Financial Analyst

My client is one of the largest employers in the Middle East. They are looking for a Financial Analyst to join their growing team based in Dubai. Responsibilities • Provide timely, relevant, and accurate reports and analysis of performance against historical, budgeted, and forecasted results to facilitate decision-making toward the achievement of the budget and strategic plan • Provision of business analysis and KPI management • Adopting a business partnering approach and providing essential financial advice and support to key stakeholders • Ensure business growth objectives are achieved through planning, coordination and production of budgets and forecasts in a timely manner • Maintain and develop financial models to aid planning processes, ensuring quality, accuracy, and focused analytical review • Manage the successful delivery of process improvement initiatives by identifying non-value add activities and implementing solutions which create operational efficiencies across the business • Responsible for the preparation and execution of month end reporting tasks, ensuring the necessary information is provided in an accurate and timely manner i.e. MIS reporting • Support the interim and year end audit process, liaising with external auditors and preparing and consolidating relevant information as required in a timely manner • Preparation of periodic reports for OEM requirements and compliance • Ensure processes and procedures are fully documented in a clear and concise manner and always maintained • Support in the preparation of board presentations for management • Preparation of ad hoc reports and analysis as required by management • Participate in the automation of processes and system implementation for Finance as a key project member (i.e. ERP, BI Tool) • Managing adhoc reports for OEM’s and internal stakeholders Qualifications • Professional accounting qualification i.e. CMA, CIMA, ACCA, CPA • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Economics, or Finance or equivalent experience • 5 years + financial analysis and modeling experience • Advanced knowledge of Excel