Financial Analyst
Listing reference: nef_000107
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 27 January 2025
Position summary
Industry: Financial Services
Job category: Banking, Finance, Insurance. Stockbroking
Location: Sandton
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: Yes
Introduction
To provide investment support to Post Investment Associates by analysing deals, ensure that the financial models are appropriate to facilitate seamless revenue collection.
Job description
- Provide comprehensive financial analysis through the use of approved financial modelling for existing portfolio companies;
- Analyse, compile and report on market information on a deal by deal basis;
- Contribute to the development of a business development strategy when required for the portfolio companies;
- Develop a broad knowledge (of corporate finance / private equity macro environment, sector, specific transaction) to support team in identifying and recommending appropriate mitigation measures on key risk issues for portfolio companies;
- For additional funding and or restructure, partake in due diligence exercises at the request of the team member, using approved processes and principles as outlined in the due diligence scope;
- Provide commentary on innovative / optimum / appropriate finance and legal structures for each investment deal ensuring long term sustainability / viability of the project to the benefit of the client and the NEF;
- Analysing financial information relating to specific companies, e.g. company results, profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow statements to determine the commercial viability of portfolio companies;
- Consider the economic implications which might affect the performance of portfolio companies;
- Analysing equity valuations of portfolio companies semi-annually;
- Annual site visits to investee portfolio companies;
- Early identification / flagging of potential areas of defaulting clients.
Minimum requirements
Qualification Requirements
- Graduate degree – minimum B.Com. (Business and Finance, Accounting).
Experience / Skills Required
- A generalist in area of corporate finance with some experience in private equity
- PC Literacy is essential and use and knowledge of Excel is important as this role often involve financial modelling and projection work Strong Project Management and Corporate Finance and/or Venture Capital experience (minimum of 5 years).
- 2 – 5 years Financial Analysis experience
Personal Attributes/Behaviours/Attitudes
- Analytical thinker
- Strong entrepreneurial understanding
- Assertive
- Strong team contributor
- Exceptional time management quantities
- Integrity
- Maintains high levels of work standards
- Highly effective communications skills
- Process and service orientation