Budget & Financial Analyst at Egbin Power Plc

Job Summary

Assist in managing Egbin’s budget preparation and monitoring process including preparation of relevant reports to assist Management’s decision making.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist in circulating the annual business planning guidelines and provide assistance to other budget holders during the planning process in conjunction with the performance and planning unit.
• Develop consolidated budget pack for review and approval the Management Account & Budget Manager.
• Monitor approved budget allocations, revenue, and expenditure and highlight variances for the attention of the Head, Management Account & Budget.
• Carry out primary review and validation of budget data presented by various units and or highlight major inconsistencies/shortcomings.
• Carry out initial review & analysis for consistency of data, validation with other operational information and present to head of the section.
• Ensure the reporting of monthly financial performance of each unit and business generating centres (BGCs)
• Carry out variance analysis of major performance parameters with that of budgets forecasts and highlights underlying business/operational causes of variation
• Carry out studies and research of relevant authoritative source of macroeconomic data to gather basic information on budgetary assumption.
• Prepare first drafts of relevant periodic and/ or ad hoc reports.
• Assist in generating monthly management accounts, business performance statements, noting major deviations from budget, and risk areas.
• Participate in the analysis of operational results and proffer recommendations to management.
• Obtain key insights on industry (competitors) and economic analysis and recommend areas of improvement (If any)
• Provide analytic insight using trend analysis on key operational performance and accounting indices
• Financial forecast to aid business decision making
• Prepare monthly financial investments analysis and suggest best alternatives for fund based on economic performance
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the Head Budget, Planning and Business Performance.

Education and Work Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in Accounting, Finance, Economics or any other related discipline.
• Relevant professional qualifications such as ACA, CIMA, CPA, ACCA will be an added advantage
• Five (5)- Eight (8) years relevant experience

Skills and Competencies

• Good understanding of trends, challenges, opportunities, regulations and legislations relating to the power sector.
• In-depth knowledge of IFRS, finance best practices and other applicable reporting and accounting standards.
• Working knowledge of accounting packages and systems, including a standard ERP software.
• Good report writing and presentation skills
• Ability to extract, manipulate and analyze large volumes of data and strong problem-solving skills
• Strong interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills
• High sense of responsibility, accountability and dependability
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Good problem-solving skills.
• High ethical standards and integrity.
• Proficiency in the use of MS Office tools.