Senior Analyst – Financial Planning & Investment Analysis

Summary of Position:

The Senior Analyst – Financial Planning & Investment Analysis will be a contributor to the Group’s consolidated financial forecast model, and will hence be responsible for the efficient preparation and analysis of the Group’s long-term financial forecasts at the portfolio level, as well as for providing investment & strategic analysis to Senior Management and Board of Directors.

Financial Planning

• Assist the Corporate Finance department in the preparation of presentations and models for the different stakeholders (management, shareholders, lenders, rating agencies)
• Undertake and manage the preparation of the Group’s long-term financial forecasts at the portfolio level
• Maintain, engineer, refine and upgrade the terminals long-term financial forecast template and the consolidated financial forecast model
• Prepare reporting packs, presentations, papers and analyses and present them to Senior Management and Board of Directors
• Assess the impact of investment opportunities and financial strategies (terminal acquisition, increase in shareholding, major terminal extension, dividend distribution, etc.) on the consolidated financials (margins, leverage, covenants, etc.)
• Coordinate and assist with ad hoc requests from management, shareholders and third parties

Investment & Strategic Analysis

• Prepare supply&demand and other market analyses on a global and/or regional basis
• Actively perform detailed, rationalized strategic analyses, investment recommendations and other ad-hoc analysis at Group level based on supply&demand analyses and market insights, in line with shareholders’ objectives and needs
• Perform quantitative and qualitative market analyses (M&A activity, peers’ financial and operational performance, market drivers, economic environment, regulation, etc.)

Required Knowledge

• MSc in Finance or Business
• Expert in financial modelling and analysis with Excel / Business and investment valuation techniques

Required Experience

• 4-5 year experience in corporate finance / banking / financial institutions / investment / modeling or related analysis experience
• Proven experience in detailed financial modelling

Required Competencies

• Expert Excel modelling skills with strong understanding of financial return assessment techniques
• Strong analytical skills
• Very detail-oriented and highly organized
• Proficiency in both written and spoken English with strong expertise in concise and effective written and presentation preparation skills
• Ability to work in a demanding, fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment
• Efficiently collaborate with and coordinate as required the 10 other Business Development team members
• Project management skills

Major Challenges for this Position:

• Refinement and maintenance of complex, detailed financial models
• Working under tight deadlines
• Building knowledge across the 50+ existing terminal portfolio to enable effective long-term business planning
• Collection and reviewing of diverse inputs into analysis process