Skill    

Level

• Advanced valuation and financial modelling skills.    
• Strong financial analysis and critical thinking skills    
• monitoring of transactions and reporting