Financial Analyst

Advanced Search Group; Kuwait City; On-site; KWD 7,000 - 11,000; Full time

Job summary

Tanqeeb is seeking a Finance Analyst to join the finance team in Kuwait City. The role focuses on clear, accurate financial analysis, business planning, and ad hoc reporting to support decision making.

You will build insights into key drivers, contribute to budgets and forecasts, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver timely monthly management information.

Qualifications

• Post-qualification experience in finance.
• Strong analytical skills to identify and interpret key business drivers.
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Build an understanding of value drivers of the business.
• Create analytics around KPIs to facilitate qualitative reporting (e.g., balance scorecard, budgets and forecasts, market and revenue analysis).
• Provide clear analysis for monthly reports to help management understand trends.
• Support business planning and forecasting processes.
• Collaborate with business managers across functions to provide high-quality decision-support analytics.

Skills

Analytical skills

Self-starter

Cross-functional collaboration

Fluent English

Education

CA/CPA/CMA/MBA or equivalent

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

ERP systems

Job description

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 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.