Current Vacancies at FlexEdge Limited, 14th December, 2018

FlexEdge is a business support services company driven with the desire to enable, empower and enhance organizations with employable talents for ground breaking results. We are recruiting to fill the position below:     Job Title: Business Analyst Location: Lagos Job Description

• The Business Strategy Analyst will support the organization’s Corporate Strategy development efforts by analyzing growth drivers and challenges across the Organization’s diverse portfolio of businesses.
• The position will work collaboratively with the Strategy and Planning leadership and other key stakeholders to support, help implement, and track key strategic projects that have significant impact on the growth of the company.
• The staff will be working with the Strategy and planning team of the company to develop analysis that lead to actionable insights that accelerate profitable growth of the organization.
• Involved in designing key performance indicators and measuring department’s/subsidiaries performance, analyze customer behavior and trends, departmental and organizational performance data mining and analyzing the competition.
• Wrangle data from multiple sources including sales, operations, customer databases, macro-economy, competition to create integrated views that can be used to drive decision making
• Designing and building reports and analyses in Excel and PowerPoint
• Analyze financial statements and financial related data to determine investment priorities of top management and advise management on the effectiveness on various management’s initiatives and investments.
• Undertake special studies and research on possible new venture intents of management, determine profitability, ROI, ROE, and other indices to show the viability or otherwise of proposed management actions, evaluate potential acquisitions, partnerships, investments, and other strategic growth opportunities.
• Assist in performing competitive and market analysis by region/geographic area/industry connecting strategic projects with implications and possible outcomes for the Business Units
• Assist in preparing monthly/quarterly business environment / macroeconomic / industry report to General Managers to enable managers take positions that will give the company strategic advantage in the marketplace.
• Assist in organizing quarterly and annual business strategy and performance reviews for various subsidiaries of the company.
• Ability to keep clear and accurate records and reports.

• Candidate must be strong in quantitative analysis, must be able to think critically to tackle complex challenges, thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Average knowledge of performance management systems such as the Balanced Scorecard
• Strong Excel, Powerpoint and Word processor skills. Must be proficient in designing presentations and presenting data in pictorial form/charts.
• High Level of intellectual curiosity combined with a results-driven mindset with high EQ
• Strong interpersonal skills to influence others and build credible relationships.
• Ability to exercise a degree of flexibility within a fast moving environment.
• Communication and problem-solving skills, with demonstrated ability to meet goals and deadlines.

• Cost analysts evaluate expenses for an organization’s departments and projects.
• He digs into financial numbers, figuring out ways to reduce inefficiencies and decrease costs.
• He also keeps his eyes on the big picture to understand how markets are performing in their industry.
• He contributes to help secure their future. Cost analysts play a vital role in determining whether their company is ready for growth, whether it can invest in a new project, hire employees, or afford to stay in operation.

• Cost Analysis & Testing: The cost analyst is responsible for running a large number of tests on company data. He will analyze these tests to offer specific answers to problems, such as the most profitable plan for a building project or the cost-effectiveness of current operational activities. He performs deep data analysis to complete a wide variety of mathematical solutions. His cost analysis includes potential pricing model changes, new business models, and more.
• Market Analysis and Research: Cost analysts do market research, keeping his eyes on the entire market, studying it deeply. He will use financial software to analyze and track organizational expenses. He will research the costs of fellow competitors.
• Creating Cost Reduction Plans and Reports: The cost analyst will crunch numbers, write reports, and provide suggestions for money-saving strategies, documenting his findings in written plans. His reports are essential to creating more cost-efficient processes within businesses. The data he provides can determine whether a business’s new undertaking is a yes or a no from a cost perspective.
• Lead Cost Management Policy: The cost analyst acts as a liaison between the accounting department, customers, project engineers, managers, and whoever else might be involved in the finances of an endeavor. He prepares various charts and graphs to help others understand the company’s financial status. He provides reviews and comments to ensure the accuracy of expense related documents. The cost analyst also supports the business’s success by giving senior managers recommendations concerning financial policy and expense management.
• Oversee Daily Expenses: Many cost analysts perform daily accounting or bookkeeping duties. They may approve and administer invoice payments to outside vendors and suppliers. Costs analysts tabulate daily performance reports, often reviewing these assessments with project stakeholders to monitor costs and keep them in line with the original budget. Depending on the size of the organization, a single analyst can oversee all expense monitoring for a company or conduct analysis for a single project or department.

• Preferred candidate will have a Bachelor's Degree in Management Sciences (Accounting, Finance, Business Administration) or Engineering plus a post graduate business degree.

• Statistical data analysis - to interpret company performance data in light of industry statistics
• Operational analysis - reducing operational costs, including inventory valuation, product costs, overhead and direct labor costs, etc. is a cost analyst’s primary responsibility
• Costing methodology - to determine whether a company is properly using its resources
• Mathematical problem-solving - cost analysts need proven analytical, mathematical, and problem-solving skills to accomplish their job successfully
• Accounting - basic knowledge of accounting and financial analysis is needed to make cost-benefit analysis decisions
• Writing skills - analysts must translate complex financial information into simple reports that managers and non-technical employees can easily understand
• Communication skills - sharing difficult information and shedding light on harsh realities with clarity and tact is a significant part of a cost analysts’ job
• Organizational skills - cost analysts must be able to effectively prioritize many different tasks and sources of data to complete their job.