Associate Data Analyst – Group Finance
Location: India
Sector: Group Finance / Treasury
Experience: 2–4 Years
### Role Purpose
The Associate Data Analyst will bridge the gap between complex financial data and executive decision-making. You will be responsible for architecting the data infrastructure required to monitor the Group’s debt profile, liquidity, and strict lender covenants across a diverse Pan-African portfolio. This role is critical in providing "early warning" signals to Group Treasury and ensuring 100% accuracy in lender reporting.
### Key Responsibilities
1. Debt Architecture & Covenant Control
Build and manage a centralized Group Debt Database tracking facility limits, drawdowns, and collateral.
Automate the calculation of complex financial covenants ($DSCR$, $Net Debt/EBITDA$, Interest Cover).
Design "Headroom Analysis" reports to alert leadership of potential covenant breaches before they occur.
2. Group Liquidity & Funding Analytics
Consolidate cash flow data from various subsidiaries to create a unified Group Liquidity Position.
Develop sensitivity models to test how FX fluctuations and interest rate hikes impact funding costs.
Visualize debt maturity ladders to assist Treasury in refinancing strategies.
3. Data Engineering & BI Development
Develop ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) pipelines to aggregate data from disparate ERPs (SAP, Oracle) and manual BU reports.
Create and maintain executive-level Power BI/Tableau dashboards for the Group CFO and Board of Directors.
Establish data governance standards to ensure "one version of the truth" across all financial KPIs.
### Candidate Profile
Technical Requirements:
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Data Science, Economics, or a quantitative field.
SQL: Proficiency in writing complex queries to extract and manipulate financial data.
Visualization: Advanced skills in Power BI (DAX/Power Query) or Tableau.
Excel: Expert level (VBA, financial modeling, and pivot tables).
Systems: Familiarity with ERPs (SAP/Oracle) or Treasury Management Systems (Kyriba/FIS) is a plus.
Soft Skills:
The "Controls" Mindset: Obsessive attention to detail—recognizing that a decimal error in a lender report has legal consequences.
Business Translation: Ability to take a vague finance request (e.g., "Check our FX exposure") and turn it into a precise data model.
Adaptability: Comfortable working with "noisy" or incomplete data from emerging markets.
Why This Role?
High Visibility: You will work directly with Corporate Finance and Development teams on transformative African projects.
Strategic Impact: Your dashboards will be the primary tools used for bank negotiations and multi-million dollar refinancing.
Career Path: Direct progression into Senior Treasury roles or Corporate Development (M&A).
