Financial Analyst - Volunteer (Open For Students)

✦This is a free and unique volunteer opportunity for students to volunteer with a British Tech Company to build real-world experience and skills toward a career as an HR Training and Development Coordinator

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Details About opportunity

People in the Finance teams are responsible for the financial planning and analysis of a company, allowing the organization to make well-informed commercial decisions.

Financial analysts partner with management to provide both strategic and tactical financial planning, budgeting, forecasting modelling, monitoring and analysis to help the Company meet its strategic objectives.

What you will do

You will work closely with CEO to help us produce regular reports using financial data, and work collaboratively across the entire finance team to analyze business performance and strategy.

Key Responsibilities

Working with our CEO, your volunteer role includes:

• Ensure that the operations during Fundraising are built for scale and resilience.
• Run market research, including the search for potential investment pools,
• Support the fundraising strategy in building strong relationships with VCs and angels, by managing the CRM, doing investor outreach, market research.
• Prepare, evaluate, and report key financial and operating metrics. Identify trends, track progress, and make recommendations on areas for improvement.
• Support and improve the implementation of financial planning and data systems.
• Conduct market and competition analysis to support investment decisions and prepare preliminary financial analyses
• Guide and participate in process and reporting improvement projects and initiatives to improve reporting and forecast accuracy.

Education and experience

–High School Diploma or equivalent (preferred)

–Experience in accounting and finance (preferred)

–Knowledge in consumer electronics and the retail environment (preferred)

Skills and requirements

• Interest in technology and the ability to quickly learn new products and features
• Fluent in English
• Flexibility to be able to switch between projects or pivot quickly should the requirements of the project change.
• Genuine interest in early-stage startups, Venture Capital and technology
• Good with PowerBI, Tableau, Powerpoint tools.
• Creative and tech savvy.
• Initiative-taker with a strong commitment to driving results
• Enthusiastic, initiative-taking, and outgoing personality that is comfortable in a competitive environment
• Effective communication and relationship-building skills
• Access to a smartphone (iPhone or Android).
• Professional demeanor, excellent verbal, and written communication skills
• Undergraduate degree or similar education in accounting and finance.

Acquired Skills

– Get a real-time experience on system financial modelling, fundraising and inventory valuation.

– Learn to thrive in a dynamic startup team.

– Learn the importance of paying attention to detail, consistency, and rapid delivery.

More about the opportunity

This opportunity is suited for a fresh starter or mid-level seasoned professional with accounting who focus on technology.Our company evolves on a niche market; thus, knowledge management on the Virtual Reality and 3D sectors is preferred.

The company will provide everything related to guides/sales/marketing material or proposal.

Endorsements

Once a satisfactory outcome is delivered, we will:

Provide a testimonial against your profile on SkilledUp Life.

Provide a Linkedin testimonial.

Allow you to add your Company Name to your Linkedin Profile.

Disclaimer

This is a voluntary position, i.e., there is no direct financial compensation, promise of future paid work or any taxable benefit in kind.