Available Positions

As an Investment Analyst, your responsibilities will encompass conducting comprehensive financial research, assessing market trends, and analyzing investment opportunities. You will play a vital role in supporting our investment decision-making process, which involves evaluating various asset classes, managing portfolios, and optimizing investment strategies to achieve our financial objectives. Your keen analytical skills will be essential in generating valuable insights, conducting risk assessments, and providing recommendations that will directly impact our investment performance.

Responsibilities

• Assessing business and asset valuations.
• Calculating risks and opportunities for potential and current clients.
• Monitoring market trends and investment portfolios.
• Analyzing previous investment decisions and generating key takeaways.
•  Conducting meetings with clients and management throughout the year.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field.
• At least 1 year of experience in investment and/or financial analysis. Candidates without experience should demonstrate personal initiatives that point to passion for investment analysis.
• Familiar with Office Suite especially PowerPoint, Word and Excel.

We're actively seeking a Business Development Associate. This role is pivotal in driving business growth through strategic partnerships and client relationships. You'll analyze market trends, identify growth opportunities, and develop innovative strategies. Strong communication skills are essential for articulating our value proposition and collaborating with internal teams. If you're proactive, analytical, and thrive in a dynamic environment, we invite you to apply. Join us in shaping our organization's future and making a positive impact.

Responsibilities

• Pipeline sourcing - developing a new business pipeline for ASIGMA’s business units aligned with their business development strategy and targets. The pipeline will cut across different sectors - private, developmental, and public e. Providing management with feedback on a very regular basis. 
• Primary support in executing and catalyzing of business unit’s business development activities through auxiliary support including identifying and scheduling meetings with influential contacts in targeted sectors. 
• Relationship Management – Leverages own relations to proactively manage current and newly generated clients and respond to queries in a timely fashion. 
• Continuous mapping of the business community and maintaining a complete knowledge repository of clients – suspects and prospects alike in line business unit’s strategies. 
• Manage the dissemination of ASIGMA’s shareable content to existing and potential business opportunities. This will involve contacting potential clients to establish rapport and creating opportunities for presentations to target organisations, institutions, and businesses. 
• Assist in coordinating networking activities such as industry forums, select conferences, and client events. This will include maintaining an events calendar on behalf of the company.

Qualifications and Experience

• Graduate with a second-class and above bachelor’s degree in finance, Economics related field. 
• Background in Business to Business, and Business to Business to Customer business development. 
• Proven experience (at least 5 years) in successful relationship management, negotiation, customer acquisition, and retention would be an added advantage. Candidate must have proven solid relationships in private, public, and development sectors. 
• Excellent high-level communication and public speaking skills which will be used in marketing ASIGMA’s service offering. 
• Highly analytical and creative problem solver with a can-do attitude where no task is too big or too small. 
• Candidate must have at least three years of experience in similar role. 
• Strong report writing skills that are adaptable for a variety of audiences. Evidence of these skills are an added advantage. 
• Ability to work independently with little instruction and able to cope with a fast-paced dynamic environment. 
• High attention to detail and accuracy. 
• Be receptive to feedback and willing to learn. 
• Ability to handle highly confidential information in a strictly professional manner. 
• Ability to maintain a professional demeanor in times of high stress. 
• Display a high level of energy and personal commitment to teamwork.
  

In this role, you will have the opportunity to utilize your expertise in financial analysis and strategic planning. By analyzing day-to-day financial activities with precision, you will provide valuable insights and recommendations to upper management.  Your guidance will empower the company’s leaders to make informed decisions that align with the organization’s long-term goals.  Additionally, you will play a crucial role in developing and implementing financial plans that support the company’s growth and profitability.  Monitoring financial performance, identifying areas for improvement, and capitalising on opportunities will be integral parts of your responsibilities.

Responsibilities

Financial Reporting

• Ensure timely and accurate financial reports and interpret financial information for managerial staff while recommending further courses of action in line with donor requirements and other stakeholders.
• Manage and Maintenance of acceptable accounting records of the financial transactions and results while maintaining the financial health of the organization.
• Ensure all financial controls are completed and signed off pertaining to financial accounting.
• Take lead on the month-end, quarterly, bi- annual and year-end closing processes.
• Ensure compliance with IFRS.

Audit

• Take lead regarding internal and external auditors to ensure appropriate monitoring of company finances is maintained.
• Lead in the preparation of internal/ external audit requests in line with any usual/ ad hoc. This will include but not limited to providing documentation and drafting responses to audit questions, reviewing incoming grant agreements for their financial requirements to provide advice on their application, feasibility, and practical implementation.
• Lead on implementation of approved audit recommendations.
• Investigate and follow-up on discrepancies of audit reports.
• Manage the provision of accurate and timely monthly financial data pertaining to financial accounting.

Taxation

• Ensure compliance with existing taxation laws, policies, and procedures.
• Ensure accurate and completed tax filing and assessments.
• Manage Revenue Authority compliance.

