Finance Managed Services - Financial Planning & Analysis -(Transport & Logistics)

PwC

Al Khobar

SAR 300,000 - 400,000

Job description

Line of Service

Internal Firm Services

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

IFS - Internal Firm Services - Other

Management Level

Specialist

Job Description & Summary

Managed Services is the delivery and execution business within PwC, providing operational solutions for clients. It brings the best of PwC’s advisory capabilities, our technology expertise and our operational delivery to help clients solve complex problems
Managed Services is the delivery and execution business within PwC, providing operational solutions for clients. It brings the best of PwC’s advisory capabilities, our technology expertise and our operational delivery to help clients solve complex problems

Roles and Responsibilities:

Daily tasks and delivery expectation

Budgeting

Support budget preparation
Update template
Receive and consolidate inputs from functions
Upload budget code in Oracle
Track and validate PR against budget
Support special events and budget
Perform allocation and reallocation
Perform variance analysis and reporting
Prepare Periodic rolling forecast

Management and Financial reporting

Define reports templates and prepare report calendar and schedule
Analyze business performance and financial data
Produce and report timely and accurate financial analyses at the appropriate level of detail to enable business decisions
Analyze reports and update commentary
Agree and track actions coming from management reports

Planning & Forecasting

Understand the planning, budgeting and forecasting processes, objectives, inputs, outputs and process business rules
Use technical applications to produce management reporting
Understand relevant data models
Ability to analyze and mine insights from large amounts of quantitative and qualitative data using available tools & techniques
Consider historical, driver-based and known future business events and data to accurately provide information on a consistent and timely schedule
Adjust, model and review predictive and advanced analytical models, techniques and data to produce baseline planning, budgets, and forecasts
Perform initial quantitative variance analysis and learn to detect patterns over time
Create and maintain technical documents to describe programmed development, logic, coding, testing, changes and corrections.
Ability to analyze system logs and perform bug fixing

Delivery

Perform tasks and projects as assigned by Supervisors
Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders to ensure clear understanding of financial information
Ensure adherence to agreed-upon deadlines and performance metrics (SLAs)
Propose and implement initiatives to enhance financial processes and drive continuous improvement.

Preferred skills

Expected Skills:
Specific learned abilities or technical skills
Knowledge of IFRS or Local GAAP for management, financial & statutory would be beneficial
Validated skills and experience in handling various aspects of Financial Planning, Budgeting and Analysis
In depth process knowledge in central finance reporting, management reporting and reports
Prior exposure in ERP tools in FP&A environment (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Hyperion)
Strong Analytical Skills to interpret complex financial data and provide meaningful insights
Technical Proficiency in financial modeling, Excel, and financial software tools
High level of accuracy and attention to detail in financial reporting and analysis
Ability to identify issues, analyze root causes, and implement effective solutions
Ability to engage effectively with multiple customers and handle critical issues
Focus on implementation - essential for delivery as per the client strategy
Ability to communicate effectively and influence people including internal/external customers, operations and Finance partners
Ability to manage change and has proven time management skills
Expected Competencies:
Values, behaviors & attitude
Ambitious individual who can work under their own direction towards agreed targets/goals and with a creative approach to work
Proven interpersonal skills and is a strong team player
Communicates with impact
Results driven
Drives organizational excellence
Required Language Skills:
Proficient in written and spoken English and Arabic
Minimum Education and Specific Qualification:
Bachelor’s degree in finance and accounting, Business Management / Administration or equivalent
Master’s degree in finance, Business Management / Administration or equivalent from an accredited university is advantageous
Certifications in relevant fields (e.g., ACCA, CA, CFA, CMA, etc.) would be advantageous

Minimum year

Expected Skills:

Specific learned abilities or technical skills

Knowledge of IFRS or Local GAAP for management, financial & statutory would be beneficial
Validated skills and experience in handling various aspects of Financial Planning, Budgeting and Analysis
In depth process knowledge in central finance reporting, management reporting and reports
Prior exposure in ERP tools in FP&A environment (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Hyperion)
Strong Analytical Skills to interpret complex financial data and provide meaningful insights
Technical Proficiency in financial modeling, Excel, and financial software tools
High level of accuracy and attention to detail in financial reporting and analysis
Ability to identify issues, analyze root causes, and implement effective solutions
Ability to engage effectively with multiple customers and handle critical issues
Focus on implementation - essential for delivery as per the client strategy
Ability to communicate effectively and influence people including internal/external customers, operations and Finance partners
Ability to manage change and has proven time management skills

Expected Competencies:

Values, behaviors & attitude

Ambitious individual who can work under their own direction towards agreed targets/goals and with a creative approach to work
Proven interpersonal skills and is a strong team player
Communicates with impact
Results driven
Drives organizational excellence

Required Language Skills:

Proficient in written and spoken English and Arabic

Minimum Education and Specific Qualification:

Bachelor’s degree in finance and accounting, Business Management / Administration or equivalent

Master’s degree in finance, Business Management / Administration or equivalent from an accredited university is advantageous

Certifications in relevant fields (e.g., ACCA, CA, CFA, CMA, etc.) would be advantageous

s experience required

4-6 years of relevant experience for a Senior Associate, ideally having worked with a diverse portfolio of people, process and technology with a leading firm, preferably in the Middle East or GCC region

Additional application instructions

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required: Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Government Clearance Required?

Job Posting End Date