Financial Planning and Analysis

• Responsible for the delivery of subdivisional P&L reporting and analysis for the business
• Review products & projects to ensure accounting is in line with policies
• Request accrual or other accounting adjustments that are judgement based
• Provides analysis to support decision-making, including presenting economic outcomes, identifying the key value drivers, benefits, sensitivities and risks, accounting, and fiscal implications.
• Prepares and analyses problems using sensitivity analysis and other techniques; reviews variance analyses and account reconciliations and identifies significant items requiring the attention of higher-level management.
• Applies various techniques such as target costing, value analysis, life cycle and discuss implications.
• Prepares analysis and reports that enable the business management to effectively challenge costs and inform decision-making.
• Participates in waste elimination efforts with the business to understand key drivers and cost reduction opportunities.
• Assures the analysis and planning beyond the scope of capital spending to the wider expenditure (R&D, marketing, talent, etc.).
• Communicates investment analysis criteria to non-finance professionals in a clear and concise manner to support decision making in resource that drives revenue growth.
• Supports planning processes, including setting targets, communicating assumptions, coordinating budget preparation, challenging submissions, and seeking synergies upon consolidation.
• Provides the business with relevant financial support to enable effective planning while applying sensible budgeting and forecasting techniques.
• Provides reasoned advice on modelling, planning, and forecasting with reference to cost, time and quality which incorporate the organization strategic direction.
• Monitors the finance progress against leadership team strategic goals and identifies bottlenecks to progress, identifying potential solutions, providing advice and escalating as needed to ensure goals are achieved

Senior Financial Analyst

MQ Architect – Finance, Insurance