Management

• Prepare the firm’s budget and lead in the monthly reporting of budgets versus actuals for all fixed and variable costs across units.
• Ensure fiscal responsibility in all budgets and spending, finding areas for cost savings and increased resourcefulness and flagging issues.
• Reporting on ageing of stocks and receivables, including receivables collections.
• Ensure regulatory compliance in all financial tasks.
• Suggest process improvements focusing on improving performance indicators.
• Drive standardization and subsequent automation of repetitive tasks and reporting requirements.
• Correspond with various other departments, discussing company plans and agreeing on future paths to be taken.
• Oversee the operations and development of the company’s finance department including setting objectives, design framework for those to be met, creating, and reviewing policies, budgeting, training, and conducting regular assessments of financial procedures.
• Working closely with the management team to monitor operational data which impacts the financial results. Gathering insights on invoicing, payroll, financial data and making suggestions to improve financial performance, strategic planning, and execution.
• Create and maintain relationships with service providers, contractors, and financiers.
• Analyze costs, pricing, variable contributions, and the company’s actual performance compared to the business plans.
• Conduct reviews and evaluations for cost-reduction opportunities.
• Develop trends and projections for the firm’s finances.
• Advise on investment activities and provide strategies that the company should take.

Controllership

• Full ownership and responsibility for integrity of the master data framework and chart of accounts.
• Full Ownership of complete General ledger including accurate & timely Trial Balance reconciliations of all ledger accounts and maintenance of documentation and qualitative commentary.
• Ensure process adherence in all financial transactions and reporting.
• Ensure compliance with all Internal financial and accounting policies and guidelines including authorization matrixes by driving zero tolerance on controllable losses.

Financial Management

• Monitor and control the allocated budget.
• Develop and implement comprehensive financial strategies for the firm and its clients.
• Conduct financial analysis, including budgeting, forecasting, and performance evaluation.
• Develop financial plans and oversee financial budgeting and forecasting for various projects.

Risk Management

• Identify the Finance Operations risks, their various mitigations and keep track of them.

Compliance

• Ensure the policies and regulatory compliance in execution of treasury activities.
• Manage the treasury aspects of the projects including disbursement of funds.
• Adherence to all the Policies and Procedures.
• Prepare and submit Bank Reconciliation reports.

Qualifications and Experience

• Extensive understanding of financial trends both within the company and general market patterns
• Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
• Attention to detail.
• Proven ability to manage, guide, and lead employees to ensure appropriate financial processes are being used.
• Proven experience as a Financial Manager
• A solid understanding of financial statistics and accounting principles
• Working knowledge of all statutory legislation and regulations
• A degree in BS/MA in Finance, Accounting, or Economics from a recognized University.
• Must be a full member of CPA.
• A full member of ACCA is an added advantage.
• Minimum working experience of 6 to 8 years in financial management (or equivalent) and a fast-paced environment.
• A proven track record of managing the finances of a company.
• Ability to multi-task and deliver on several different project needs.
• Ability and willingness to work in a multicultural and diverse working environment and flex style as the role requires contact with stakeholders across borders.
• Must be of unquestionable integrity, Honesty, Trustworthiness and Professionalism
• Must be a self-starter and have an appreciation of business growth and priorities.
• Strong Leadership potential to effectively drive a business agenda and operational coordination of activities.
• Ability to harness peer Relationships.

The Head of Strategy Development and Partnerships is responsible for driving business growth through strategic partnerships and client relationships. This role involves developing and maintaining a new business pipeline, supporting business development activities, managing client relationships, mapping the business community, disseminating content, and coordinating networking activities.

Responsibilities

Pipeline Sourcing

• Develop and maintain a new business pipeline aligned with the business development strategy and targets.
• Source opportunities across various sectors, including private, developmental, and public.
• Provide regular feedback and updates to management.

Business Development Support

• Execute and catalyse business units' development activities.
• Identify and schedule meetings with key influencers in target sectors.

Relationship Management

• Leverage personal and professional relationships to manage existing and newly generated clients.
• Respond to client queries promptly and effectively.

Client and Market Mapping

• Continuously map the business community.
• Maintain a comprehensive knowledge repository of clients, both suspects and prospects, in line with the business units' strategies.

Content Dissemination

• Manage the dissemination of ASIGMA’s shareable content to existing and potential business opportunities.
• Contact potential clients to establish rapport and create opportunities for presentations to target organizations, institutions, and businesses.

Networking and Events Coordination

• Assist in coordinating networking activities such as industry forums, select conferences, and client events.
• Maintain an events calendar on behalf of the company.

Qualifications and Experience

• A graduate with an excellent undergraduate degree. A master's degree would be advantageous.
• Background in Business to Business (B2B) and Business to Business to Customer (B2B2C) business development.
• Over 10 years of proven experience in relationship management, negotiation, customer acquisition, and retention.
• Strong existing relationships in private, public, and development sectors.
• Excellent high-level communication and public speaking skills for marketing ASIGMA’s service offerings.
• Highly analytical and a creative problem solver with a proactive, can-do attitude.
• At least three years of experience in a similar role.
• Strong report writing skills, adaptable for various audiences; evidence of these skills is an added advantage.
• Ability to work independently with minimal instruction in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Receptive to feedback and willing to learn.
• Ability to handle highly confidential information professionally.
• Maintain a professional demeanor under stress.
• High energy level and personal commitment to teamwork.

