1. JOB DETAILS:
Position Title: Analyst: Financial
Broad Band: M09: Professional
Talent Pipeline Layer: Managing Self Principal Expert Consultant (MS)
2. OVERALL JOB PURPOSE:
Influence and grow Ma'aden's financial performance through analysis of financial results, forecasts, variances, and trends
3. QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE & SKILLS:
Qualification:
B Degree (Finance/Accounting/Business Administration/Economics)
Chartered Financial Analyst
Experience:
4 Years relevant experience
International experience preferred
Mergers and acquisitions preferred
Skills:
* Sound working knowledge and understanding of Ma’aden codes, regulation, rules, procedures
* Effective analytical and problem solving skills
* Good writing and reporting skills
* Following rules, regulations, procedures and instructions
* Effective self time management, planning and organising skills
* Coping with pressures and setbacks
* Sound finance data processing and reporting
* Critical thinking
* Advanced ability to gather information and accumulate data
* Advanced knowledge of finance principles
* Results driven
* Proficient attention to detail
* Curios and innovative
* Ability to adapt and respond to change
* Competent in using applicable software and/or systems
* Business English
4. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Focus Area
Get results through individual expertise (broader than own)
Operational / Functional
1. Consistently deliver business solutions which contribute to business results and improved competitiveness (consulting advice, business options)
2. Deliver quality solutions/ service cost effectively on time and within risk parameters
3. Provide advice that are generally accepted and implemented on programmes and systems, creating a competitive advantage for organization, leading to quality results
4. Deliver Cost effective results
5. Risk results
6. HSE targets
* Responsible for monitoring, evaluating and reporting business and affiliate performance on a broad base of metrics
* Collect data, perform analyses, evaluate returns and risks on different investments and present recommendations to Senior Stakeholders
* Maintain a strong financial analysis foundation creating and evaluating forecasts and financial models in order to guide the business in tactical and strategic decision making
* Perform market research, data mining, business intelligence, and valuation comps
* Analyse past results, perform variance analysis, identify trends, and make recommendations for improvements
* Active input regarding investment management strategy and ensuring optimal return on investments
* Active input regarding risk management and development of risk mitigation strategies
* Track the performance of stocks and collect and prepare the data (in spreadsheets) so that it can be interpreted by clients and stockbrokers
* Develop, implement and maintain internal control systems and business practices
* Prepare management and board reports (trend analysis and economic indicators)
* Meet with investors to explain company decisions
* Work closely with the accounting team to ensure accurate financial reporting
* Report on financial performance and prepare for regular leadership reviews
* Evaluate financial performance by comparing and analysing actual results with plans and forecasts
* Guide the cost analysis process by establishing and enforcing policies and procedures
* Recommend actions by analysing and interpreting data and making comparative analyses; study proposed changes in methods and materials
* Identify and drive process improvements, including the creation of standard and ad-hoc reports, tools, and Excel dashboards
* Increase productivity by developing automated reporting/forecasting tools; drive digitalisation
* Recommend and participate in think tanks/special projects
Leadership
1. Understand, support and live the Ma'aden vision, values and goals
2. Expert utilization & direction through selling and obtaining support for value adding ideas leading to business improvement
3. Takes accountability for personal improvement, personal development, skills development and effectiveness
4. Expertise transfer, sharing and development
5. Continuously develop extensive knowledge relating to own field work and personal mastery in technical skills application through Talent Development
6. Expertise integration, sharing and developing expertise in others
7. Established technical and professional policies, practices, standards, procedures and methods; application, review and development
8. Deliver expert solutions as a thought leader, to meet changing business & work requirements through Trends, analysis, problem solving and quality decision making
9. Minimise Corporate risk through applied expertise, understanding Process and risk impact, reporting risks in the workplace and taking corrective action
10. Statutory & professional practice development
11. Extract, benchmark, enrich, capture and disseminate knowledge within knowledge management standards
12. Focused development of expert networks
* Get results through empowering others to act
* Enable team members to achieve competence for career progression
* Mentor
* Lives company values and ensures compliance of team to the values
* Apply new ideas and work methods and opportunities for improving business results through team engagement
* Maintain up-to-date technical knowledge of financial instruments, market conditions, and trends
Relationships
1. Creating effective stakeholder and expert networking relationships (e.g. customers, suppliers, universities and specialist bodies)
2. Demonstrate influential relationships with manager peers and company business leaders
3. Contractor/consultant relations & management
4. Communication of expertise (best practices, technical reports, position statement)
5. Develop and facilitate the implementation of new solutions in area of expertise
6. Research & Development
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* Close collaboration with Strategy & Development (Business Analyst, etc)
* Senior Management of Affiliates & Ma'aden Corporate
* Investors
* Senior Government Officials
* Associate membership with recognised professional bodies
5. COMPETENCIES:
Technical/Functional
Financial model development Expert
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel Expert
Proficiency with data query/data management tools (Access, SQL, Business Objects) Advanced
Financial markets Advanced
Knowledge and understanding of the business processes Advanced
Knowledge of governing laws, policies, standards and procedures Proficient
Understanding of the regulatory / legal and economic environment as well as the competitive landscape and financial risks / opportunities of the industry Advanced
Understanding of financing and accounting principles Advanced
Knowledge of accounting principles in order to contribute to organisational operating decisions Advanced
Internet data mining Advanced
Knowledge of financial markets and products Advanced
Broad knowledge of local and international markets Proficient
General working knowledge of country specific fiscal and financial policies Advanced
Knowledge of Commercial Paper Regulations Advanced
Understanding of taxation Proficient
Understanding of loan covenants Advanced
Understanding and ability to calculate various Ratios and Comps Advanced
General knowledge of global bond markets Proficient
Knowledge of general financial developments Proficient
Leadership
• Developing self and others
• Lead digitalisation within the function
• Change agent
* Continuous improvement
* General knowledge of people related policies, regulations and processes
* Contribute to establish Ma'aden as 3rd pillar of KSA economy
Safety
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