Finance Officer at Bridge International Academies

Location: Benin, Edo

About the Role

• We are seeking a Finance Officer who will work closely with the Director, Finance to refine how Bridge International Academies approaches financial budgeting, projections, and forecasting.
• The Finance Officer will also help senior executives identify key performance indicators in the business, highlight how the Company can improve operational execution across all divisions, and prepare materials for the Board of Directors highlighting the Company’s strategic and financial direction.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain financial analyses that forecast/project Bridge International Academies’ operational and financial performance.
• Work with department heads and senior executives to refine budgeting across the Company.
• Continuously work with department heads to identify and evaluate key performance indicators.
• Work with the Finance Department to ensure that historical/actual performance is correctly captured and in-sync with the Finance Associate’s work.
• Assist senior executives with preparing materials for the Board of Directors and investors.
• Think strategically and proactively about Bridge International Academies’ financial direction.

Requirements

• At least two years of post-undergraduate, full time work experience in investment banking or corporate finance; should be used to highly rigorous, complex financial analysis.
• Undergraduate degree from a top university with exemplary academic achievements; ideally in economics, business, accounting, and/or finance.
• Very experienced working with Microsoft Excel andPowerpoint.
• Experience working closely with a company to build financial and operating models at a deep level, particularly on a multi-country level.
• Extraordinary attention to detail and highly driven, ambitious attitude towards work.
• Strategic financial thinker with an eye for identifying metrics that matter for a business.