Job Summary: The Senior Financial Analyst is a critical analytical and technical role within the Department of Finance and Planning, responsible for leading and executing the Corporation’s Capital Budgeting, Investment Appraisal, and Financial Analysis Functions. This role serves as the primary analytical engine for evaluating the financial viability of long-term investment projects, capital expenditure proposals, and strategic initiatives, ensuring that the Corporation’s capital resources are deployed to generate maximum value. The Officer is tasked with building and maintaining advanced financial models, conducting investment appraisals, supporting due diligence processes, and producing high-quality financial analyses and recommendations for the Chief Executive Officer, Board of Directors, Financiers and other Strategic Stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

(1) Functional Responsibilities

The Senior Financial Analyst is responsible for the development, execution, and continuous refinement of the Corporation’s capital budgeting processes, investment analysis frameworks, financial models, and valuation methodologies, ensuring analytical integrity and alignment with corporate objectives.

1.1 Capital Budgeting and Investment Appraisal: Lead the evaluation of long-term investment projects, capital expenditure proposals, and strategic acquisitions using robust financial appraisal techniques, including Net Present Value (NPV), Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Payback Period, Profitability Index, and Economic Value Added (EVA) analyses. Develop and maintain comprehensive capital budgeting models that align investment decisions with the Corporation’s strategic priorities, risk appetite, and available funding sources, ensuring the most efficient deployment of capital resources. Prepare detailed investment cases, feasibility studies, and financial due diligence reports for major corporate projects, joint ventures, and partnership opportunities, presenting clear recommendations. Coordinate the annual capital expenditure (CapEx) planning and prioritization process across all departments, consolidating departmental CapEx requests and evaluating them against established financial hurdles and strategic alignment criteria. Monitor and track the financial performance of approved capital projects post-implementation, conducting post-investment reviews to assess actual returns against projected outcomes and documenting lessons learned.

1.2 Financial Modelling and Valuation: Build, maintain, and continuously refine financial models to support capital allocation and strategic decision-making. Conduct sensitivity analyses, scenario planning (base case, upside, downside), and Monte Carlo simulations to stress-test investment assumptions, quantify risks, and inform executive decision-making under conditions of uncertainty. Develop and maintain standardized financial modelling templates and methodologies to ensure consistency, auditability, and analytical rigour across all investment evaluations produced by the Unit.

1.3 Financial Analysis and Decision Support: Conduct in-depth financial analyses, including profitability assessments, cost-benefit analyses, return on investment (ROI) evaluations, working capital analyses, and break-even analyses for departmental initiatives, operational improvement projects, and cross-functional programs. Analyze the Corporation’s financial statements and key financial ratios (liquidity, solvency, efficiency, profitability) to identify trends, flag emerging risks, and provide actionable insights. Support the development of product costing models and unit economics analyses in collaboration with the Cost Engineering and Estimation Unit within the Department of Product Development.

1.4 Financial Reporting and Executive Presentations: Prepare and present detailed financial analyses, investment appraisal reports, capital budget performance reviews, and project feasibility studies. Develop compelling executive presentations that articulate complex financial data, investment recommendations, risk-return profiles, and capital allocation trade-offs with clarity and precision. Ensure the accuracy, timeliness, and compliance of all financial analyses and reports with applicable regulatory frameworks, including International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) requirements, and corporate governance best practices.

1.5 Resource Mobilization: Support the Corporation’s resource mobilization efforts by preparing financial models, project feasibility analyses, investment memoranda, and financial due diligence packages for submission to Finance Institutions and potential investors. Assist in the structuring and financial analysis of debt facilities, concessional financing instruments, grant agreements, and blended finance arrangements, ensuring alignment with the Corporation’s capital structure objectives and debt service capacity. Prepare financial projections, debt service coverage ratio (DSCR) analyses, and loan covenant compliance models to support ongoing lender reporting and relationship management.

1.6 Risk Analysis and Financial Risk Assessment: Develop and maintain dynamic financial risk assessment models to evaluate foreign exchange risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, commodity price risk, and project-specific financial risks associated with major capital investments and strategic initiatives.

1.7 Cross-Functional Coordination and Stakeholder Support: Act as the primary capital budgeting and financial analysis liaison between the Department of Finance and Planning and all other departments, ensuring that investment proposals are supported by robust financial analyses and aligned with the Corporation’s approved capital allocation framework. Coordinate data collection, validation, and consolidation from all departments to support the timely preparation of capital budgets, investment cases, and financial analyses. Collaborate with the Planning, Strategy and Budgeting Unit and the Integrated Financial Reporting Unit within the Division to ensure coherence between capital budgeting decisions, corporate budgets, and financial reporting.

