Financial Analyst

Key Responsibilites:

• Consolidate and analyze financial data (budgets, income statement forecasts etc.) taking into account company’s goals and financial standing.
• Provide analytical, forecasting, reporting, and project support to senior management.
• Produce monthly reports, which include key metrics, financial results, and variance reporting.
• Spearhead the annual and quarterly budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Identify opportunities for performance improvement across the organization.
• Maintain knowledge and keep abreast of new investment regulations or policies.
• Develop models that help with decision-making.
• Provide creative alternatives and recommendations to reduce costs and improve financial performance.
• Assemble and summarize data to structure sophisticated reports on financial status and risks.
• Develop financial models, conduct benchmarking and process analysis.
• Conduct business studies on past, future and comparative performance and develop forecast models.
• Identify trends, advise company and recommend actions to a senior financial analyst based on sound analysis.
• Track and determine financial status by analyzing actual results in comparison with forecasts.
• Reconcile transactions by comparing and correcting data.
• Gain and update job knowledge to remain informed about novelty in the field.
• Consult with management to guide and influence long term and strategic decision making within the broadest scope.
• Drive process improvement and policy development initiatives that impact the function.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Masters/Bachelor’s degree in any Finance.
• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in corporate finance, financial planning & analysis, investment banking, or other related fields.
• Strong working knowledge of Excel and financial modeling.

Skills required:

• Skillfully use computerized accounting, financial management, and management information systems.
• Plan, organize, and prioritize work assignments to meet requirements and facilitate workflow.
• Analyze, interpret, and apply pertinent codes, laws, rules, and regulations to professional accounting work, attendance accounting, budget analysis work, fiscal solvency, and financial transactions.
• Identify problem areas or situations, evaluate problem causes, and take appropriate action to resolve identified problems.
• Attention to accuracy and detail required.
• Excellent analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
• Make arithmetical calculations quickly and accurately and identify and correct errors in arithmetical calculations made by others.
• Establish and maintain a cooperative working relationship with those contacted in the course of assigned responsibilities.