Business/ Financial Analyst

• Facilitate workshop sessions with Business stakeholders to prepare Process maps
• Define and drive 'As Is' and 'To Be' process discussions
• use data modelling practices to analyse your findings and create suggestions for strategic and operational improvements and changes
• Determine operational objectives by studying business functions; gathering information; evaluating output requirements and formats
• Validate resource requirements and develop cost estimate models
• Conduct and coordinate financial, product, market, operational and related research to support strategic and business planning within the various departments and programs of the group
• Create informative, actionable and repeatable reporting that highlights relevant business trends and opportunities for improvement
• Creating a detailed business analysis, outlining problems, opportunities and solutions for a business
• Budgeting and forecasting
• Planning and monitoring
• Financial modelling
• Variance Analysis
• Pricing
• Reporting
• Defining business requirements and reporting them back to stakeholders
• Develop financial models, conduct benchmarking and process analysis
• Develop and prepare internal and external financial analyses and reports for Management and the Company’s Board of Directors
• Establish and evaluate monthly and annual financial plans
• Develop systems and processes to monitor and control operating costs
• Identify trends in financial performance and provide recommendations to senior management for improvement
• Financial Modeling & Reporting
• Create and maintain P&L forecasting models and create related analyses as requested.
• Create and maintain short and long term planning and forecasting financial models
• Create M&A financial models estimating the impact of proposed acquisitions & structures
• Develop Cost-Benefits Analysis models to determine the return on selected investments
• Update & refine key financial drivers, monitor trends and provide recommendations for improvement
• Prepare management reports, Board packages and Investor communications
• Prepare industry research in support of Corporate development initiatives
• Develop and reporting of Corporate and divisional KPI analysis and reporting
• Support ongoing compensation plans and commission process; support close process, working closely with accounting to finalize results and calculate commission payout