Senior Financial Planning Analyst

Job Summary

Jobs at this level are responsible for executing plans relevant to financial planning and modelling, performing routine and non-complex analyses of financial data and reviewing reports prepared by juniors. Also, they are responsible for using analytics, examining critical figures, metrics and trends and identifying potential opportunities for improvement within the work units.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Planning & Analysis

• Resolve routine queries and supervises juniors in handling queries pertaining financial planning or financial analysis.
• Prepare and submits financial analysis for the perusal of the executive management based on proven and best practices to assist financial decision making at STC.
• Perform routine and non-complex analyses of financial data, to help in effectively managing STC’s funds, investments, cash flows, assets, cost and revenues.
• Analyse and produce multiple complex and varied financial reports that require selection, preparation, and interpretation of data using complex data query tools using multiple databases and the creation of financial models.
• Report revenue assurance function including billing and usage reconciliation and undertake revenue leakage and fraud prevention exercises.

Budgeting

• Provide budget management services and analysis for multiple departments and financial leaders within STC.
• Support in preparing all budgeted financial statements (i.e. Balance Sheet, Income Statement and Cash Flow).

Generic Role

• Perform routine activities within the specified scope.
• Help with routine work and escalates issues, as necessary
• Execute advanced financial planning, budgeting and modelling activities in an accurate and timely manner to ensure smooth day to day operations at STC.
• Review standard reports prepared by juniors and forwards the same to reporting senior, which could assist executive decision making.
• Participate in analysing the best practices in the field of financial management and assists in effectively implementing these in STC, in order to optimize the entire budgeting and financial life cycle.
• Liaise with other team members to build effective working relationships.
• Assist in preparing application of financial accounting standards and budgeting assumptions by all the sectors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance / Accounting
• Professional certification such as CFA or equivalent is preferred

Required Experience

2 – 4 years of experience in the budgeting, financial planning and analysis at technology/telecommunication industry.

Desired Skills & Knowledge

• Basic proficiency in business acumen
• Intermediate proficiency in data collection and analysis
• Intermediate proficiency in financial awareness
• Intermediate proficiency in reporting