Corporate Finance Associate

Our Client Our client, an energy/energy infrastructure company, seeks to employ a Corporate Finance Associate.

Key Responsibilities

Help develop and articulate a comprehensive financial model for the company and its various projects. Convert the articulated long term business strategy of the company into integrated financial forecasts. Support the CFO/lead financial director in evaluating all the various projects risk/return metrics and resolution of attendant issues.

Manage the budgetary process to ensure all budgets adequately reflect periodic resource requirements and revenue estimates for the business: co-ordinate the periodic financial performance monitoring activities of the Company. Liaise with internal stakeholders and external financing parties, as maybe required, to ensure the business remains adequately funded in terms of debt, equity and working capital requirements.

Assist in the company’s outreach activities to ensure valuable and effective financial alliances are forged that facilitate the company’s business expansion over time. Assist in the formulation and execution of the company’s investment decision making and financial management to enhance business growth and operating efficiency.

Work with lead financial director/CFO to set appropriate financial targets, and maintain an effective financial management framework covering treasury, tax planning, financial control and management information systems (MIS) processes. Help in sourcing external debt and equity financing required to support the long-term growth and stability of the company and its projects.

Ensure integration of the Company’s communicated strategic plan with its financial management strategies and in so regularly doing interfaces with project companies within the group to determine areas of mutual collaboration towards the achievement of group financial and business objectives. Assist the accounting team as may be required from time to time to develop and implement effective finance and accounting systems, processes, procedures and policies which provide effective controls in the utilization of capital and assets.

Assist the accounting/treasury team as may be required from time to time, with determining and interpreting the company’s assets and liabilities position,\company’s cost of funds and product /service pricing requirements; banking transactions and daily financial operations. Assist in the preparation and dispatch of periodic statutory reports to regulatory authorities as required.

Requirements

Finance & Investment Management Project Finance Taxation Assets and Liabilities Management Oral & Written Communication PC Utilization especially, use of Microsoft Office Suites Presentation Business writing Proposals Modeling Knowledge of power and energy sector’s GSAA, GTA, PPA & accounting systems would be an added advantage.