Finance Manager-MENA Consulting SSL BA And I

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MENA Finance - PBFA (Planning, Budgeting and Financial Analysis)

The opportunity (Assistant Director)

As we roll out our Acceleration Strategy across various Service Lines (SL), the role of the PBFA becomes even more critical to help maintain/improve profitability.

Reporting into Finance, this role requires the individual to also support the Sub Service Line (SSL) leaders on P&L management and other KPIs. Establishing best in class support, functional expertise and reporting solutions, with occasional involvement on various SL initiatives as well.

Your key responsibilities:

• Lead a small team of analyst(s) to ensure timely completion of below activities
• Produce weekly and monthly reporting on business performance for the SSL.
• P&L management and ownership for that SSL
• Actual vs Plan tracking on KPIs to identify and explain variances.
• Provide financial analytics and insights to help drive business decisions.
• Support Operations lead in the root cause analysis of identified variances and identification of possible solutions to resolve issues.
• Lead in development of financial models for different scenarios to assess impacts of changing levers.
• With time, develop effective working relationships with the extended Finance team and SL Leadership.
• Be the 'Go To' person for any financial data relating to the SSL.
• Participate in various improvement initiatives and information gathering activities within PBFA space.
• Support in Adhoc requests from the Finance team and SL Leadership

Skills and attributes for success:

• Keen to solve problems and provide a credible solution.
• Ensure delivery of exceptional client service to all stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and numeracy skills, with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Good time management skills and able to balance multiple priorities by considering risk, importance and level of urgency.
• Eagerness to learn quickly, be proactive and ask questions.
• Well-developed listening skills.

To qualify for the role you must be:

• Willing to working in a fast-paced environment with a strong work ethic.
• Able to interact well with people at all levels within the firm and build strong relationships.
• Having strong knowledge of MS Office Packages. Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Word in particular.
• Having excellent communications and organizational skills.
• Either have a finance related degree, be studying for an accountancy qualification or experience working in the finance department.
• Be innovative, confident and creative with ability to challenge.

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