Senior Associate Finance Academy

Roles and responsibilities

Technical Skills

1. Financial Analysis: Expertise in analyzing financial statements, cash flows, and profitability metrics.
2. Accounting Knowledge: Strong understanding of GAAP, IFRS, or other relevant accounting standards.
3. Budgeting and Forecasting: Developing and managing budgets and financial projections.
4. Financial Reporting: Preparing reports for internal stakeholders, management, and regulatory compliance.
5. Taxation: Knowledge of corporate tax laws and compliance requirements.

Analytical Skills

1. Data Analysis: Proficiency in interpreting large datasets to identify trends and insights.
2. Risk Assessment: Identifying financial risks and recommending mitigation strategies.
3. Variance Analysis: Comparing actual financial outcomes to budgets and forecasts.
4. Cost Management: Evaluating and controlling expenses to improve profitability.

Communication Skills

1. Stakeholder Communication: Presenting financial insights to senior management and non-financial stakeholders.
2. Report Writing: Creating clear and concise financial documents.
3. Collaboration: Working closely with teams across finance, operations, and other departments.

Technical Tools

1. ERP Systems: Experience with systems like SAP, Oracle, or Microsoft Dynamics for financial processes.
2. Accounting Software: Proficiency in QuickBooks, Xero, or similar tools.
3. Advanced Excel: Expertise in formulas, pivot tables, macros, and financial modeling.
4. Business Intelligence Tools: Familiarity with Power BI, Tableau, or similar for financial visualization.
5. Tax and Compliance Software: Using tools for tax filing and regulatory reporting.

Organizational Skills

1. Time Management: Managing multiple deadlines and financial cycles efficiently.
2. Attention to Detail: Ensuring precision in calculations, reconciliations, and reporting.
3. Process Improvement: Streamlining financial workflows for better efficiency and accuracy.
4. Documentation: Maintaining accurate records for audits and compliance.

Desired candidate profile

• Financial statements: Review the quarterly financial statements for clerical and accounting accuracy
• Monthly closing process: review the entries made by the team, check the accounting treatment and consistency of the books, monthly schedules, and details
• IFRS memos: Closely working with the auditors on the IFRS treatment of the new acquisitions and the transactions, gathering facts and preparing necessary paperwork
• Board Decks: Working on the governance deliverables (AC & BOD deck) as per the requirement of stakeholders and finalizing it for review.
• Projects: Support various stakeholders as finance partner on several ongoing initiatives and projects like, issuance of sukuk, various corporate presentations, IRLs, Apollo queries, credit rating information requirements etc,
• IR: Working closely with the IR team on slides, and new data points to showcase business developments.
• Data sanitization: Work with the operational team to generate dashboards, insights, and key metrics to monitor the performance of each business.
• Ad hoc matters: Work on the Ad hoc requirements from the group related to covering overall AI involving collecting and reviewing information from subsidiaries