Job DescriptionJob Description
• Working closely with the leadership team to formulate the business's medium to a long-term financial and strategic plan
• Work with Finance Head to build the annual budgets and forecasts for each BU and Cost Centres
• Delivery of competitor analysis, market trends and associated commentary to the Leadership team
• Analysing financial and operational results to better understand company performance
• Utilising BI tools to deliver meaningful insights into business performance
• Communicate to senior management the reasons behind the product/department performance and results
• Provide detailed analysis and commentary on cost centre results
• Reviewing operations and recommending new productivity or cost-saving initiatives
• Preparing business cases to support new investment, strategic and other business decisions
• Reviewing existing processes and procedures to develop recommendations for improvement efforts
• Evaluating previous budgets, and expenditures to develop and implement future budgets
• Communicating results and recommendations to senior management for improvements that will lead to cost reduction, revenue generation and streamlining of operations
• Provide insights to senior management around financial modelling, forecasts and profitability
Skills and attributes:
The more common skills and attributes that are needed for this role may include:
• Minimum of 10 to 12 years of relevant analytical experience
• Significant analytical skillset, including the utilisation of BI and reporting tools
• Strong quantitative abilities
• Able to solve complex problems
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build relationships
• Strong influencing and interpersonal skills
• High level of commercial acumen
• Advanced computer software skills, including writing macros in Excel and other accounting packages
• Professional qualifications such as CA or CPA or CFA