The Associate, Access-to-Finance Program is responsible for supporting and driving the operations and strategic initiatives of the Access-to-Finance unit. This role involves administrative oversight, program management, due diligence, portfolio monitoring, capacity building, and stakeholder engagement to enhance financial access for various clients, including financial institutions and last-mile beneficiaries. Potential hire must have a background in banking (credit) and/or implementing access-to-finance programs.

Responsibilities

• Conduct overall program management by regularly tracking the fund’s performance against the Log frame, engaging all relevant stakeholders to resolve any issues arising, and resource planning.
• Oversee the successful completion of all light and detailed due diligences sanctioned by the Senior Manager, Access to Finance. This involves budgeting, logistical planning, review of reports, and stakeholder engagement.
• Lead the Portfolio Monitoring process for all onboarded participating financial institutions. This involves reviewing monthly and quarterly Portfolio Monitoring reports submitted by analysts, regularly updating the monitoring portal with onboarding and disbursement information, reviewing, and ensuring accurate and smooth performance of the monitoring portal, and engaging participating financial institutions to resolve any issues arising.
• Supervise the documentation of all program reports such as the monthly performance report, due diligence reports, and reports to investment committees.
• Support the Senior Manager, Access to Finance in the development of proposals, concept notes, and any other business development material as need arises.
• Develop and lead capacity-building training sessions with access to finance clients ranging from financial institutions to last mile program beneficiaries.
• Conduct market research and build business cases to support strategic business initiatives, process improvement initiatives, or organizational transformation.
• Perform reviews of spreadsheets, data computing platforms, and reports to ensure accuracy, consistency, and clear communication of results.
• Provide on-the-job training to junior analysts as well as participate in the delivery of other technical training within the firm.
• Perform process mapping field visits to each of the selected enterprises.
• Monitor and analyze data collected from enterprises.
• Support business owners during strategic discussions and recommendations for process improvements with the objective of improving business profitability.
• Adaptively write reports communicating key insights, performance, and other key trends for a variety of clients/audiences.
• Document reports that demonstrate progress and key performance milestones related to the training and capacity building of all the enterprises, improvement in business management, reporting of expected results, and the number of beneficiaries reached.

Qualifications

• Graduate with at least a second-class degree and above a quantitative field. MBA or related master’s level qualification would be highly desired
• Minimum of 6 years working experience in banking (credit) or access-to-finance programs.
• Openness to learning the automation process of data analysis and related development of back-end technology for the same.
• Strong report writing skills that are adaptable for a variety of audiences. Evidence of these skills are an added advantage.
• Interest in data analytics, business strategy, and investment research.

The Head of Strategy Development and Partnerships is responsible for driving business growth through strategic partnerships and client relationships for ASIGMA’s four business units. This role involves developing and maintaining a new business pipeline, supporting business development activities, managing client relationships, mapping the business community, disseminating content, and coordinating networking activities.

Responsibilities

Pipeline Sourcing

• Develop and maintain a new business pipeline aligned with the business development strategy and targets.
• Source opportunities across various sectors, including private, developmental, and public.
• Provide regular feedback and updates to management.

Business Development Support

• Execute and catalyze business units' development activities.
• Identify and schedule meetings with key influencers in target sectors.

Relationship Management

• Leverage personal and professional relationships to manage existing and newly generated clients.
• Respond to client queries promptly and effectively.

Client and Market Mapping

• Continuously map the business community.
• Maintain a comprehensive knowledge repository of clients, both suspects and prospects, in line with the business units' strategies.

Content Dissemination:

• Manage the dissemination of ASIGMA’s shareable content to existing and potential business opportunities.
• Contact potential clients to establish rapport and create opportunities for presentations to target organizations, institutions, and businesses.

Networking and Events Coordination

• Assist in coordinating networking activities such as industry forums, select conferences, and client events.
• Maintain an events calendar on behalf of the company.

Qualifications and Experience

• A graduate with an excellent undergraduate degree. Masters' degree would be advantageous.
• Background in Business to Business (B2B) and Business to Business to Customer (B2B2C) business development.
• Over ten years of proven experience in relationship management, negotiation, customer acquisition, and retention.
• Strong existing relationships in private, public, and development sectors.
• Excellent high-level communication and public speaking skills for marketing ASIGMA’s service offerings.
• Highly analytical and a creative problem solver with a proactive, can-do attitude.
• At least three years of experience in a similar role.
• Strong report writing skills, adaptable for various audiences; evidence of these skills is an added advantage.
• Ability to work independently with minimal instruction in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Receptive to feedback and willing to learn.
• Ability to handle highly confidential information professionally.
• Maintain a professional demeanor under stress.
• High energy level and personal commitment to teamwork.