Senior Financial Analyst – Corporate Finance

Alert International; Kuwait City; On-site; KWD 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Kuwait City seeks a qualified Finance Professional to manage Financial Planning & Analysis functions. Candidates should possess 5-8 years of experience in Accounts or Finance and be proficient in financial modeling and reporting, particularly using advanced Excel. This role offers an opportunity to drive process improvements and support the finance teams across various business verticals.

Responsibilities

• Analyze data and create financial models for decision support.
• Perform financial forecasting, reporting, and operational metrics tracking.
• Report on financial performance and prepare for regular management reviews.

Skills

Strong quantitative and analytical competency

Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Advanced Excel knowledge

Strong Analytical skills

Excellent communication & presentation skills

Education

Qualified Finance Professional holding CA / CPA / CMA / ACCA

Minimum 5-8 years professional experience in Accounts / Finance

Job description

Overview

In this role, you will be responsible for all Financial Planning & Analysis functions, review investment propositions and overview of assigned Business Divisional performance.

Role & Responsibilities

• Analyze data and create financial models for decision support
• Perform financial forecasting, reporting, and operational metrics tracking
• Report on financial performance and prepare for regular management reviews
• Analyze past results, perform variance analysis, identify trends, and make recommendations for improvements
• Work closely with the finance team of business verticals to ensure accurate financial reporting
• Recommend actions by analyzing and interpreting data and making comparative analysis
• Identify and drive process improvements, including the creation of standard and ad-hoc reports, tools, and Dashboards
• Improve productivity by developing automated reporting/forecasting tools
• Perform market research, data mining, business intelligence, and business valuations, perform industry comparison, peer reviews, create Benchmark and KPI’s as applicable to various businesses
• Perform Business/Equity valuation for M&A/Exit probabilities

Skills & Competencies

• Strong quantitative and analytical competency
• Proficiency in other Microsoft Office tools viz., Office, Power point etc.,
• High degree of Accountability, Integrity & Responsibility in all tasks assigned.
• Advanced level of Excel knowledge - managing large data, use of vertical lookups, pivot tables, Macros & creation of reports.
• Strong Analytical skills, detail-oriented; placing a great value on accuracy
• Excellent communication & presentation skills

Education & Qualifications

• Qualified Finance Professional holding CA / CPA / CMA / ACCA
• Minimum 5-8 years professional experience in Accounts / Finance
• Preferably from Corporate Finance industry