Financial Analyst

confidential; Kuwait; On-site; KWD 15,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled analyst to research and analyze the real estate sector's economic conditions and market trends. This role involves defining and developing analytic solutions, conducting market research, and providing insights to enhance business operations. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical and communication skills, with a graduate degree in Finance or related fields. Join a dynamic team to drive corporate performance and operational efficiency, while identifying new market opportunities to support strategic decision-making. This is an exciting chance to make a significant impact in a growing sector.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in accounting or related fields.
• Knowledge of IFRS, ICWA, CMA, CFA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct market research and analyze economic conditions and trends.
• Prepare reports and presentations for management on corporate performance.
• Improve operational efficiency and profitability through data insights.

Skills

Business Analysis

Market Research

Data Analysis

Financial Forecasting

Communication Skills

Operational Efficiency

Analytical Skills

Education

Graduate degree in Finance

Tools

Analytical Reporting Tools

Job description

Job Summary: To research and analyse real estate sector economic conditions, market trends (local and regional) and market share of key competitors. Identify new market opportunities and advise top management based on research and analysis to improve the business operations. To track, monitor and report corporate performance.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Business Analysis & Corporate Performance:
1. Define, design and develop analytic solutions to improve optimization and mitigate risks.
2. Conduct market research to study the economic conditions, market trends (local and regional) and competitor analysis. Collect and analyze local market trends in the real estate sector and provide recommendations to improve tenancy mix and potential new investors (Business Tower and Luxury Center).
3. Apply timely, accurate and consistent understanding of risk across the organization to predict and gauge the operational and market risks.
4. Combine data from multiple sources to direct the business strategy of the company.
5. Conduct feasibility study for new business opportunities and accordingly advise the management for action to be taken.
6. Prepare monthly presentations and reports for the management to review and provide corrective actions related to business operations.
7. Establish performance measurement mechanism for those corporate KPIs where data cannot be obtained from the finance department.
8. Prepare and report monthly department performance progress on all KPIs that are linked to Corporate Performance and send to management for review and feedback.
9. Schedule and organize meetings with senior management and department heads for review of department performance on a periodic basis.
10. Prepare BoD presentation for status update and provide latest financial information for all aspects of corporate performance.
2. Operational Efficiency:
1. Improve operational efficiency by providing insight into operations of business to become more profitable.
2. Proactively suggest areas for further analysis to generate ideas for improvements.
3. Work with other departments to capture data requirements and present final analysis and recommendations to stakeholders and management.
3. Increase Profitability:
1. Provide the management with the insights it needs to understand its customers and determine whether the services provided meet their needs.
2. Create standardized tools to obtain relevant data from the organization’s data base for the purposes of data reporting and analysis and thereby develop and maintain complex analytical reports and dashboards.
4. General:
1. Recommend new systems, procedures, and organizational changes.
2. Make recommendations to management through presentations or written reports.
3. Interview personnel and conduct onsite observations to determine the methods, equipment, and personnel that will be needed for business expansion.
4. Create a detailed business and financial analysis, outlining problems, opportunities and solutions for a business. Understand and communicate the financial and operational impact of any changes.
5. Strong technology, analytical and communication skills are must-have traits.
6. Review, analyse and evaluate business systems and user needs. Document requirements, define scope and objectives and formulate systems to parallel overall business strategies.
7. Validate resource requirements and develop cost estimate models.
8. Collect and analyse data for potential business expansion.
9. Drive identification of requirements across business units and identify substandard systems processes through evaluation of real-time data.
10. Perform financial forecasting, reporting, and operational metrics tracking and identify financial status by comparing and analyzing actual results with plans and forecasts.
11. Perform market research, data mining, business intelligence, and valuation comps.

Skills

Candidate Profile:

1. Requirement open to all nationalities.
2. Experience in the field of accounting 3-5 years in any field.
3. Required Graduate degree in Finance or related fields.
4. Preferred Knowledge of IFRS, ICWA, CMA, CFA or related certifications.
5. Prior experience as a Financial Analyst is preferable.