Job Description
As a Senior Finance Specialist, you will be responsible for creating and maintaining analytical dashboards to support general financial analysis such as key profitability drivers. You will present reports and findings to relevant stakeholders.
* Create and maintain detailed analytical reports related to P&L drivers.
* Lead efforts to drive financial initiatives and work cross-functionally with relevant stakeholders.
* Track and review financial results during monthly financial close.
* Analyse variances to plan and prior year and prepare illustrative slides for Monthly Business Review (MBR) presentation.
* Support financial analysis for annual budget and forecast.
* Support managers with relevant forecast and budget models and submit final numbers into the forecast and budgeting system.
Key Responsibilities:
* Collaborate with regional leadership teams to perform analysis and reporting.
* Communicate variances to managers.
* Generate ad hoc analysis reports as needed.
Required Skills and Qualifications
To succeed in this role, you should have a degree from a three or four-year Bachelors Study Program in Finance. You should also have 2-3 years of experience in accounting or financial analysis roles. Proficiency in the English Language (CEFR B2 Proficiency Rating or above); French language is a plus.
* Proficiency in utilising the D365 system is a strong plus.
* Experience using PowerBI is a plus.
* Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel for data analysis, financial modelling, and reporting purposes.
* Strong analytical and numeracy skills.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
* Ability to assimilate and summarise financial information in an appropriate context.
* Strategic and commercial acumen, as well as the ability and willingness to be hands-on.
* Excellent people skills, with experience collaborating in a multi-disciplinary, diverse, dynamic team.
* Demonstrated experience in financial management and accounting.
* Technologically savvy, with an ability to point to examples of having worked with IT staff to develop and implement new processes and systems that increased efficiency in a fast-moving environment.
* Experience working with a team in multiple locations (including shared services) is a plus.
We are looking for someone with resilience, tact, integrity, and credibility.
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