Finance Operations Analyst

Uaeadvise; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A consulting firm in the UAE seeks a Business Analyst to analyze data, develop KPIs, and provide insights to enhance financial performance. The ideal candidate has expertise in SQL and VBA, strong analytical skills, and a Bachelor's degree in a related field. The role involves working with various stakeholders and requires a capacity to manage multiple projects effectively. Competitive benefits and a dynamic environment are offered.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in Business Analytics, Product Analytics, Data, BI, or data-driven FP&A.
• Strong analytical skills to deep dive into large datasets and complex models.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and balance workloads.

Responsibilities

• Analyze extensive datasets, extract trends and insights for business needs.
• Develop and track KPIs for financial performance.
• Provide data-driven insights to stakeholders for strategic business decisions.
• Resolve variances with stakeholders including Banks or Clients.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.

Skills

SQL proficiency

VBA proficiency

BI tools (Looker, Tableau, or PowerBi)

Python

Strong analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, Data or related field

Job description

Responsibilities

• Data Controls and Analysis: Analyze extensive datasets, extract trends, and insights, ensuring accuracy and relevance to business needs.
• KPIs Tracking & Integration: Develop, track, and provide key performance indicators (KPIs) to enhance financial performance tracking and Integration of KPIs into FP&A models, ensuring that all business insights are based on data-driven analysis and up-to-date information.
• Business Partnering & Stakeholder Communication: Actively provide data-driven insights to key stakeholders, translating complex data into actionable recommendations. Contribute to solving strategic business decisions through continuous monitoring and reporting.
• Resolve variances through contacting internal and external stakeholders including Banks or Clients who are responsible for the team’s service delivery within reconciliations.
• Be the single point of contact with senior business external stakeholders both internally and externally.
• Regular follow‑up / escalation on the long‑pending items for logical closure with respective teams within the company (Finance, Tech, Operations).
• Analyze business requirements and translate them into data‑driven financial solutions. Identify opportunities to maximize revenue through rate fencing, upselling strategies, and segment‑based pricing.
• Contributes to budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis for Financial Planning, ensuring Excellence in Financial Performance.
• Work on cost optimization initiatives

Requirements

• Tools Proficiency is a must: SQL and VBA full proficiency, strong knowledge of BI tools (Looker, Tableau or PowerBi), Python is a plus.
• Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree in mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, Data or related field.
• Professional Experience: 1+ years of experience in Business Analytics roles, either Product Analytics, Data and BI, or data‑driven FP&A or Audit roles.
• Analytical skills: very strong analytical skills, willingness to deep dive in large datasets and complex models, with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and balance dynamic workloads and commitments.
• The ability to work independently and be a team player.