Financial analysis specialist Jobs in Jeddah

Overview:
A leading Talent Acquisition Company in Saudi Arabia is actively seeking a Financial Analyst to be based in Saudi Arabia. In this vital role, you will analyze financial data to support operational and strategic initiatives effectively. Collaboration with various departments is key to ensure financial accuracy and enable informed decision-making.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyze and interpret financial data to provide insights into business performance.
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports for management.
• Conduct variance analysis to identify discrepancies between actual and budgeted results.
• Evaluate financial performance by comparing actual results to forecasts and budgets.
• Support management in financial planning and analysis.
• Develop and maintain financial dashboards and performance metrics.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure accuracy in financial reporting.
• Assemble, summarize, and analyze financial data for structured reports on budgets, forecasts, and trends.
• Track financial status by analyzing trends and forecast models for Research Operations.
• Business & Financial Modeling: Develop business models to support Core Labs and Research Platforms.
• Perform business studies on past, current, and projected financial performance to inform future forecasts.
• Utilize advanced spreadsheets to analyze financial data and support strategic decision-making.

Competencies:

• Technical Skills: Strong proficiency in MS Excel and PowerPoint; experience with Power BI reporting.
• Analytical Thinking: Ability to interpret data and provide actionable insights.
• Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Collaboration: Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance and accounting.
• 4+ years of experience in management reporting and analysis.
• Ability to assemble and analyze data to create reports, including budgets, forecasts, variance analysis, and reconciliation.
• Knowledge and experience in calculating the cost of service to generate revenue.
• Advanced Excel skills and proficiency in Power BI.
• Experience with SAP and Ariba.

Are you passionate about crunching the numbers to drive strategy in a significant way? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!

A career in Finance at P&G will offer you a broad range of opportunities to grow and learn as a business leader. As a Finance Manager, you will be given responsibility for the business, financial analysis, and internal control from day one!

You will have the chance to develop an extensive set of skills through a variety of meaningful assignments at a local, regional, or global level. Working in a multi-functional team environment, you are the 'Chief Financial Officer' for your area of responsibility, bringing both financial expertise and business leadership to ensure excellent decision making, the maximization of long-term profits, cash flows, and shareholder value as well as the delivery of balanced financial results.

Your Team
This role reports to the Finance Director. You will be working with multi-functional teams to drive operation financial results.

How Success Looks Like
Our assignments offer you the chance to create an immediate impact on the business, while you continue to build your analytical, technical, and leadership skills. You will work as the finance leader on a team with representatives from various other functions. You will play a role in setting strategy, decision-making, business planning, and analysis across all aspects of the business.

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Finance, Accounting, or related fields with an excellent academic background
• Must have proven success from work experience (12 years) of strong leadership (fresh graduates are encouraged to apply)
• Have strong analytical thinking and skills
• Proficient in English and Arabic

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