Financial Planning & Analysis Senior Analyst

Overview Support performance management reporting, PSP, AOP Phase-1, AOP Phase-2, monthly rolling forecast delivery as well as scenario planning and what-if analysis for decision support. Responsibilities Provide overall support for the management reporting for Daily, weekly and monthly analysis Create, update, prepare ongoing periodic business reports Working across multiple Finance functions to deliver diversified reports Understand key drivers of the P&L Work on key plant /region to drive business and region performance Performance analysis, including explanation of variance to plan, forecast and year ago Support the annual operating plan (AOP) process Create Channel/Customer promotional analysis to support business partners Maintain complex Excel models Develop PowerPoint presentations to communicate business results and insights Manage exceptions through verbal and written interactions with key stakeholders Collaborate with functions on ad-hoc report & projects Create an inclusive and collaborative environment Qualifications 6 to 8 years of experience in finance and planning with specific 4+ year of experience in FP&A Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree in commerce/business administration / economic with high level of Finance & Accounting Experience. Chartered Accountant/MBA/CPA Finance is preferred Sound knowledge of financial systems (SAP, Cube Based Reporting, MS Office and Other financial reporting systems like HFM) Strong understanding of business processes understating of Financial Numbers Having Excel expertise& experience with working with GBS (Preferred FMCG sector) will be an added advantage Strong technical knowledge and experience of both Management reporting and planning processes Good communication skill. Proficiency in English & Arabic language Highly organized and responsive, with ability to work to SLAs and tight deadlines Numerate and a lateral thinker, good at data analysis, with a strong attention to detail