Senior Finance Analyst recruitment
The successful candidate will be newly qualified with 5-7 years experience working in a management accounting role in a reputable large local or international company; knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting, forecasting and cost control procedures.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Preparation of detailed monthly management reports, including commentary and full variance explanations
- Work with Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable to ensure all postings are accurate in the month
- Lead the full review of all the balance sheet accounts
- Assist the management team in planning, forecasting and budgeting
- Analysis of performance against budget and forecast by key contract, department and company
- Analysis of project performance against budget and original pricing model
- Work very closely with the senior management team to set measurable KPIs for the business
- Research on industry standards, benchmarks and trends for performance measurement
Additional Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Recommendations on improving reporting formats
- Maintain the long term cash flow forecasting model
- Ad hoc reporting and project work as required by the senior management team
- Ad hoc provision of financial and non-financial information to the CFO and leadership team of Olive Group
Essential Capabilities/Skills:
- A newly qualified accountant with at least 5 years industry finance experience, including time spent in financial planning and analysis accounting roles.
- An experienced financial modeller with a high standard of numerical analytical skills.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships throughout the organisationand at all levels.
- Imaginative problem solver with experience of process improvement.
- Strong people skills – team player comfortable dealing with colleagues from both the corporate office and the business units.
- Strong and proven background in analysis and management reporting, preferably with a multinational company.
- Experience of developing management reports but willing to undertake detailed work to develop the standards to be used in future.
- Experience in setting measurable KPIs for businesses.
- Experience working on ERP implementation.
Key Competencies:
- Ability to manage multiple tasks, to meet deadlines, and request assistance when needed.
- Ability to deliver accurate and detailed reports.
- Ability to work well and cooperatively in a team environment.
- Excellent IT skills including advanced Excel, PowerPoint and Word are mandatory.
- Ability to confidently present and explain reports and business analysis to senior management.
- Good organizational skills and self motivator
January 18, 2012
• Tags: Accounting & Finance careers in the UAE, Senior Finance Analyst recruitment • Posted in: Financial