Financial Analyst

Responsibilities

• Reconcile financial data and reporting across various financial systems, highlighting and investigating discrepancies.
• Resolve system-related issues by logging service requests, coordinating correction of erroneous postings and addressing master data mapping issues between systems.
• Prepare and circulate finance master data mapping files ahead of month-end closing and budgeting cycles.
• Develop simple financial tools to support business reporting and analytical requirements.
• Extract, validate and reconcile financial data from ERP systems, data warehouses and statutory reporting platforms.
• Develop and enhance financial reports to optimise existing reporting processes and strengthen data analytics.
• Ensure effective implementation and financial tracking of local and national promotions through accurate and timely financial reporting.
• Conduct financial analysis to support finance system investigations, providing relevant insights, context and recommendations.
• Identify opportunities to digitise and automate finance systems and processes, supporting digital transformation and operational optimisation.
• Collate and analyse information to understand existing finance system processes for process mapping and project scoping.
• Translate and debrief finance specifications with developers to ensure clarity of project scope, business requirements and proposed solutions.

Requirements

• Typically 2–5 years' relevant experience in financial analysis, FP&A, management accounting, investment analysis or a related field.
• Experience working with large datasets and financial modelling.
• Experience preparing management reports, budgets and forecast

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Statistics or a related field.
• Professional qualification such as CPA, ACCA, CFA or equivalent is an added advantage.
• Relevant experience in financial analysis, FP&A, management accounting or a similar role

Skills