1.8 QHSE Financial Analysis and Sustainability Stewardship: Lead the financial evaluation of the Corporation’s Quality, Health, Safety, and Environment (QHSE) initiatives, conducting cost-benefit analyses and Return on Investment (ROI) assessments for sustainability projects, waste-to-energy programs, and green technology acquisitions. Collaborate with the QHSE team to quantify financial exposures related to environmental liabilities, occupational hazards, and carbon footprints. Support the integration of “Natural Capital” and “Human Capital” metrics into the Corporation’s investment appraisal framework and provide validated financial data for the ESG components of the Integrated Annual Report.

1.9 Any Other Duties: Any other duties assigned by your Supervisor.

(2) Social Responsibilities

The Senior Financial Analyst serves as a collaborative and trusted analytical partner, fostering evidence-based investment decision-making, building cross-functional relationships, and contributing to a culture of financial discipline and capital stewardship across the Corporation.

2.1 Analytical Partnership and Advisory: Serve as a trusted analytical resource to departmental managers and project leads, providing timely and accessible financial guidance on capital expenditure proposals, project feasibility assessments, and investment structuring options that enable informed decision-making at all operational levels.

2.2 Cross-Functional Collaboration: Proactively build and maintain strong working relationships with officers and managers across all departments, championing a culture of data transparency, rigorous financial justification for investment proposals, and shared accountability for the Corporation’s capital allocation outcomes.

2.3 Institutional Knowledge Development: Contribute to the development and documentation of the Corporation’s capital budgeting policies, financial modelling standards, investment appraisal templates, and analytical best practices, ensuring institutional knowledge is captured, standardized, and accessible for continuous improvement and onboarding of future team members.

2.4 Stakeholder Communication Support: Support senior leadership in preparing clear, accurate, and compelling financial communications for external stakeholders, including Board presentations, investor briefings, Financiers progress reports, and lender submissions, ensuring that the Corporation’s financial narrative is consistent, credible, and strategically aligned.

(3) Emotional Responsibilities

The role demands exceptional analytical discipline, intellectual rigour, professional composure, and a deep commitment to accuracy and integrity, particularly when operating under tight deadlines, managing competing priorities, and supporting high-stakes investment decisions.

3.1 Analytical Precision and Intellectual Rigour: Maintain commitment to accuracy, thoroughness, and analytical excellence in all financial models, investment appraisals, and valuation analyses, recognizing that the Corporation’s capital allocation decisions, Board deliberations, and investor confidence depend directly on the quality and integrity of the work produced.

3.2 Composure Under Pressure: Demonstrate professional composure, clarity of thought, and effective time management when operating under demanding deadlines particularly during Capital Budgeting Cycles, Board reporting periods, Financiers submission timelines, and urgent ad-hoc executive requests ensuring consistent output quality without compromising analytical rigour.

3.3 Integrity and Confidentiality: Handle sensitive financial data, investment projections, valuation models, transaction-related information, and Board-level materials with absolute discretion, integrity, and professionalism, upholding the highest standards of ethical conduct and fiduciary responsibility.

3.4 Adaptability and Continuous Learning: Demonstrate the intellectual curiosity and adaptability required to stay current with evolving financial regulations, capital markets developments, valuation methodologies, and emerging best practices in investment analysis and corporate finance within the context of a rapidly scaling manufacturing enterprise.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

1. Education

• Bachelor’s Degree (Honours) in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, Business Administration, Economics, Statistics, Engineering from a recognized Academic Institution.
• Master’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, Business Administration, Economics, Statistics, Financial Engineering from a recognized Academic Institution. Or Regular Membership with the CFA Institute or Equivalent.

1. Experience: Applicant should have at least Five (5) Years Experience as a Financial Analyst in a Reputable Organization with demonstrated experience in financial modelling, investment analysis, capital budgeting, and/or corporate finance, with practical exposure to multi-stakeholder reporting environments.
2. Continuous Professional Development: Certificates in at least Two (2) relevant fields (e.g., Financial Modelling and Valuation Analyst – FMVA, Chartered Financial Analyst – CFA (Level I or above), Certified Management Accountant – CMA, Project Management Professional – PMP, or equivalent certifications).
3. Professional Membership: Affiliate or Associate Membership to a Relevant Professional Body (ACCA, CFA, CIMA or equivalent) and in Good Standing.

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

(1) Financial Modelling and Valuation Expertise: Proficiency in building, maintaining, and interpreting complex financial models. Microsoft Excel skills and familiarity with financial modelling and valuation tools (e.g., Oracle CrystalBall or equivalent). Strong quantitative and analytical reasoning skills with the ability to synthesize large volumes of financial data into clear, actionable investment recommendations.

