VACANCIES
Financial Analyst
POSITION IN THE COMPANY
- Reports directly to the Rating Manager
- Has functional links with the other departments.
SCOPE OF THE JOB
- Prepare rating reports and analysis on financial institutions assigned within the time line agreed with the rating manager.
- Act as Industry specialist on the industry assigned to him/her. This will include preparing research report(s) on this industry within the time line agreed with the Head of Research and keeping abreast of developments in this industry.
- Prepare Client Specific Research as assigned.
- Study the financial institutions space closely and keep self and company records up to date on developments within the industry.
- Speaking at Industry Seminar.
- Teaching of financial management related courses
- Prepares articles for publication on Agusto newsletter or external media
KEY TASKS
- Preparing Industry Study on the industry assigned, based on outline and time line agreed with the Head of Research.
- Analyzing and presenting the information gathered in the Agusto & Co.’s standard format (this includes updating background information, spreading financial statements, writing analyst’s comments and conducting peer comparison).
- Quarterly updates on assigned industries in the Agusto Market Intelligence portal.
- Teaching any of the following courses: Basic Accounting, Financial Analysis, Core Credit and other courses.
- Maintain relationships with client’s employees and companies supervisory /regulatory authorities to monitor and keep informed of developments within the industry.
- Reading and understanding the macro-economic data available on Nigeria, Ghana, Rwanda and Kenya.
- Reading and understanding data available on assigned institutions in Nigerian, Ghanaian, Rwandan and Kenyan economies.
- Reading and understanding the required rating methodologies.
- Gathering basic information on each company to be rated and preparing monthly rating updates for inclusion on the website.
- Conducting quarterly rating review of companies assigned to him/her to ensure ratings are still valid.
Qualification and Requirement
- Good bachelor’s degree in business, Economics, Accounting, Finance or related fields
- Relevant professional qualifications (ACA, ACCA or CFA)
- MBA or MSc and financial modelling skill will be an advantage
- Minimum 3 years of experience working as a credit/financial analyst in a reputable financial service/consulting organisation
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Excellent communication and business writing skills