Financial Analyst III

Work Schedule

First Shift (Days)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

Position Summary:
The Financial Analyst III will be responsible for developing, interpreting and implementing financial concepts for financial planning and control. The analyst will prepare reports and tools for the workstreams and leadership to track core performance versus targets, highlight achievements and issues, and ensure consistency, accuracy and quality across all reporting. They will also be performing technical analysis to resolve present and future financial performance against set objectives.

The role would suit a candidate with excellent rapport building ability, strong reporting analysis skills, effective verbal and written communication skills. Passion to achieve critical metrics are crucial to fully grasp the complexity of the role.

Responsibilities:

o Prepare and issue daily/monthly reports that support performance tracking and analysis.
o Support the regular month end close reporting, handling data accuracy, and ensuring complete high-quality report is ready for the business reviews.
o Develop, standardize, and improve regular analyses and reports to share business and financial insights, and support monthly /quarterly /annual reporting and forecasting process (i.e. support MBR, QBR, AOP, etc.).
o Build and update dashboards, PowerPoint and other business intelligence tools by data-mining in various systems.
o Regularly analyze data to identify trends, areas of improvement, and potential risks of operations against key performance indicators.
o Collaborate with key internal partners in the region to ensure alignment and effective communication.
o Support Finance leadership to meet divisional finance reporting and analysis requirements.
o Consistently meet assigned targets and fulfil Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
o Ensure the performance of all tasks is carried out in accordance with company policies, internal controls and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
• Additional tasks include:
o Drive the culture of continuous operational improvement within the team.
o Collaborate with GPO and serve as subject matter authority for all processes.
o Support with the creation and update of process documentation and training materials for complex processes, as needed.
o Participate actively to projects – including department or cross-functional projects.
o Coordinate with Audit teams to facilitate testing procedures.
o Other additional duties or tasks may be assigned periodically by the Line Manager.

Skills & Qualifications Required:

• Skills:
This position interacts with various levels of customers, and therefore effective and confident communication skills are required to effectively address issues, provide updates and lead successful customer negotiations.
Proven attention to detail and accuracy.
Demonstrated proficiency in collaborating effectively with a wide range of people to achieve common goals.
Ability to work independently in order to resolve complex issues and perform first and second level escalations.
Comfortable in a fast-paced environment.
Strong organisational and time management skills to ensure prioritisation and timely completion of tasks and efficiency in handling multiple responsibilities simultaneously.
Effective problem-solving capabilities, and strong analytical abilities.
Sound judgment and decision-making skills.
Willingness to train and mentor newcomers.
Good understanding of the operational improvement methodology.
SME level working knowledge of relevant Accounting Operations systems, policies and procedures.

• Qualifications and experience:
Fluent in English.
Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Economics, or Business-related field.
Experience in a similar Financial Analysis Reporting role would be a plus.
Thorough understanding in financial accounting.
Proficiency with data analysis, reporting and visualization tools such as MS Excel, Power BI, PowerPoint, and Python.
Expert system knowledge of any existing ERPs (example: Oracle E1, SAP) and third-party enabling software is important to perform this role effectively and efficiently.