Senior Investment Analyst

3 weeks ago

Nairobi, Kenya Corporate Staffing Services Full time

Overview

Pharo Foundation ("the Foundation") is a mission-driven, impact-oriented organisation that designs, funds, and operates economic development programmes towards a vibrant, productive, and self-reliant Africa. Over the next decade, our goal is to create maximum impact towards three critical missions:
Empowering the next generation: Our education mission is to ensure that all students have an opportunity to access high-quality, affordable education and become productive citizens of a rapidly changing world.
Eliminating barriers to employment and productivity: Our productivity mission is to identify and eliminate health, financial, and structural barriers to employment and productivity for working people.
Solving water scarcity: Our water mission is to ensure that people and communities across Africa have access to a safe and affordable source of water.
The Foundation achieves its mission through investing in development of public goods and non-profit projects via Pharo Development and investing in private sector and for-profit ventures via Pharo Ventures.

We are a diverse, multicultural, and passionate organisation with over 650 employees in Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somaliland and London. Our headquarters are in Nairobi, Kenya, and we have a liaison office in London, UK, which is home to our parent organisation, Pharo Management.

Opportunity

The Senior Investment Analyst is a critical role based in Nairobi providing investment analysis, new venture development and portfolio monitoring support to enterprises across Eastern Africa. The incumbent will report to the Chief Financial Officer.
This role will provide support to the overall Pharo Foundation teams across the countries in the identification, financial modelling and analysis, business plan preparation, impact analysis, due diligence and execution of social enterprises and sustainable development investments. The candidate will need to be social impact driven. He / she will understand the ethos of social investing and be effective in integrating impact analysis in the regional business environment.
We are looking for a candidate who is a self-starter with strong research and financial analysis skills. This includes a solid understanding of data collection, undertaking research, accounting and financial analysis. He or she will have the ability to work independently and effectively as part of a small team and maintain an interest in the aims of social enterprise. The incumbent will be comfortable with the financial, commercial, operational and strategic aspects of social investments. In addition, the incumbent will be a strong collaborator both internally and externally with various stakeholders.

Duties and responsibilities

Investment analysis and financial modelling.

With guidance from supervisor, build financial and project models to analyse investment requirements and investments returns from new business proposals under consideration. Support the financial analysis and forecasting of growth projections for existing enterprises. Through quantitative and qualitative impact data and financial analysis, identify the strengths and opportunities to improve overall performance of the companies. Perform extensive analytics on historical performance and develop forecasts on the short and long-term performance of the portfolio companies.

Provide analytical data and input in the development of country strategies and investment plans.

Due diligence support and input into enterprise business plans. Contribute to the drafting of business plans, investment analysis documents and other material for review. Support the development of enterprise specific business plans prior to launch of the company operations and as required for company growth and expansion. Assist in the management of data, trends, insights and metrics for the business portfolio across the region. Carry out site visits to potential and existing business. Maintain a rolling database of potential business ventures for screening and analysis.

Financial and impact forecasting and reporting.

Support all aspects of investment portfolio management, monitoring the social and financial performance of existing investments, reviewing management information and compliance with organization policy. Undertake social performance assessments of existing and prospective enterprises in the portfolio. Support the financial and social impact metrics reporting, for the portfolio.

Research

Support in-depth and extensive market research and analysis for target countries and sectors of interest to Pharo Foundation. As needed, provide market research and analysis for existing businesses as they roll out growth strategies. Undertake targeted research and marketing efforts in order to support the development of a pipeline of new social investment business opportunities.

Qualifications and requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, Law, Business Management or related fields is mandatory. At least 4 years’ experience in the private sector, working in investment analysis, accounting, corporate finance or project finance, with exposure to multiple sectors and countries in the larger east Africa region. Full finance professional qualification (CIMA, ACA, ACCA, CPA, CFA or equivalent). Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUP, INDEX&MATCH, SUMIFS, PivotTables are daily bread formulas to you). Demonstrable experience in financial modelling and conducting complex financial analysis. Experience supporting the development and roll out of business plans is preferred. Solid ability and experience to conduct research and due diligence is required. Extensive experience with budget development, financial forecasting and analysis of impact metrics is required. Preferred candidate will be highly analytical, organised and a pragmatic professional who pays attention to details. Enthusiasm and commitment to working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment. Willingness to travel and visit business locations across the region. Ability to organise, prioritise, and manage tasks and projects to complete work efficiently. Substantial experience in successfully delivering results in multi-country and multi-culture organisations, preferably in an international development and impact investing setting. Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills across a range of audiences in a culturally and linguistically diverse environment where English is the working language.

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