Senior Officer, Data & Analytics

Emirates Development Bank (EDB); Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Emirates Development Bank in Dubai seeks a Senior Officer, MIS & Analytics to support FP&A by developing and managing management information and financial reporting solutions. You will translate financial and operational data into insights for month-end, budgeting, forecasting and strategic decisions while ensuring data quality and proper use of reporting technology.

You will lead MIS platform development, collaborate with departments, enforce data management policies, and stay current with

Qualifications

• Experience implementing MIS or financial reporting systems.
• Strong understanding of FP&A data requirements and workflows.
• Ability to collaborate with multiple departments to gather data needs.

Responsibilities

• Develop, administer and improve enterprise MIS and financial reporting solutions.
• Act as SME for design and implementation of Financial Reporting System across the Group.
• Support data quality, governance and proper use of reporting technology.
• Collaborate with FP&A analysts to prepare reports and analyses from MIS platform.

Skills

MIS platform design

FP&A analytics

Data governance

Data quality

Financial reporting

Job description

The Senior Officer, MIS & Analytics supports the FP&A function by developing, administering and improving management information and financial reporting solutions. The role converts financial and operational data into reliable insights for month-end performance assessment, budgeting, forecasting and strategic decision-making, while supporting data quality, governance and appropriate use of reporting technology.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Complete tasks assigned as part of the development of enterprise MIS platform including acting as a key subject matter expert for design and implementation of a Financial Reporting System
• Contribute to the evaluation, selection and implementation of appropriate hardware and software solutions to support the organization’s MIS objectives.
• Act as one of the key subject matter experts for design and implementation of Financial Reporting System across the Group by using knowledge of industry best practice.
• Collaborate with various departments to understand their data management needs and provide guidance and support in establishing efficient data collection, storage and retrieval.
• Assignment of tasks pertaining to development of enterprise data management plan and enforcement of data management policies and procedures
• Act as key subject matter expert for design and implementation of Financial Reporting System across the Group
• Stay up to date with industry trends and advancements in MIS and Financial Management technology to identify opportunities for innovation and improvement in the organization.

Operational Responsibilities:

• Monitor and analyze the performance of MIS platform as used for Financial Reporting, identify areas for improvement a proactively identify issues and manage through to conclusion.
• Review data and identify problems, and present solutions to improve the system’s performance
• Analyze change requests and develop solutions if deemed required after evaluation, track and manage through to implementation if approved.
• Conduct regular data audits to identify and resolve data quality issues, ensuring the accuracy and reliability of data used for reporting and analysis.
• Work with FP&A analysts to prepare and present reports and analysis derived from MIS platform to support strategic decision making.
• Ensure compliance with audit requirements and contribute to turning around requests from internal, external and regulatory auditors.
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