ETIC, Financial Planning & Analysis - Senior Associate (KSA Travel)

Line of Service
Internal Firm Services
Industry/Sector
Technology
Specialism
IFS - Finance
Management Level
Senior Associate
Job Description & Summary
PwC Overview:
At PwC, we measure success by our ability to create the value that our clients and our people are looking for. Our reputation lies in building lasting relationships with our clients and a focus on delivering value in all we do. We're a network of firms in 152 countries with more than 328,000 people who are committed to delivering world-class capabilities and quality in assurance, tax and advisory services.
PwC Middle East Overview:
Established in the region for over 40 years, PwC Middle East employs over 10,000 people across 12 countries: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Palestine and the United Arab Emirates. Complementing our depth of industry expertise and breadth of skills is our sound knowledge of local business environments across the Middle East region. Our tailored solutions help our clients meet the challenges and opportunities of doing business in the Middle East market, and beyond.
Corporate Culture & Working Environment:
Our culture is one of inclusivity and care, where we respect each other and our differences. It's one that supports collaboration, teamwork and innovation and one that embraces difference. We support everyone having a voice and feeling empowered to challenge the status quo, bringing new ideas to the table.
As PwC staff, you will have the chance to collaborate across level, line of services, and global network. Not only in terms of work, get involved too in firm-wide events.
Line of Service and Overview:
Managed Services is the delivery and execution business within PwC, providing operational solutions for clients. It brings the best of PwC's advisory capabilities, our technology expertise and our operational delivery to help clients solve complex problems.
Job Summary:
The Record to Report Senior Finance Analyst is responsible for the day-to-day delivery of Finance Managed Service operations for the Finance Service Tower. This includes processing of finance transactions and production of required reports.
Roles and Responsibilities:
The Managed Services Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Senior Finance Analyst is responsible for providing financial insights and projections to support strategic decision-making. They analyze financial data, prepare reports, and create forecasts to help manage budgets, optimize financial performance, and support the business's financial health.
Budgeting

• Support budget preparation
• Update template
• Receive and consolidate inputs from functions
• Upload budget code in Oracle
• Track and validate PR against budget
• Support special events and budget
• Perform allocation and reallocation
• Perform variance analysis and reporting
• Prepare Periodic rolling forecast

Management and Financial reporting

• Define reports templates and prepare report calendar and schedule
• Analyze business performance and financial data
• Produce and report timely and accurate financial analyses at the appropriate level of detail to enable business decisions
• Analyze reports and update commentary
• Agree and track actions coming from management reports

Planning & Forecasting

• Understand the planning, budgeting and forecasting processes, objectives, inputs, outputs and process business rules
• Use technical applications to produce management reporting
• Understand relevant data models
• Ability to analyze and mine insights from large amounts of quantitative and qualitative data using available tools & techniques
• Consider historical, driver-based and known future business events and data to accurately provide information on a consistent and timely schedule
• Adjust, model and review predictive and advanced analytical models, techniques and data to produce baseline planning, budgets, and forecasts
• Perform initial quantitative variance analysis and learn to detect patterns over time
• Create and maintain technical documents to describe programmed development, logic, coding, testing, changes and corrections.
• Ability to analyze system logs and perform bug fixing

Delivery

• Perform tasks and projects as assigned by Supervisors
• Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders to ensure clear understanding of financial information
• Ensure adherence to agreed-upon deadlines and performance metrics (SLAs)
• Propose and implement initiatives to enhance financial processes and drive continuous improvement.

Expected Competencies:

• Ambitious individual who can work under their own direction towards agreed targets/goals and with a creative approach to work
• Proven interpersonal skills and is a strong team player
• Communicates with impact
• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Management or any equivalent
• 3-5 years of experience

Expected Skills:

• Knowledge of IFRS or Local GAAP for management, financial & statutory would be beneficial
• Validated skills and experience in handling various aspects of Financial Planning, Budgeting and Analysis
• In depth process knowledge in central finance reporting, management reporting and reports
• Prior exposure in ERP tools in FP&A environment (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Hyperion)
• Strong Analytical Skills to interpret complex financial data and provide meaningful insights
• Technical Proficiency in financial modeling, Excel, and financial software tools
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail in financial reporting and analysis
• Ability to identify issues, analyze root causes, and implement effective solutions
• Ability to engage effectively with multiple customers and handle critical issues
• Focus on implementation - essential for delivery as per the client strategy
• Ability to manage change and has proven time management skills
• Ability to communicate effectively and influence people including internal/external customers, operations and Finance partners

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Travel Requirements
Not Specified
Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?
No
Government Clearance Required?
No
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