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