Our client – in the Tobacco sector, seeks to appoint a Business Analyst. Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced candidates to fill the position.
Purpose:
Business Analyst is responsible for supporting the financial forecasting and reporting function as well as providing analysis of business performance to Management and Shareholders
Responsibilities:
- Review and analyze monthly management accounts and audited annual financial statements and update the models with the accounts.
- Prepare full-year projections in the model for inclusion in the monthly management accounts – Revenues, COGS, interest income, and expense.
- Assist the finance team with updating the company model and assist with the preparation of the budget – Require model rebuild so that it has income statement, balance sheet and cash flow, interest income, and interest expense.
- Improve/ refine existing financial model(s) to align with company reporting requirements.
- Prepare Audit and Risk Committee (ARC) Pack quarterly.
- Prepare/ update crop costing model(s) and assist the finance team on reconciliations required.
- During Greenleaf tobacco buying season: prepare the sales and exposure reports for commercial and assist with the small-scale exposure report.
- Create a working capital analysis model and the automation thereof.
- Prepare grower debt impairment provision.
- Tracking of ESG metrics and reporting to management and board.
- Ad-hoc analysis – work on any other report that might be required from the model by management.
Qualifications and Experience
- BSc in Financial Engineering, ACA, ICAANZ, SAICA or similar.
- Masters in Finance or similar.
- Must have strong Excel skills and fluency in other Microsoft Office applications. Financial literacy is required – this may take the form of previous experience/training in accounting or financial engineering.
- Familiarity with relational databases
- Familiarity with coding (C++, C# or similar)
For consideration – please send your updated CV in Word format. Also, provide your current salary and benefits details!
Email CVs to Colin Roberts: colin@valcol.co.zw & Mirriam Dzapasi: mirriam@valcol.co.zw