Business Analyst

Role Overview

Financial Analysis and Performance

• Analyze income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and supporting financial information.
• Identify trends, variances, profitability drivers, liquidity and leverage considerations, working-capital movements, cash generation, and financial risks.
• Monitor subsidiary and Group performance against budgets, business plans, prior periods, and KPIs.
• Prepare dashboards, variance analyses, management commentary, and performance reports.
• Reconcile financial and operational information and identify data gaps or inconsistencies.

Modeling and Business Cases

• Build, update, and quality-check models for investments, acquisitions, divestments, financing alternatives, market entry, and strategic initiatives.
• Perform valuation, scenario, and sensitivity analyses.
• Support feasibility studies, business plans, capital-allocation papers, and investment cases.

Strategy and Transactions

• Conduct market, sector, competitor, and company research and maintain market intelligence and benchmarking information.
• Support strategic reviews and annual planning activities.
• Screen and evaluate acquisitions, partnerships, joint ventures, divestments, and organic growth opportunities.
• Assist with due diligence, transaction analyses, data-room materials, issue tracking, and adviser-output analysis.
• Support post-transaction integration or benefits tracking when required.

Executive Reporting

• Prepare presentations, briefing notes, investment papers, and Board or management materials.
• Coordinate with Finance, Treasury, Legal, HR, business units, and external advisers.
• Maintain workplans, milestone trackers, KPI dashboards, action logs, and risk or dependency registers.
• Apply confidentiality, document control, and quality standards to sensitive strategic and financial information.

Candidate Profile

• Two to five years of relevant experience in corporate development, investment banking, consulting, transaction advisory, valuation, equity research, investment analysis, FP&A, or comparable roles.
• Hands-on experience analyzing financial information and developing or reviewing financial models and management presentations.
• A bachelor's degree in a relevant quantitative or business discipline is required.
• Strong written and spoken English is required.
• Exposure to M&A, due diligence, strategic planning, portfolio analysis, or a diversified holding-company environment is advantageous.
• CFA, ACA, ACCA, CPA, or a relevant postgraduate qualification is advantageous but not mandatory.

Required Skills

• Strong financial statement analysis, financial modeling, forecasting, valuation, scenario analysis, and investment-return knowledge.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, commercial-awareness, research, communication, and presentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, exercise professional judgment, and handle confidential information.
• Familiarity with financial databases, data-visualization tools, and AI-enabled productivity tools is advantageous.