Financial Planning & Reporting Analyst

Role Purpose

Assist with planning and perform financial analysis on actual financial performance, budgets and forecasts and maintain financial dashboards and take lead from financial side on GCC business divisions.

Job Accountabilities & Activities

- Support the management team with the annual strategic planning and budgeting processes. This includes establishing assumptions, spreadsheet modeling, consolidation, analysis, and presentation preparation for key stakeholders.
- Responsible for the feasibility and analysis of all functional business activities, ensuring alignment with the company's strategic targets and annual budget.
- Assist in the development of operating and financial plans for GCC, divisions, and/or departments, and report against those plans to help management achieve strategic goals.
- Responsible for analyzing operating expenses to identify cost-saving opportunities and ensure spending aligns with the approved budget.
- Responsible for the design, development, deployment, and maintenance of all internal Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) reports to ensure financial data accuracy.
- Prepare the monthly forecast and quarterly business review for all functional areas of the business and related subsidiaries.
- Prepare all ad-hoc financial analyses to support senior management decision-making.
- Maintain financial dashboards, monitor financial trends and ratios, and provide insights on performance vs. budget and forecast by function/department.
- Assist in the development, design, and validation of operational dashboards for GCC divisions, branches, and/or departments.
- Develop a strong understanding of key performance drivers and issues related to budgeting, forecasting, and actual results. Incorporate this into monthly quantitative and qualitative analysis of commercial operations, including variance analysis and highlighting risks, issues, and business drivers to avoid unnecessary spending.
- Responsible for working capital and departmental spending analysis.
- Support the business development team and lead the financial evaluation of project feasibilities and pricing, including monitoring and evaluating actual performance versus projections.
- Assist the Finance Controller in accurately recording financial transactions and maintaining proper records.
- Provide guidance to department heads to help them understand financial reports and data controls.

Education & Certifications

BSc/BA in Accounting, Finance or relevant field.

Required Years of Experience

3-4 of experience in Financial Planning.