Financial Analyst

Alghanim Industries - Food and Beverage; Gouvernement Hawalli; On-site; KWD 13,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Alghanim Industries - Food and Beverage invites applications for a Finance Analyst role within its Kuwait finance team. The analyst will deliver clear, accurate, and insightful financial analysis, contribute to planning, and participate in project work and ad hoc reporting.

The candidate will develop analytics around KPIs, assist with budgets and forecasts, and support decision making through trusted partner-like insights and reporting to management.

Qualifications

• CA/CPA/CMA/MBA or equivalent professional qualification.
• 1-3 years of post-qualification experience in finance.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to identify key drivers.
• Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint; English fluent.

Responsibilities

• Build an understanding of the value drivers of the business.
• Create analytics around key performance indicators to facilitate qualitative reporting.
• Develop balance scorecards and support business development opportunities.
• Assist with budgets and forecasts and capital expenditure approvals.
• Analyze cash flow, working capital, costs, and profitability across units.
• Produce insights for monthly management reporting highlighting trends.
• Support business planning and forecasting processes across functions.
• Communicate insights clearly to managers to enable decision making.

Skills

Analytical skills

Excel

PowerPoint

Education

CA/CPA/CMA/MBA or equivalent

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Job Summary

The job holder will be integral part of the finance team providing clear, accurate and insightful business/financial analysis. They job holder will also contribute to business planning and be included in project work and or specialist ad hoc reporting.

Job Responsibilities

• Build an understanding of the value drivers of the business-
• Create analytics around key performance indicators to facilitate qualitative reporting. These may include:Business performance
• Balance scorecard
• Business development opportunities
• Budgets and forecasts
• Market and revenue analysis
• Promotions and pricing
• Capital expenditure approvals
• Cash flow and working capital
• Cost level analysis
• Customer profitability
• Provide clear analysis to incorporate within the monthly reports designed to allow management to understand key continuing and developing trends
• Provide support in the business planning and forecasting processes
• Liaise with business managers in areas of expertise and through confident and clear communication develop a trusted partner status through high quality support and decision aiding analysis

Candidate Requirements

• Professionally Qualified – CA/CPA/CMA/MBA or equivalent.
• 1-3 years of post-qualification professional experience within finance
• Strong analytical skills; should be capable of identifying and interpreting key business drivers.
• Sound knowledge of financial and management accounting concepts. Previous experience with ERP systems is desirable.
• Self-starter, able to work across functions and in teams. Results-driven, with the ability to perform on unstructured assignments
• Positive attitude and flexibility to work in a multicultural environment
• Fluency in English; strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint.