Sahara Group is a leading privately owned Power, Energy, Gas and Infrastructure Conglomerate established in 1996 with operating companies active in the downstream, midstream, upstream, infrastructure and power sectors. Sahara has presence in different locations including Africa, The Caribbean, Asia and Europe. The Group's strategy is to replicate its successes in Oil and Gas sector in the Energy & Infrastructure sector.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Title: Graduate Analyst Programme

Job Location: Nigeria

Job Specifications:
Purpose Statement
• In support of the Sahara Group's Strategy on sustainability, an important element of our HR strategy is to develop leadership and management capacity throughout the organization.
• The goal of this “Graduate Analyst ” programme is to attract, develop and train professional finance & accounting talent to give Sahara an edge by accurate monitoring, reporting and partnering business units to strengthen strategic analysis. We have an opportunity for you whatever your numeracy and analytical background.
• A "Graduate Analyst" would work on a number of different duties spanning costing, accounting, business analysis, budgeting and tax within the operating companies of the Group. The programme will be focused on standard internal accounting procedures and your ability to analyze financial documents & data efficiently. This will be supported by a number of rudimentary soft skills training exercises and tasks targeted towards building well-rounded individuals.
• They will receive 'on the job' training and their review process will include the setting of performance objectives against which their progress will be monitored.
• After successfully completion of the programme, successful candidates would perform in any of the following capacities; Financial/ Accounting Analyst, Business Analyst & Risk Analyst with a focus on Energy, and Infrastructure.
• Throughout this programme, they will be supervised by a Talent Manager from our Talent Management department.

Qualification/Requirements:
• University degree in Economics, Accounting, Finance and any other degree i.e Graduates with a bias for Financial/Business Analysis. (Minimum Second Class Upper).
• ACA or ACCA Certification.
• 0-2 years post-NYSC Experience.
• Maximum age of 26 years as of December 2015.

Knowledge/Skills:
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point).
• Knowledge of accounting and financial principles and practices for Business Analysis.
• Experience with accounting packages ( Oracle, SAP, Peachtree).

Personality Traits:
• Candidate must be able to work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial & dynamic environment.
• Candidate must possess Numeracy & Quantitative Skills
• Candidate must be highly analytical
• Candidate must be a strong communicator with ability to connect with people at all levels.
• Candidate must be hardworking and one who thinks “out of the box”
• Candidate must be a self-starter and a team player with proactive approach to work.
• Candidate must be ambitious with a 'can-do’ attitude.
• Candidate must be assertive.

Working Relationships:
• Board of Directors
• Managing Directors
• Group HR
• Line Manager
• All staff

Closing Date: September 15, 2015

Method of Application:
Interested and qualified candidates should Click here for how to apply.