Strategic Finance Analyst, Business
Location: South Africa or Kenya
Reports to: Regional Head of Finance

Up to 25% International Travel

Who we are

Viya Health is the business arm of PSI that focuses on balancing commercial viability and social impact to deliver consumer-powered healthcare at scale through social enterprise entities in markets around the globe - including India, Southern Africa, Angola, Cambodia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Paraguay, and Central America. Our vision is to design consumer-centric social enterprises that use a combination of digital and offline healthcare solutions to support consumers’ self-care journey, and give them choice, voice and agency in their health and well-being.

Viya Health is seeking a Strategic Finance Analyst to partner with the Head of Finance, the Vice President, the rest of the Finance Team and cross-functional teams across the company working on financial strategy and analysis, long-term business planning and scenario planning and analysis, fundraising, investor relations, new business development and corporate development initiatives. This role includes driving evaluation of key financial and business initiatives, leading financial modeling and the preparation of financial communications, and supporting the development of investor-facing and capital-raising materials.

This role requires a strong interest in solving puzzles with an ability to recognize patterns and collaborate via cross-functional partnership (Data, Marketing, Product, Sales) to drive decision-making.

Your contributions

As the Strategic Finance Analyst, you will work closely with senior leadership, business unit and department leaders supporting the development of annual operating plans (AOP), long range plans (LRP), periodic forecast updates, investment analysis and maintaining company KPI’s.

Primary Functions/Goals:

• You will be responsible for the financial and analytical aspects of key business decisions, go-to-market strategies, resource allocation, partnership, and investment decisions.
• You will help drive the annual planning process, working closely with business partners to translate top-down targets into accountable budgets and complete analysis, modelling, and research to support preliminary and adjusted forecast cycles.
• Perform valuation analysis using various valuation techniques (DCF, NPV, Real Options, etc.) on the overall long term business plan, as well as any incremental investment opportunities and business segments as part of the company’s long term investment strategy by developing pro-forma financial statements (P&L, Balance Sheet and Cashflow statements)
• Participate in all parts of the acquisition, investment, and strategy lifecycle, including transaction origination, market research, due diligence, transaction structuring, and financial analysis.
• Develop frameworks to analyze business problems using qualitative and quantitative approaches, working on financial benchmarking and business modeling to provide fact-based rationale for Viya’s strategic choices across organic and inorganic upside opportunities.
• Your work will also involve conducting extensive due diligence work, which may include collecting historical information, developing and executing a comprehensive work plan, reviewing contracts and policies, gathering and analyzing data, identifying risks, conducting competitor analysis, financial analysis, and valuation.
• Develop and maintain forecast models including bottoms up, data driven models to understand segmentation, pricing optimization, sensitivity analysis, scenario analysis and financial impact analysis through advanced simulation methods.
• Develop and standardize financial analysis models and templates that can be utilized across the company and financial organization by employing best-in-class financial modelling techniques.
• Effectively influence finance and non-finance stakeholders by providing the essence of what is important regarding key issues through clear explanation of complex financial issues and respective consequences.
• Perform all activities in accordance with the Company’s Mission, Vision and Values, and in compliance with the Company’s policies, procedures and Code of Ethical Business Conduct.

This is also not an exhaustive list of all tasks that an incumbent is expected to perform but is instead a summary of the primary responsibilities and requirements of the job. The incumbent may be asked to perform duties not included above. Viya Health reserves the right to revise job profiles at any time based on changes to the required job responsibilities.

What are we looking for?

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution, with a focus on Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Accounting or another quantitative field is required.
• A postgraduate degree in a related field e.g. MBA, Economics or Accounting would be advantageous.
• 5+ years of work experience, preferably in analytical finance roles in fields such as Corporate Finance, Investment Banking, Equity Research, Private Equity, Equity Strategic Consulting.

Recommended skills & abilities

• Excellent quantitative and modeling skills and significant experience with Microsoft Excel
• The individual must be innovative and highly analytical with deep business acumen, process orientation, excellent communication and collaboration skills and a proven track record of synthesizing and simplifying complex issues
• Advanced financial modeling skills and in-depth understanding of financial statements - P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow, and the ability to build pro forma financial analyses for new business and service lines
• Excellent financial analysis and valuation skills, including understanding of merger/acquisition analysis and related issues
• Strong ability to work with cross-functional teams and develop strong working relationships across all levels of the company
• Ability to manage multiple complex projects and assignments with a high degree of autonomy and accountability for results
• Experience and desire to work in a fast-paced, dynamic and ambiguous environment
• Highly effective written, interpersonal and oral communication skills, talent to tailor communications to all audience types and levels; ability to influence change
• Excellent organizational and project management skills with keen attention to detail and timeliness.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a multi-cultural environment.

The candidate we hire will embody PSI’s corporate values:

Measurement: You use hard evidence to make decisions and guide your work. You set clear goalposts in advance and explain clearly if you need to move them.
Pragmatism: You’ll strive to deliver the best possible result with the resources available. You won’t be paralyzed by a need to make things perfect.
Honesty: You own your mistakes and are open about your shortcomings – it’s the only way you’ll learn and improve.
Collaboration: You’ll quickly establish a mental map of whom you can rely on for what, on your team, at headquarters, and in our country offices – if you try to do it all yourself, you won’t succeed.
Trust: You accept limits to your sphere of control and give colleagues the benefit of the doubt.
Commitment:  You are in it for the long-haul and want to grow with the organization, just like PSI serves its consumers and partners with host-country governments through thick and thin.

Viya Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from qualified individuals regardless of actual or perceived race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, personal appearance, matriculation, political affiliation, family status or responsibilities, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions or breastfeeding, genetic information, amnesty, veteran, special disabled veteran or uniform service member status or employment status.

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