Financial Analyst

Job description / Role

Our client a leading finance company is currently looking to hire a financial analyst to support and assist the financial reporting function at a group level and prepare documentation and handle year end audit engagement with external auditors.

- Examine and evaluate purpose and content of business reports to develop new reports or improve existing format, use and control
- Review reports to determine basic characteristics, such as origin and report flow, format, frequency, distribution and purpose or function of report
- Confer with persons originating, handling, processing or receiving reports to identify problems and to gather suggestions for improvements
- Evaluate findings, using knowledge of workflow, operating practices, records retention schedules and office equipment layout
- Recommend establishment of new or modified reporting methods and procedures to improve report content and completeness of information
- Prepare and issue instructions concerning generation, completion and distribution of reports according to new or revised practices, procedures or policies of reports management
- Determines cost of operations by establishing standard costs; collecting operational data.
- Identifies financial status by comparing and analyzing actual results with plans and forecasts.
- Guides cost analysis process by establishing and enforcing policies and procedures; providing trends and forecasts; explaining processes and techniques; recommending actions.
- Improves financial status by analyzing results; monitoring variances; identifying trends; recommending actions to management.
- Reconciles transactions by comparing and correcting data.
- Maintains database by entering, verifying, and backing up data.
- Recommends actions by analyzing and interpreting data and making comparative analyses; studying proposed changes in methods and materials.
- Increases productivity by developing automated accounting applications; coordinating information requirements.
- Protects operations by keeping financial information confidential.
- Maintains technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing publications.
- Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Requirements

- Bachelors degree in business administration with emphasis in finance or accounting
- 2-4 years of mortgage banking experience or equivalent experience
- Background with Big 4 consultancies
- Advanced proficiency using MS Access and Excel
- Planning and organizational skills necessary to coordinate workload around multiple assignments
- Strong data analysis and problem solving skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proficient working knowledge of computerized applications such as word processing, spreadsheet,
database, presentation software, email and specialized business applications software
- Presentation skills necessary to effectively communicate, update, persuade and/or facilitate
discussions with all levels of management

About the Company

Since 2010, our team has successfully placed some of the world’s finest graduate to mid and C-level talent in organisations across EMEA and APAC, and it all comes down to our niche approach and understanding of the market place, skill sets and trends.

From our offices in Dubai, Riyadh, London and Singapore, we run a sector specific operation. Meaning we specialise in your industry and are able to completely understand your vision, provide market insights and intelligence, and deliver the best talent to fit seamlessly into your operations.