Senior Financial Analyst

The Senior Financial Analyst is an advanced subject matter expert, responsible for gathering and analyzing complex financial data to facilitate decision making and provide guidance to relevant business stakeholders within the business.

This role makes financial recommendations based on the data they have gathered and analyzed, including information regarding past company performance against set metrics and cost management.

Key responsibilities:

• Extracts data from financial reports to conduct financial and statistical analysis and identifies financial discrepancies and recommends appropriate solutions.
• Contributes to the monitoring and controlling of expenditure by approving or denying requisitions based on whether the items are in budget.
• Prepares a variety of financial reports based on the analysis results.
• Conducts presentations related to findings and provides recommendations to the relevant internal stakeholders.
• Researches and analyzes costs of projects, departments and future ventures to provide information and insights about expenses and determine profitability margins.
• Conducts budget and expense analysis and reports on variances ensuring that the projected budget is met and assists with cost reduction initiatives.
• Reconciles and reviews monthly account analysis for balance sheet accounts.
• Ensures budget and forecast variances are analyzed and recommendations are made to correct or improve company performance.
• Assists with input into the annual budgeting and forecasting process.
• Ensures key pieces of analysis are performed on areas of risk or opportunity within the business and that the financial levers are understood and communicated to the business together with clear recommendations.
• Continuously reviews business initiatives to ensure that they meet the required profitability expectations.
• Identifies cost management opportunities (processes or expenses) for ensuring improved profitability and sustainable returns for the business.
• Performs any other relevant task as assigned by the management team.

To thrive in this role, you need to have:

• Demonstrates excellent attention to detail and maintains high quality of work.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skill.
• Display excellent planning and organizing ability.
• Deadline driven with ability to cope with stressful situations.
• Able to deal with different individuals at all levels in the organization.
• Takes own initiative and have a solutions-orientated approach.
• Proactive approach with the ability to think ahead in a fast-paced environment.
• Advanced analytical skills, and an ability to understand underlying business drivers and provide actionable insights based on analysis.
• Advanced knowledge and prior exposure to international entities, foreign currency and inter-company transactions.

Academic qualifications and certifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent finance, economics, business management, statistics, or related field is preferred.
• Relevant financial analysis certification(s) preferred.

Required experience:

• Advanced experience in a similar position in a related environment.
• Advanced experience with accounting software.
• Advanced demonstrable extensive experience within finance in a company with international operations.