Finance & Business Analyst - Financial Services

The Candidate should have :

- Demonstrable team-working skills to ably provide professional support to user departments.

- Good knowledge of financial modelling and reporting templates

- Experience with specialized financial accounting software and working with database software

- Excellent analytical skills, problem solving skills.

- Excellent interpersonal & communication skills (written & oral)

- Demonstrated experience in meeting deadlines at work and a proactive approach to business initiatives, including the ability to multitask, think creatively, identify issues and present solutions

Qualifications & Experience :

- Minimum of an MBA degree or qualification in Finance & Accounting.

- A professional qualification in Accounting or Finance (preferably, a CMA, CFA, CA, CPA, or other globally recognised qualifications.)

- Minimum of seven years of experience as financial, business or operations analyst

- Thorough knowledge of industry best standards, and good management accounting practices

Duties & Responsibilities :

- Reporting to the Financial Controller of the Academy, the Finance and Business Analyst is a managerial position within the Finance and Administration department and will provide high level support for all financial planning, budgeting, financial analysis/reporting, performance monitoring and risk management activities at the Academy.

The Finance & Business Analyst will be charged with :

- Tracking financial performance against budget, prior year and pro-forma and provide variance and trend analysis for various levels of management

- Providing analysis required in the Academy's annual budget preparation

- Ensuring reconciliation and analysis of construction and other capital expenditures

- Coordinating and preparing academic and management reports. Developing benchmarks and comparisons with other schools within and outside the region.

In this context the main responsibilities will be :

- Preparation of management reports for ensuring appropriate analysis of business functions and activities.

- Getting systems in place to obtain regular tracking of qualitative and quantitative information for the annual budget process, with input from internal stakeholders.

- Compilation of Market Intelligence information.

- Development & implementation of tools to monitor construction and other capital expenditure effectively.

- Provide analysis and support for various academic and functional areas of the Academy

- Ensure adherence to the reporting timeline and co-ordinate with administrative and financial staff, as needed.