Job Description

Country

South Africa

Workplace location

JOHANNESBURG(ZAF)

Employer company

TotalEnergies Marketing South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Domain

Strategy Economics Business

Location

South Africa

Experience

Minimum 6 years

Candidate Profile

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Ideally as a Corporate Strategy Analyst you will possess the following:

• Economic Science or Business Degree. Post graduate qualification and added advantage
• Extensive hands-on Business knowledge and experience. (+ 5 years)
• Oil & Energy/New Energy industry added advantage
• Local and international economics with a good knowledge of the RSA infrastructure/network
• Financial/Costing analysis with strong modelling and scenario planning skill
• Strong business acumen coupled with decision-making and management skill
• Computer literacy
• Strong communication skills

Activities

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As a Corporate Strategy Analyst you will be responsible for the following activities:

Mergers and Acquisition activities:

• To facilitate the purchase or consolidation of companies from inception to the final merger
• Research potential acquisitions
• Conduct Due diligence:

• Collate financial information
• Conduct financial analysis of all data relevant to the potential merger
• Review all information to obtain detailed understanding of targets
• Conduct risk assessment & identify key risks of the target company's current management and operational structure.
• Develop financial models and update accordingly to determine valuation of target ensuring all require information is obtained.
• Present output/findings on targets for effective decision making.
• Prepare relevant dossiers and committee papers as required (internal and external).
• Prepare indicative term sheets for proposed transactions.
• Communicate directly with management personnel of targets to obtain all required information for analysis.
• Deal structuring, including negotiation of an equitable agreement, employee contracts, financing and future liabilities.
• Review commercial aspects of draft transaction agreements.
• Assist in facilitating signing of transaction documents.
• Facilitating the carrying out management's plan for integration of the target company.

Development and implementation of Long-Term Plan (LTP), Roadmap & corporate strategies/strategic projects:

• To interact with all internal departments/subsidiaries to obtain and assist on strategic issues for the development of the LTP

• Liaise with departments to understand how they operate
• Collect required information to input into the LTP
• Analyse assumptions provided
• Compile the LTP document (incl AFA document)
• Amend the LTP document in line with required revisions
• To research and collate industry, economic, political and other business-related information
• To assist in developing strategic business objectives/initiatives/optimisation opportunities
• To assist the business units in mapping out of the strategic objectives in line with the planned financial performance
• To prepare/assist departments/subsidiaries with the analysis of strategic information and financial parameters
• To ensure the alignment of pricing/costing model with business/economic model - alignment to industry/market
• To monitor Key Business Optimisation Initiatives and align initiatives with the KPI's of the company
• To coordinate projects with business and stakeholders
• To ensure assumptions used to develop retail site profitability models are validated and tested against existing sites. Build economic models to facilitate investment decision making.

Strategic watch:

• To collect and analyse internal and external information for the company as required. (Mancom, Divcoms, Board etc.)
• To collate the quarterly Business Review required by the MD of TSA

• Liaise with NBS to obtain required information
• Liaise with other TSA departments to obtain information
• To provide other departments, e.g. Finance with required information for reporting
• To keep a close look at Industry Developments (Industry forums where applicable, develop a network of contacts to obtain relevant information and identify opportunities, ensure that influencing factors outside the normal scope of operations are considered for strategic purposes
• To regularly collect and review reports from research houses to develop and continually develop and maintain a Market & Competitor Intelligence framework for the business

Context & Environment

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The South African energy market is in a flux of change with amendments and implementation of new acts. The petroleum industry operates within a regulated framework that requires development and alignment of supporting business stategy. The energy industry continually redefines financial framework in relation to evolving business models and commercial environment. The incumbent requires an excellent understanding of all factors that can influence the strategic direction of the company and ensure the impact is incorporated in the company's future planning and business model to ensure sustainability and improved shareholders value.

TotalEnergies