Financial Planning and Analysis Analyst

Responsibilities

• Provide overall support for the management reporting for Daily, weekly and monthly analysis
• Create, update, prepare ongoing periodic business reports
• Work on key plant /region to drive business and region performance
• Performance analysis, including explanation of variance to plan, forecast and year ago
• Support the annual operating plan (AOP) process
• Create Channel/Customer promotional analysis to support business partners
• Maintain complex Excel models
• Develop PowerPoint presentations to communicate business results and insights
• Manage exceptions through verbal and written interactions with Sales and Sales Finance
• Collaborate with IT, sales and finance functions on ad-hoc projects
• Create an inclusive and collaborative environment
• Drive Standardization, Optimization and Harmonisation as per GBS model
• Pay meticulous attention to detail in financial analysis and reporting while ensure accuracy in data reconciliation and consistently strive for precision in all tasks
• Coordinate with various stakeholders to gather information and align on objectives
• Support in all other FP&A ad-hocs
  

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in finance and planning
• Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree in commerce/business administration / economic with high level of Finance & Accounting Experience. CMA/MBA/CPA Finance is preferred
• Sound knowledge of financial systems (SAP, HFM, MS Office and Other financial reporting systems)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with good understanding of business processes
• Strong technical knowledge and experience of both Management reporting and planning processes
• Experience in working with GBS (Preferred FMCG sector) will be an added advantage
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Proficiency in English and Arabic language