Financial Planning and Analysis Manager Job at Rovedana

Rovedana Limited - Our client is one of the largest car buying service in Nigeria with the goal of helping hundreds of customers to sell their cars with lots of inspection centres at strategic locations to make it easy for our dear customers to sell their cars.

They are currently recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:

Job Position: Financial Planning and Analysis Manager
Job Location: Lagos

Job Description

• This role's overarching responsibilities include Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) efforts in delivering relevant and insightful business analysis and reporting that enable effective decision-making from senior leaders and improve the Company's overall performance.
• This position will include our budgeting, forecasting, and multi-year financial modeling/reporting consolidation efforts across all businesses and functional disciplines to provide the highest caliber of quality financial information that is accurate, comprehensive, and insightful.
• This is a critical position, where extensive experience in financial analysis and business modeling are required.
• It requires the ability to form strong working partnerships with business leaders to effectively execute and support objectives.

Job Functions

• Own the FP&A strategy and process with identification and execution of continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead the FP&A efforts in building value-added insight into all financial measures of the business, partnering closely with Commercial Operations, Technology, Trading & Auction and other key units for consolidation of forecasted P&L, cash flow and balance sheet.
• Lead financial modeling capabilities for real-time analysis of financial scenarios and operational efficiencies to improve the Company’s financial performance and provide key input into preparation of external guidance.
• Lead FP&A teams in delivery of monthly and quarterly management reporting packages and various executive communications, including analysis and reporting of financial forecasts, key performance indicators (KPIs), year-to-date and actual versus budget variances.
• Strong partnership with External Reporting and Investor Relations for financial reporting to Board of Directors/Audit Committee and external investors/analysts.
• Lead the Company’s execution of multi-year strategic planning models and financial projections, with support of FP&A and business leaders.
• Maintain highest integrity with regard to the Company’s financial accounting and reporting policies.
• Lead preparation of the annual business plan and analysis
• Interpret and present to the CEO, CFO and senior leadership the financial outlook at quarterly business reviews outlining variances to estimates and highlighting key risks and opportunities for the entire business.
• Work closely with the all units within the finance department and other functions to develop forecast of the balance sheet, operating and free cash flow for as a whole.
• Enable management by providing timely, accurate information
• Understand business drivers and recommend measures to further improve results
• Establish efficient processes for quarterly and monthly performance reporting

Technical Requirements & Knowledge

• World-class organizational skills, encompassing an extremely high attention to detail, strong ownership-ethic and intense focus on leadership and accountability.
• Energy and passion for delivering results.
• Demonstrated track record and deep knowledge in leveraging systems and tools.
• Experience forecasting Cash and Balance Sheet items (financial knowledge beyond the P&L).
• Demonstrated track record in leading FP&A teams for consolidated financial business insight with the highest reliability/quality data.
• Expert understanding of budget, planning and expenditure controls with a strong technology orientation.
• Superior interpersonal skills to interact with extremely diverse customer base. Strong modeling skills to evaluate and manage plans and forecasts.
• Excellent presentation skills with ability to present to highest level management.
• Familiarity with IFRS reporting requirements. Strong skills in MS Excel (modeling ability), MS PowerPoint, MS Word and Outlook.
• Confident and clear communication skills (in verbal and written forms) with senior management.
• Present and discuss financial information in a way that gains understanding and persuades others.
• Analytical Skills: Able to perform/understand complex financial analysis involving multiple data sources and complex scenarios.
• Problem Solving: Able to devise strategies to improve financial performance in a very dynamic environment to satisfy circumstances complicated by multiple factors and projections.
• Experience integrating new businesses into the portfolio and leveraging technology to enable flexible reporting of various business portfolios.
• Manage large amounts of financial data.
• Proactive, strategic thinker.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Accounting required. MBA and/or a strong professional finance affiliation is preferred.
• 5+ years or more experience in financial roles.
• Strong analytical and financial modeling background and experience.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: resume@rovedana.comThe Subject of the mail should be “Financial Planning and Analysis Manager”. 

Note: Only qualified candidates with the requirements will be contacted.