Corporate Finance Associate in an Agricultural Company in Lagos

Proten International - Our client in the Agro-sector is recruiting suitably qualified candidate to fill the position below:

Job Title: Corporate Finance Associate Location: Lagos

Key Responsibilities

• Develop a schedule for investment transactions and analyze efficiency, trends, revenues, and financial commitment to project future revenues and expenses.
• Manage and organize operational data to determine the costs of operations and establish standard costs.
• Provide creative solutions to reduce costs and improve financial performance
• Conduct financial processes and procedures, prepare reports and supporting documents, and provide regular updates to Finance Team.
• Consult with the Corporate Finance team to guide and influence long term strategic thinking.
• Review monthly expenses to ensure that expenses are booked correctly and work with the finance team to make any necessary reclassification.
• Prepare consolidated forecasts and analyze trends in revenue, expense, capital expenditures, and other related areas.
• Conduct complex business analysis including ROI, NPV, and IRR, making recommendations to management on new products, features, pricing, marketing promotions, based on historical financial data.
• Research, analyze, and synthesize data from multiple sources into business information as directed and by self-identification of business information needs.
• Work with management and business units to determine strategic objectives and identify opportunities to meet these goals.
• Prepare financial and business-related analysis and research in such areas as financial and expense performance, rate of return, depreciation, working capital, and investments.
• Assist with compilation and analysis of consolidated budgets and long-range plans.
• Demonstrate appropriate understanding/working knowledge of accounting principles and internal controls, and apply them.
• Advice on how to meet targets and create investment capital, and generate finance from shares and loans.
• Gather, analyze, and interpret complicated numerical information.
• Assess and predict financial risks and returns; use financial modeling to predict outcomes.
• Negotiate and structure financial details; provide investment advice, tactics and recommendations
• Assist in preparation and analysis of annual budgets and long-range plans.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Banking, Business or Economics (Master’s degree in finance and/or MBA preferred)
• Profound know-how in advanced financial analysis and investment banking
• Excellent communication skills: Fluent oral and written English
• Leadership experience in financial analysis coupled with relevant accounting experience.
• Proficient in Excel Spreadsheets, MS Office, and Financial Software applications.
• Bear strong analytical skills.
• Strong financial analysis skills and quantitative analysis planning
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as technology and Learning organization.

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