Senior Specialist, Financial Forecasting

Ooredoo Group; Kuwait City; On-site; KWD 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Ooredoo Group in Kuwait is seeking a Finance professional to support short and long-term business planning and provide financial reporting and analysis. The role focuses on consolidating divisional financials, coordinating budgets, and supporting forecasting activities across departments.

You will liaise with the Financial Reporting and Forecasting Manager, contribute to automation initiatives, and ensure data integrity in budget inputs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting.
• Telecom industry finance certifications.
• 5–6 years of experience in finance/telecom sector.

Responsibilities

• Compile and consolidate the projected financials of all divisions.
• Assist in budgets and related reports with inputs for accurate planning.
• Support in business forecasts and income projections for budget exercises.
• Prepare periodic forecasts in coordination with departments and explore automation opportunities.
• Design formats for budget data collection and validate inputs.
• Stay updated with telecom industry developments and assess impact.
• Perform other duties as directed by supervisor.

Skills

MS Office

Oracle Financials

Excel

PowerPoint

English

Problem solving

Decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance/accounting

Telecom industry certifications

Tools

Telecom industry systems

Job description

• Field: Finance
• Contract type: Full Time - Permanent

Job role:

Ooredoo is an organization on the move. Thanks to our dedicated employees, we continue to move closer towards our vision to be among the top 20 telecommunications companies in the world by 2020.

We are a dynamic global telecommunications player operating in 17 countries across the Middle East, North Africa (MENA) and Asia. We cover a population of more than half a billion people and serve more than 68 million customers.

In Kuwait, we employ approximately 1,000 talented people, all of whom are driving Ooredoo to be the number one choice for world-class communications services in Kuwait. In the face of intensifying competition, increasingly sophisticated technology and rising customer expectations, nothing is more important to our success than our team - and it's a team that you can be part of.

Ooredoo's future is bright, and you can be part of our ongoing success.

The Purpose

Support in preparing Ooredoo Telecom's short and long-term Business Plan. Working with, and supporting, Manager Financial Reporting and Forecasting in the preparation and interpretation of a wide variety of Financial reports and Business Analysis activity

Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities

Compile and consolidate the projected Financials of all Divisions.

Help Manager Financial Reporting and Forecasting in the production of budgets and related reports, ensuring they have all inputs to produce accurate and realistic plans in the correct format.

To give necessary assistance to the Manager Financial Reporting and Forecasting in business forecast and income projections in connection with the budget exercise.

Help the Manager Financial Reporting and Forecasting in preparing the forecast on a periodic basis in coordination with various departments.Help in exploring the opportunities for the Automation of the reports.

Help in Design appropriate formats for collection of budget data from various divisions. Verify the budget inputs, review, and compile and consolidate the projected Financials of each division and of Ooredoo Telecom Proactively take responsibility for self-improvement by staying well-informed of developments, knowledge and innovations in relevant field of expertise.

Other duties as directed by supervisor or other superiors.

Keeping updated with the latest Telecom industry developments and assess the impact on the Business

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in finance/accounting.

Telecom industry (Finance related) certifications.

Required Skills & Experiences

5-6 required years of experience based on progression ladder

Excellent command of both written and verbal English

Good knowledge of MS Office applications, Oracle Financials and basic knowledge of Telecom industry systems.

Ability to operate in a multicultural, multinational work environment, exhibiting appropriate sensitivitiesComputer literate with an analytical and inquiring approach.

Excellent Excel and power point skills are must.

Problem solving and Decision-making skills