Financial Analyst at Signal Alliance

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement financial analysis and evaluation with respect to:
• Cash flow projections
• Monthly revenue and customer billings
• Growth and profitability analysis & reporting
• Liquidity & Efficiency of the business
• Manage customer/deal financial risk, ensuring that deal with any customer does not lead to the non-payments.
• Monitor company credit with OEM up to customer levels and ensure we meet credit terms per customer.
• Recurrent billing data base: ensuring 90-day billing before expiration of 2nd and 3rd year billings and 6months for renewals.
• Track all Azure billings and activate these billings for customers when they are due.
• Track other sources of business revenues and ensure zero gaps in revenue collections.
• Provide financial expertise that will continually reduce the business exposure to the forex volatility.
• Analyse business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations to project future revenues and expenses.
• Prepare reports of audit findings, outlining discrepancies and recommending corrective actions to be taken.
• Evaluate business proposals, commercial transactions (local & foreign) and determine funding needs and sources.
• Generate and interpret the monthly financial reports of the business for management’s decision making.
• Develop financial initiatives and policies that may improve financial growth of the business.
• Assist the business leads with their planning and budgeting process.
• Provide all budget holders in Cloudsa with up-to-date information in relation to their budgets. Continually provide visibility on budgeted spends against actuals.
• Perform periodic reconciliation of account receivables, checking and ensuring the submission of approved invoices on due dates
• Recommend financial actions by analyzing and interpreting financial data and making comparative analyses, studying proposed changes in methods and processes.
• Provide general customer service by attending to any related queries or requests on quotes, purchase orders, etc.
• Perform any other tasks that may be assigned from time to time.

Anticipated Outcomes of Role

• Timeliness and accuracy of financial reports (Revenue report; profitability Report; Variance report; Receivables & billings, etc.)
• Minimal impact of forex volatility and other financial risks on the business operations
• Actualization of all receivables as at when due
• Internal & external customer satisfaction
• Satisfactory profit margin on projects.

Education

• First degree in Accounting, Finance or related disciplines
• MBA will be an added advantage

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years proven working experience as a Financial Analyst.
• Experience in forex management for business operations
• Experience with statistical analysis and financial forecasting
• Abreast of industry updates

Professional Membership:

• ACA, ACCA or CFA - any of these is preferred.

Knowledge & Skills:
The incumbent must have proficient knowledge in the following areas:

• Corporate Finance
• Financial Planning & Strategy
• Cost Accounting
• Forex Management
• Capex Management
• Financial Modelling & valuation
• Understanding of moderately complex Accounting Concepts and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and IFRS
• Financial Budgeting and Forecasting
• Knowledge of ERP tools used to store, retrieve, and analyse financial information
• Attention to detail and the ability to identify financial data patterns
• Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Solid organizational and multi-tasking skills.