Senior Financial Analyst at Sahara Group

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Evaluate current and historical data to enhance decision-making.
• Prepare monthly and annual financial statements.
• Prepare and submit all regulatory reports to NERC at defined deadlines.
• Supervise month-end and year-end closing processes, ensuring timely and accurate reporting.
• Coordinate and support internal and external audits.
• Maintain an effective internal control environment over ledger processes.
• Collaborate with other sections and departments, including Business Operations, Treasury, Budget, and Projects, to ensure accurate cost allocations and expense tracking.
• Implement process improvements to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of financial data.
• Prepare financial forecasts and monitor business performance.
• Provide support in the areas of performance monitoring, analytics, and reporting to drive operational efficiency.
• Assist in ensuring effective strategies and measures are in place to detect potential revenue leakages or irregularities.
• Develop and implement creative performance templates and trackers for the business.
• Collate and interpret data, analyse results from varied sources using statistical techniques, and provide ongoing reports and insights to drive business decisions.
• Develop business intelligence tools that will help drive business operations.
• Ensure accurate recording of all financial transactions in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
• Review business financial statements and analyse commodity prices, sales, costs, expenses, and tax rates to determine the company’s value by projecting future earnings.
• Meet with company officials to gain better insight into the company’s prospects and management.
• Perform expense trend analysis and monitor financial and operational risk exposure on an ongoing basis; proactively communicate potential risks to management.
• Provide general support to business managers as required.
• Complete other ad-hoc analysis and reporting, including utilising data from multiple sources.
• Perform any other duties as may be communicated by line managers, management team, or other recognised stakeholders.
• Establish and maintain relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Implement data protection policies and practices of Egbin Power Plc.
• Ensure compliance with the NDPR and other data protection laws and policies.
• Undertake a Data Protection Impact Assessment as applicable to mitigate risk during data processing operations.
• Ensure awareness and understanding of QHSE policy and departmental objectives.
• Ensure awareness of the Integrated Management System (ISO 9001:2015, 14001:2015 & 14001:2018) and implications of non-conformance.
• Identify hazards, risks, and environmental aspects and understand their impact as related to the job.

Education and Work Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or other related disciplines.
• Relevant professional certification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CFA) is a must-have.
• Minimum of five (5) years relevant experience.

Skills and Competencies

• Good understanding of trends, challenges, opportunities, regulations, and legislations relating to the power industry.
• Good working relationship with internal and external stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of accounting packages and systems, including a standard ERP software (e.g. Chart of Accounts, Control Account, Accounting Modules, etc.).
• Ability to extract, manipulate, and analyse large volumes of data and strong problem-solving skills.
• High sense of accountability and dependability.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• High ethical standards and integrity.
• Proficiency in the use of MS Office tools.