Certified Financial Analyst Job at SENCE Limited

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Job Title: Certified Financial Analyst

Job opening ID: 54

Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Type: Full time

Recruiter: Skill Enhancement Centre (SENCE) Limited / SENCE World

Roles and responsibilities:

•   Review financial spreadsheets and other reports in order to predict current and future financial performance.

•   Develop financial forecasts that present to stakeholders who use the information to make financial decisions.

•   Track the current financial progress against forecasts to make sure that the company is on track.

•   Make adjustments to the forecasts and report any variances to senior management

•   Research the economic climate and other investments to determine the effect that these factors will have on a company's performance.

•   Managing a team of analysts and making decisions about what investments would be included in the portfolio.

•   Advise on investment strategies for large organizations like pension funds

•   Look for ways to decrease a company's costs, increase its revenues and assist in making sound financial decisions.

Skill set:

•   At least 5 years working experience.

•   Must have a business, finance or accounting degree or even a master's in one of these subjects.

•   Must have good knowledge of:

•   Securities Analysis and Valuation

•   Financial Statement Analysis

•   Micro and Macro Economics

•   Derivatives

•   Statistics

•   Fundamental and Technical Analysis

•   Corporate Finance

•   Global Markets

•   Portfolio Management

•   Ethics

•   Attention to detail as well as an almost compulsive need for accuracy

•   Must also be able to meet deadlines and handle stress.

•   Ability to hold important information in confidence.

•   Must be able to maintain their integrity when confronted with these situations.

•   Must also be familiar with the latest accounting software and computer systems

•   Good communication and presentation skills are needed in order to present financial information to stakeholders within the company.

•   Must have an appetite for hard work and long office hours.

Work experience: 5 – 6 years

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