Financial Plan & Analysis Senior Analyst

Skill required: Financial Planning & Analysis - Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)


Designation: Financial Plan & Analysis Senior Analyst


Qualifications:Chartered Accountant/Master of Business Administration/Master of Financial Management


Years of Experience:5 to 8 years


What would you do?
This role is to provide key support to Commercial Performance Director & leadership in achieving the above outcome. Incumbent will be required to have strong analytical and communication skills in order to present analysis to senior management. This will require strong engagement with stakeholders and other commercial/financial teams to drive outcomes to support commercial analysis and presentations, with relevant experience in Telco industryFinancial planning, reporting, variance analysis, budgeting and forecastingFinancial planning and analysis (FP&A) refers to the processes designed to help organizations accurately plan, forecast, and budget to support the company s major business decisions and future financial health. These processes include planning, budgeting, forecasting, scenario modeling, and performance reporting.


What are we looking for?

Ability to work in an environment with constant change and diverse challenges in a competitive market, playing a major role in the development of the growth strategy with the business.

Must have in depth understanding of the operational impacts of implementing recommended strategies.

Operating in an unstructured environment across multiple business areas.

Provide commercial support to number of operational group GMs within BU with each having its own deadlines and requirements

Conflicting priorities and competing deadlines across multiple projects

Identifying and obtaining necessary and relevant data to support development of business cases and timely decisions

Ability to communicate the financial information in a simple & clear manner to non-financial managers;

Ability to deliver professional commercial solution to stakeholders which meets business needs and aligned to best practice.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Being the key contact point for Client Senior Management for analysis and reports for group performance results

Driving month end and quarter end close of the group results

Driving Monthly Rolling Forecast

Providing insightful analysis and commentary regarding monthly variances

Providing business support and guidance with business case preparation and Tendering activities

Drive system continual improvement of reporting systems and processes

Plan and lead coordination of Group forecast and AOP process across

Provide supervision and training to team members

Deliver ad-hoc analytical requests to senior leadership with a quick turnaround

Accountability to drive the financial operational performance and the forecasting and budgeting process

Associated reporting and analysis of Headcount and staff costs

Ensure efficient and accurate month-end close – all costs are correctly posted in-line with business expectations and accounting standards

Full accountability to regarding:

Salary costs

Non-staff costs

Headcount

Review monthly management accounts and deliver driver-based analysis for gaps in target

Cost out initiative monthly impact tracking and forecast review

Accountable to deliver timely analysis of results to business owners and senior/executive management

Review the results of the actual performance for the month against forecast/budget, explaining & investigating variances & resolving issues

Analysis to be driver based with engagement from key business owners

Provide Support on Monthly & Quarterly Business reviews

Accountable for the preparation of full year forecasts / AOP, drivers and assumptions for Opex, including identifying gap close initiatives and recommendations

Identify and communicate risks and opportunities

Deliver a view of financial impacts of changing assumptions

Work closely with other CoE teams to ensure that business case inputs reflect current data, and approved business cases are reflected accurately in the budget/forecast

Work autonomously on forecasts and projects without direct supervision

Provide Financial Training to project managers as and when required ( ie Accruals, Forecasting, Commitments, Funding)

Provide communications and guidance in response to client Financial policy changes

 
Qualifications 

Chartered Accountant,Master of Business Administration,Master of Financial Management