Sahara Analyst Program at Sahara Group

Location: Nigeria
Job Grade: Supervisor

Purpose Statement

• Responsible for financial position to make better financial and investment decisions.
• The Sahara Analyst is responsible for processing and evaluating businesses, projects, budgets and other finance-related entities to determine their suitability for investment.
• (S)He must be able to perform financial analysis at a micro and macro level to understand the financial health of the company and offer suitable recommendations.
• After successful completion of the programme, successful candidates would perform in any of the following capacities; Strategy, Business Analysis & Risk Analysis with a focus on Energy, and Infrastructure development

Key Deliverables

• Recommend individual investments and collections of investments, which are known as portfolios
• Evaluate current and historical data
• Study economic and business trends
• Study a company's financial statements and analyze commodity prices, sales, costs, expenses, and tax rates to determine a company's value by projecting the company's future earnings
• Meet with company officials to gain better insight into the company's prospects and management
• Prepare written reports
• Meet with investors to explain recommendations on research and forecast
• Monitor budgets, prepare and submit regular reports, raise flags whenever necessary, and provide management with explanations for any distortion from initial budgets and assumptions
• Perform expense trend analysis and monitor financial and operational risk exposure on an ongoing basis; proactively communicate potential risks to management
• Conduct special projects to improve reporting and analysis, develop best practices and support Company initiatives; establish and implement new procedures to address areas requiring improvement
• Completes other ad hoc financial analysis and reporting, including utilizing data from multiple sources
• Fosters strong working relationships with peer and management to meet company objectives and develop efficient and effective cross-divisional relationships among core teams throughout the company

Minimum Qualification / Experience

• University Degree in Economics, Actuarial Science, Statistics, Business Management, Accounting, Finance and any other Degree i.e. Candidates with a bias for Financial/Business Analysis. (Minimum Second Class Upper). A business degree and a certification as a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) will be an added advantage
• Minimum of 3-5 years cognate working experience (Post NYSC) in a similar capacity within an organisation

Personality Traits:

• Must be hard working and resourceful
• Must possess the ability to multitask and work under pressure
• Must be a person of high integrity
• Must be a self-starter and a team player with proactive approach to work.

Knowledge/Skills:

• Must be able to communicate fluently in written and oral English.
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial & dynamic environment
• Must be able to understand market trends and forecast
• Must be thorough in research finding and methodology
• Must possess a flare for numbers and be business savvy
• Must possess excellent numerical and quantitative skills
• Must be a critical thinker with good judgement and decision making
• Must have excellent presentation skills
• Ability to collect, integrate and analyze information from multiple sources to create a cohesive, fact-based analysis
• Must be MS Word, Excel and Internet Browser proficient.

Working Relationships

• Internal: Develop efficient and effective cross-divisional relationships among core teams throughout the company including, Finance Managers, Managing Directors, Executive Directors and the Company Board.
• External: Is expected to develop relationships with banks, tax authority, treasury houses, Investor Relations etc.