Financial Forecasting Officer at Sifax Group

Location: Apapa, Lagos

Job Summary

• A financial forecasting officer helps management think about and prepare for the future. 
• The ideal candidate will have experience in sales forecasting, financial planning, financial management and accounting.
• Candidate will also be a financial expert with deep industry knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Application of quantitative analysis techniques to build custom financial models that will be used to inform the organization’s decision making process on investment and divestment.
• Share forecast scope with management in an understandable manner and provides a project plan with key deliverables and listed timelines.
• Define the applicable forecasting method for each unique project in such a way that it takes into account- forecast context, data availability, degree of accuracy and required timeline.
• Conduct periodic competitor and consumer market research so as to be up to date with ratios and trends that inform unique forecasts.
• Collect and analyze numerical data on revenue, expenditure and other economic trends that affects past, existing and future projects as the case may be.
• Ability to make clear and accurate recommendations to supervisors and management on all forecast findings.
• Any other assignment designated by supervisor.

Skills and Other Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Banking & Finance, Statistics etc
• ACA or ACCA professional certification (Completed or student)
• To do well in this role you need to have eyes for detail, experience as a Data Analyst, a deep understanding of the popular data analysis tools and databases, forecasting experience, data management etc.
• 1-3 years’ experience
• Above average analytical skills
• Competence in Excel, PowerPoint and other accounting softwares
• Creativity in solving problems
• Good experience in Finance and auditing
• Being open to providing and receiving constructive feedback
• Eagerness to learn and a can-do attitude is necessary
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team with very minimal supervision
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Experience in handling presentations and meeting both virtual and physical.