Financial Analyst

Job Purpose:

To provide support and advice to the management team on financial performance matters and assist in creating and implementing forecasting / budgeting tools and strategies that provide key stakeholders with relevant, accurate and timely management information which supports executive level decision-making.

Essential Roles and Responsibilities

Functional Roles and 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

· Work closely with the accounting team to ensure accurate financial reporting