Group Investor Relations Analyst (Durban North) at Aspen Pharma Group

JOB PURPOSE

• The role’s principal accountabilities will be to work alongside the Group Investor Relations Manager (GIRM) to represent the Group to the global financial community. The role is wide-ranging, fast-paced and will require information analysis, to ensure a complete and consistent message for investors.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

Investor targeting/analyst engagements

• Contributes, maintains, monitors and assists with the coordination of the company's investor relations plan, calendar and database of investors/analysts and of interactions together with the GIRM noting gaps in activity
• Keeps abreast of conferences and other events which management may choose to attend in order to provide regular contact with shareholders and key underweight and non-holding investors
• Maintain a database of common queries, themes from buy-side and sell-side analysts including responses to ensure consistent messaging and to brief GIRM for Q&A deck

Use of analytical skills and competencies

• Utilize technical competencies to monitor and analyse sell-side analyst reports, fact check and summarize for review by the GIRM. Interrogate report for accuracy and relevance
• Maintains a thorough understanding of the performance drivers behind Aspen’s financial results to provide input to analysts forecasts of future company performance
• Monitor Company peer group activity and issues impacting the sector including reviewing key financial, strategic and operational fundamentals of Company peers to ensure relevant peer group is maintained and for sector reporting to the Board
• Understand Aspen’s relative performance to support communication with the sell-side
• Assist in updating the Company’s internal financial model

Event management: planning and coordination of conferences, road shows, earnings conference calls, and investor meetings

• Communicate with brokers/sponsors regarding the scheduling of meetings in accordance with investor targeting strategy in order to ensure events are an efficient use of management time
• Coordinate with internal travel and events desk to ensure logistical requirements of all events are met according to the Investor Relations specification
• Together with the Group Communications Manager, maintain the stakeholder database/distribution list for events in order to manage the communication of invites & RSVP’s for events
• Coordinate with Group Communications manager the timely distribution of Investor Relations supporting materials for all events on relevant platforms (Company website)

Contribute to broader team success

• Monitor IR best practices and identify opportunities to enhance and improve internal and external processes.
• Monitor ESG Investor Relations best practice, for inclusion into the IR strategy
• Contribute to IR section of the website
• Build relationships and collaborate across the broader finance and corporate communities as well as with different business units

Requirements

JOB REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• BCom Finance/Business Science or related qualification 
• Studying towards CFA/CA preferred
• Finance, stakeholder engagement, results processes and preparation of financial communication, co-ordination of events

SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE AND REGISTRATIONS 

• 3-5 years of post B degree in an analytical role. Equity research or banking experience preferred

WORK-SPECIFIC SKILLS & EXPOSURE

• Excellent written, verbal and communication skills
• Strong computer skills (excel, powerpoint, word)
• Strong understanding or and experience with spreadsheet modelling 
• Good knowledge of data management and financial statement analysis

SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES 

• Extremely reliable and customer centric
• Ability to manage projects 
• Enthusiasm for the task, personal drive and an initiative to learn and offer ideas;
• Practical and hands-on approach to problem solving, taking ownership of issues and driving timely resolution
• Ability to handle pressure and dealing calmly with demanding counter-parties
• Strong analytical, financial skills
• Detail-oriented with ability to step back and challenge data and results
• Passion for business and stock markets
• Excellent interpersonal & organization skills
• Performance driven, results orientated, accountability and ownership
• Communicates and manages conflict effectively  
• Demonstrates a passion for Aspen and the industry
• Desire to continuously grow and develop
• Financial markets, Desktop valuations, industry and business

KNOWLEDGE

• Financial markets, Desktop valuations, industry and business

ASPEN COMPETENCIES 

Business

• Performance driven, results orientated, Accountability and Ownership

People

• Communicate effectively, manages conflict effectively

Self

• Demonstrates a passion for Aspen and the industry, continuously grow and develop