(2) Capital Budgeting and Corporate Finance Acumen: Solid understanding of capital budgeting methodologies (NPV, IRR, Payback Period, Profitability Index etc), and investment appraisal best practices. Ability to evaluate complex investment proposals across multiple dimensions financial return, strategic fit, risk profile, and funding structure and articulate trade-offs clearly to decision-makers. Awareness of financing instruments, concessional lending structures, and blended finance mechanisms relevant to infrastructure and manufacturing investments in Africa.

(3) Financial Analysis and Risk Assessment: Proficiency in conducting comprehensive financial statement analysis, ratio analysis, trend analysis, and benchmarking to assess corporate and project-level financial health. Strong understanding of financial risk assessment frameworks, including foreign exchange risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, and commodity price risk within a manufacturing context.

(4) Reporting, Presentation, and Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to prepare Board-quality investment cases, financial due diligence reports, and executive presentations that articulate complex financial concepts clearly to both financial and non-financial audiences. Proficiency in data visualization and presentation tools (e.g., Microsoft PowerPoint, CANVA, Power BI, or equivalent) to communicate financial insights and investment recommendations.

(5) Technology Acumen and Digital Proficiency: Familiarity with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and their application in financial planning, capital budgeting, and management reporting within a manufacturing context. Awareness of emerging technologies, including Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) applications in financial forecasting, predictive analytics, and automated financial analysis.

(6) QHSE and Sustainability Financial Literacy: Proficiency in green finance, carbon accounting, and quantifying the financial impact of environmental stewardship. This includes translating QHSE risks like safety incidents and non-compliance into financial models and insurance evaluations while ensuring all disclosures align with international IIRC and GRI sustainability reporting standards for integrated corporate value tracking.

(7) Personal Attributes: Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines. High degree of integrity, discretion, and professionalism in handling confidential financial, transactional, and strategic information. Self-driven with a strong work ethic, intellectual curiosity, and a commitment to continuous professional development.

MONTHLY KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (KPIs) FOR THE SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST AT KIIRA MOTORS CORPORATION

1. Capital Budgeting and Investment Appraisal

1.1 Investment Appraisal Output

• Investment Case Completion: Tracks the number and quality of investment appraisals, feasibility studies, and capital expenditure evaluations completed per month against approved work plans.
• CapEx Plan Accuracy: Measures the variance between planned and actual capital expenditure against the approved annual CapEx budget (target: variance ≤ 5%).

1.2 Post-Investment Review

• Post-Implementation Review Timeliness: Tracks the timely completion of post-investment performance reviews for approved capital projects against scheduled review dates.

2. Financial Modelling and Valuation

2.1 Financial Model Quality:

• Financial Model Output: Tracks the number of financial models developed, updated, or validated per month
• Model Accuracy: Measures the incidence of material errors identified in financial models post-submission (target: zero material errors per reporting cycle).

3. Financial Analysis and Decision Support

3.1 Analysis Output and Quality:

• Financial Analysis Delivery: Tracks the timely completion and delivery of financial analyses requested by departments, Executive Management, and external stakeholders.

4. Reporting and Executive Presentations

4.1 Report Quality and Timeliness:

• Board and Stakeholder Report Timeliness: Tracks the on-time submission of investment cases, financial analyses, and capital budget reports for Board, Board Committee, and Financiers’ review cycles.
• Report Accuracy and Compliance: Measures the accuracy of financial reports and investment cases submitted, with zero material misstatements or compliance deficiencies identified per reporting cycle.

5. Resource Mobilization and Stakeholder Support

5.1 Lender Support

• Resource Mobilization Support: Tracks the timely delivery of financial models, due diligence packages, and financial projections to support submissions and lender reporting.
• Capital Project Tracking: Tracks the timely update of the capital project performance tracker and post-investment review schedule (target: monthly update within 10 working days of month-end).

6. QHSE Financial Stewardship

6.1 Sustainability and ESG Financial Analysis

• Sustainability Appraisal Completion: Tracks the percentage of QHSE-related capital expenditure proposals (such as solar integration or waste management) evaluated with a full cost-benefit and ROI analysis, ensuring 100% completion within 10 working days of request.
• ESG Reporting Accuracy: Measures the accuracy of financial data provided for the Integrated Annual Report and Financiers submissions, maintaining a 0% variance between audited financial records and sustainability disclosures.
• Green Finance Compliance: Tracks the timely delivery of updated financial models and risk assessments required for green credit facilities or concessional loan covenants, with 100% of reports submitted at least 5 days before the lender deadline.

Deadline: 30 April 2026

 

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