Oolu Solar hiring a Financial Planning and Analysis Manager
Context:
Oolu Solar is a growing solar energy provider in West Africa with presence in Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso and Nigeria and plans to expand within the region. We are looking for a passionate, motivated and dynamic professional with experience in developing and communicating dynamic and financial analysis to enable both tactical and strategic decisions.
The FP&A manager will support the Finance Director in fundraising, developing budgets, managing long/medium term cash flow, improving internal models and conducting quantitative analysis on key initiatives.
The FP&A manager will have responsibility for a team of 2 , so some previous leadership experience would be required.
Key Responsibilities:
Planning & Forecasting
- Overseeing the budget and forecasting process
- Contribute to the company financial model, including forecasting, annual budgeting and long-range planning of income statement and cash flow statements.
- Conduct/manage analyses and reporting including, weekly/monthly financial analysis, reforecasting, variance analysis and summaries of product line financial performance
- Prepare the monthly rolling financial estimates in collaboration with sales teams
- Support and drive financial process improvement initiatives and efficiencies in financial reporting and analysis
- Develop recommendations and support the management team by developing quantitative analyses with which to drive productivity, efficiency and business decisions
Metrics & KPI Analysis
- Analyze detailed financial information along with current and past trends in key performance indicators to provide accurate and timely financial and operational in-depth analysis Integrate analysis of non-financial KPI’s into financial models.
- Execute ad-hoc analytic requests.
Reporting and Fundraising
- Understand and communicate the key drivers of business performance to the management team
- Prepare, compile, analyze and communicate information to help the Finance Director and CEO for the fundraising process.
Candidate Profile
- Motivated and inquisitive self-starter with ability to work in an unstructured environment
- 3-5 years of FP&A experience, ideally within the FMCG industry
- Experience in managing a team of multicultural financial analysts
- Accounting qualification CIMA, ACCA, ACA, CFA (preferable)
- Proven track record of working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment able to prioritize and multitask, to meet critical deadlines.
- Proficiency in English and French
- Strong analytical, critical thinking and business partnering skills
- Ability to operate under pressure in a dynamic environment
- Exceptional financial modeling and scenario analysis skills, with an expert understanding of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills and high level of comfort presenting analysis and information to senior management.
- Sensitivity to working with an ethnically, linguistically, culturally, and economically diverse population.
Application deadline: 12th June 2020
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