Job Title: Financial Analyst
Organisation: Grameen Foundation AppLab Uganda
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Project Manager, AppLab Money Incubator and Operations Manager, CKW Program.
About Grameen Foundation AppLab Uganda:
AppLab comprises the field innovation hubs where Grameen Foundation develops and deploys mobile phone-based solutions to alleviate poverty. In Uganda, we focus on using ICT to support agriculture and financial services for the poor. Our Community Knowledge Worker (CKW) program supports agricultural extension through a network of locally nominated farmers who use smartphones to collect and disseminate real-time, actionable information. Through our AppLab Money programs, we develop new mobile financial services products and work with partners to bring them to scale to reach the last-mile.
Job Summary: The Financial Analyst will be responsible for financial analysis supporting all programs within the AppLab Uganda office – currently the AppLab Money programs and the Community Knowledge Worker programs. He/she is expected to have strong financial analysis, business modeling and communicative skills that support Grameen Foundations work. He/she will work in a collaborative, innovative environment and be responsible for conducting financial and analytical studies and help create business plans and provide recommendations for courses of action based on analyses.
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
1. Financial Projections and Valuations
1. Financial Projections and Valuations
- Conduct Financial analysis for our partner organizations
- Review current financial projects and/or developing projections based on new product or service scenarios
- Develop customer-level vs. product-level profitability models
- Analyzing current product or service costing models
- Conduct valuations to assess scenarios, which could include evaluating the net present value (NPV), internal rate of return (IRR), or payback period
- Develop and apply financial models for business cases
- Make recommendations and communicate findings
- Help prepare strategic recommendations and business cases based on analysis
- Provide information to management by assembling and summarizing data; preparing reports; making presentations of findings, analyses, and recommendations
- Present results to project team as well as partner senior management teams
- Conduct financial analysis training for individuals in our team or within our partner organizations
2. Research and Partner Engagement:
- Work with field teams to evaluate, review and make recommendations around current commercials model that are in place
- Research and analyze financial data for internal and external clients
- Engage with partners directly to access information needed to conduct analysis or financial models
- Work with partners to ensure they understand analyses and models being created
3. Participate in Project Teams
- Participate in project team meetings and strategy sessions for relevant projects
- Contribute to team presentations and documents to deliver results to our partners
4. Training: Periodically provides basic training sessions to the office in financial analysis, projections, valuations, etc.
Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
- Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business.
- At least 4 years of work experience in financial analysis, consulting, or an equivalent role
- Deep knowledge of Microsoft office products (excel, PowerPoint, word, etc.)
- Strong financial analysis skills: forecasting, corporate finance, information analysis, financial planning & strategy. Experience understanding financial institution business models and financials preferred.
- Strong analytical skills and experience: ability to utilize analytical rigor to drive improved decision making and support development of business cases
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Self-motivated, agile thinker
- Ability to juggle multiple priorities with changing deadlines
- Enthusiasm and passion for our work – with strong mission alignment and desire to improve the lives of the poor
- Understanding of financial services and mobile technology preferred
How to apply:
Please follow the instructions as stated below as failure to do so could lead to disqualification.
- Write an Application letter and CV/Resume.
- Merge these two documents into one document in either word or PDF format.
- Do not attach or send any scanned documents. These are sometimes too large for our inbox.
- To Submit your application online, please click “Apply to Position“
- Only successful candidates will be contacted. For all other inquiries please contact our offices directly.
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