Senior Financial Analyst

Job Description

Requirements

• Knowledge and experience
• Essential
• - Experience of management accounting
• - Experience in an analytical accounting role
• - Experience of preparing budgets and forecasts
• - Experienced user of MS Excel
• Preferred
• - Experience of providing financial support in a consulting business
• - Experience of providing commercial support, including pricing
• - Experience of audit
• - Experience of working in a global business
• - Experience of statutory accounting
• Qualifications and specialist skills
• - Candidates must have a reached part qualified status in a recognised accounting qualification
• Competencies
• - Take the initiative to resolve issues proactively within own remit and recognise when requires escalation.
• - Uses creativity to think outside the box and encourages others to do the same.
• - Adapts knowledge and analysis to provide effective solutions to clients; makes informed decision when appropriate.
• - Delivers on personal objectives to deliver to strategic and department plans, focuses on delivery, strives to exceed expectations.  Shows drive and determination to achieve high standards.
• - Uses own knowledge and experience to make sound judgements or assist others with sound judgement.
• - Ensures delivery of exceptional service by focussing self on the client’s needs.
• - Understands the business as a whole, strategic priorities and own contribution to goals.
• - Demonstrates global awareness; Considers the regional and global implications of what we do in our areas of responsibility; Identifies and build relationships across team and region.
• - Suggests and makes improvements and efficiencies to manage costs and improve margins.
• - Embraces a changing environment, adapts well to changing demands and ambiguous situations and adapts own behaviour accordingly.
• - Express self clearly and displays sensitivity to develop constructive relationships with others.  Shows understanding of others in order to influence as appropriate
• Behaviours
• - All employees are expected to display behaviours reflective of our company values: Integrity and Ethics, Collaboration and Teamwork, Commitment to People and Professionalism and Excellence

Responsibilities

• Tasks and responsibilities
• Financial Accounting and Reporting:
• - Support month-end and year-end closing activities to meet reporting deadlines.
• - Analyse financial performance and provide commentary on key variances against budget, forecast, and prior periods.
• - Perform balance sheet reconciliations and investigate variances.
• - Ensure completeness and accuracy of income for HRMS department.
• - Prepare and review journal entries, accruals and adjustments.
• - Report realisation and project profitability for HRMS projects.
• - Support budgeting and forecasting processes by providing accurate financial data and insights.
• - Ensure compliance with IFRS and company accounting policies.
• - Assist with tax, commercial finance and operational teams on accounting and reporting matters.
• - Advise the business on financial issues, including FX and tax.
• Payroll
• - Review the monthly expat payroll. Ensure they are as per HR data and that amounts are calculated and booked correctly.
• - Verify that supporting documents are on file for joiners, leavers, and those with contract amendments.
• - Have a firm understanding of DIFC Employment Law and Iraq personal tax calculations.
• - Assist in attending and resolving payroll queries and issues.
• General responsibilities
• - Provide ad hoc financial support to HRMS department as required.
• - Provide financial support to HRMS Executive Committee as required.
• - Assist in the setup and reporting requirements of new legal entities and business expansions.
• - Assist with local statutory and group reporting requirements as required
• - Assist with internal and external audits as required.
• - Identify opportunities to improve reporting processes, automate tasks, and enhance financial controls.
• - Assist Financial Controller and Regional Finance Director as required.

Skills Required