Job Description
The Role
Financial Reporting
- Prepare comprehensive monthly/quarterly and annual reports, board papers, and presentation slides for the business portfolio assigned, including detailed financial analyses that provide insights into performance metrics, variances and trends. This includes presenting findings in a clear and actionable format for senior management.
- Contribute to the preparation of financial reports at entity level, and providing context and insights that support strategi decision making processes to various stakeholders
Pre-close results analysis
- Conduct in-depth analysis of monthly pre-close results, identifying financial trends, variances, and key performance indicators (KPIs) to facilitate proactive management decision-making.
Cost Allocation collaboration
- Partner with the Financial Reporting and Accounting Team and Business units to define and implement methods for allocating common costs to ensure cost transparency and accuracy, supporting stakeholders in understanding the financial implications of their operations.
Financial systems Management and IT Collaboration
- Oversee the management and continuous improvement of financial systems to enhance reporting capabilities. Work closely with IT to configure and optimize financial reporting tools, ensuring they meet organizational needs and facilitate accurate data analysis.
- Coordinate with IT department to design various data uploading formats for the reporting system and maintaining the system Chart of account and profit/cost centre setup, promoting efficiency and consistency in financial reporting processes
Budget and forecasting Coordination
- Coordinate and compile submissions from Business Units for the annual budget exercise and quarterly forecasts, performing comprehensive reviews of submitted data.
Investment CAPEX assessment
- Support the assessment of capital expenditure (CAPEX) investments, conducting cost and benefits analyses to evaluate potential projects. This analysis will inform decision-making regarding investment strategies and resource allocation.
Ad-hoc duties
- Undertake additional tasks and responsibilities as required to support the finance team and further the organization's strategic objectives
The Requirements
- Minimum ACCA or a bachelor's degree in finance, accountancy or a related field
- At least 3-5 years of relevant accounting experience and have a strong financial analysis background.
- Strong communicator with strategic thinking, self-motivation, and results-driven mindset; demonstrates solid business acumen, teamwork, interpersonal skills, and a process-oriented approach.
- Highly proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Sound knowledge of Oracle and Workday Adaptive Planning reporting systems will be advantageous
