Corporate Finance Associate at Babban Gona

Babban Gona Agricultural Franchise is a financially sustainable, high impact and highly scalable social enterprise, which is part-owned by the farmers it serves. Babban Gona is an innovative model designed to serve the bottom of the pyramid and transform agriculture into a job-creation engine. Through this agricultural franchise, Babban Gona offers a suite of services to smallholder farmers, helping them to overcome the challenges of fragmentation and low economies of scale.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Corporate Finance Associate

Location: Lagos
Reports to: The Principal, Corporate Finance.

Key Responsibilities

Develop 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 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.
Demonstrate appropriate understanding / working knowledge of accounting principles and internal controls, and apply them.
Advise on how to meet targets and create investment capital; and generate finance from shares and loans.
Gather, analyse and interpret complicated numerical information.
Assess and predict financial risks and returns; use financial modelling 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.
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.

Required Experience

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

Start Up Environment:

Thrives in a fast-paced, start-up environment with dynamic business priorities.

Unlocking Potential of Team Members:

Extensive experience and passion for coaching/ mentoring a team.

Detailed Orientation and Managing Complexity:

Extensive experience leading a complex organization and passion for getting into details to identify root cause of issues and create innovative solutions.

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