Fp&a Senior Analyst

We are recruiting for a Financial Analyst to assist with all aspects of Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) for reporting purposes.

**Duties**
- Prepare financial and business related analysis and research in such areas as financial and expense performance, cost of sales, cash flow forecasting, and working capital;
- Prepare consolidated forecasts and budgets and analyzes trends in revenue, expense, capital expenditures and other related areas;
- Assist with updating the company’s forecasting model monthly with information from the accounting systems and updating expense and revenue forecasts based on actual business events and timelines;
- Monitor performance indicators, highlighting trends and analyzing causes of unexpected variance this involves updating the company dashboards and providing analysis;
- Develop financial models and analysis to support strategic initiatives;
- Compile and prepare reports, graphs and charts of data developed;
- Assist with special financial and business related studies and cooperates with other departments in preparing analyses;
- Assist with compilation and analysis of consolidated budgets and long range plans;
- Maintain and coordinate group completion of financial review templates and meetings;
- Prepare presentations to Board of Directors and Senior Management Team;
- Ad hoc analyses, as needed;
- Support functional area leaders in development of their annual Expense and Capital budgets;
- Provide monthly financial reporting and variance analysis.
- Ensure budget holders understand their performance vs. budget;
- Develop comprehensive monthly forecasts, with input from budget holders on all assumptions;
- Work with budget holders to rebalance their plans, in response to changes in business priorities;
- Prepare revised Quarterly Budgets for the company as the fiscal year progresses from each quarter to the next;
- Monthly, prepare company forecasts in collaboration with cross-functional team members and provide explanations for variances from prior expectations;
- Develop business cases in support of new investment opportunities, and work with cross-functional teams to develop comprehensive initiative budgets
- Develop, track, and analyze key operational metrics for each functional area.

**Requirements**:

- Relationship Management: Able to build constructive and effective relationships with a broad and diverse group of business partners
- Communication Skills: Demonstrates strong listening, written and oral communication skill
- Adaptability: Purposefully adapting actions to changing business requirements
- Initiative: Identifying opportunities for improvement and action necessary changes
- Integrity: being honest and having strong moral principles. Adhere to confidentiality requirements.
- Influencing and Negotiation: Ability to influence at all levels, as well as a demonstrated ability to work effectively within a team and be assertive in driving successful management strategies
- 2 - 4 years of post articles relevant working experience within finance/analysis/audit/advisory/investment banking
- Experience with preparing management accounts and financial statements
- Experience in financial analysis and modelling
- Strong understanding of accounting
- Excellent communication skills, able to present at board level
- Problem solver, highly analytical, results oriented, timeliness, attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to work in a high paced, high energy and high responsibility environment
- B.Com/B.Sc Degree or relevant financial qualification