Financial Analyst📣 Job Ad

About the Role

Panda Retail Company, a member of the Savola Group, is seeking a dedicated Financial Analyst to join its team in Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. This role is essential for providing accurate and timely financial business support to management, aiming to maximize business performance. The Financial Analyst will support various business functions through insightful financial analysis.

Key Responsibilities

The Financial Analyst will be responsible for building comprehensive financial models using data from financial systems and other sources to support business decisions and the execution of strategic and tactical initiatives. This includes partnering with management to understand expense and operating income drivers, monitoring performance against targets, and establishing strong business partnerships across functions to provide decision support. The role also involves creative thinking for cost control, collaborating with business partners to deliver accurate financial results with variance explanations, and actively participating in the Annual Planning, quarterly reviews, and Latest Estimate processes. Continuous process improvement to enhance the timeliness and accuracy of financial reporting and analysis is also a key aspect, along with assisting in the preparation of business plans and business case analyses, and performing ad-hoc reporting and analysis as required.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or an equivalent field.
• 2 to 4 years of relevant experience in a similar role within a medium or large-sized business.

Required Skills

• Strong communication abilities.
• Proficiency in financial modeling.
• Excellent analytical and interpretation skills.
• Proficiency in the English language; knowledge of Arabic is a significant advantage.

Work Context

This full-time position is based in Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. The role requires 2-5 years of experience, contributing to strategic and tactical initiatives by building financial models, monitoring performance, and identifying cost-saving opportunities.