Finance Analyst

Prime Infra; Pasay; On-site; PHP 670,000 - 1,116,000; Full time

Job summary

Prime Infra is seeking a Financial Planning and Analysis Specialist to support financial modelling, budgeting, and management reporting. The role collaborates with the FP&A Manager to formulate medium- and long-term financial plans and to evaluate cost efficiency across operating units.

Located in Pasay, the position requires at least three years in financial modelling, budgeting, and corporate analysis, with CPA/CFA/AFM/CFM certifications viewed favorably.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accountancy, finance, economics, or business management with specialization in finance is preferred.
• With at least three (3) years of experience in financial modelling, valuations, financial planning, budgeting.
• Experience in the oil and gas industry is a plus.
• Certifications such as CPA, CFA, AFM or CFM are relevant.
• Project management experience (timeline, team/resources, costs, risks, stakeholders).
• Advanced financial modelling, valuations, and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and presentations skills, including ability to prepare concise PowerPoint decks for management.

Responsibilities

• Supports preparation of financial models, budgets and management reports.
• Performs quantitative and qualitative analysis of operational and financial aspects to map goals and plans.
• Formulates medium and long-term financial and strategic plans with the FP&A Manager.
• Develops cost-efficiency analyses for operating units and departments; recommends improvements.
• Creates, updates, and maintains financial models for ongoing investments and projects.
• Consolidates budgets from departments into a single corporate budget; performs variance analysis.

Skills

Excel

PowerPoint

Financial modelling

Valuations

Forecasting

Project management

Communication

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance/economics/business with finance specialization

CPA

CFA/AFM/CFM

Job description

Job Description:

About Us

THE ROLE

The Financial Planning and Analysis Specialist reports directly to the Financial Planning and Analysis Manager; supports the preparation of financial models, company budgets and management reports; performs quantitative and qualitative analysis of all operational and financial aspects of a company to evaluate the company’s progress toward achieving its goals and to map out future goals and plans.

Financial Planning

• Works closely with the Financial Planning and Analysis Manager in formulating the business’s medium and long term financial and strategic plan.
• Supports in examining and evaluating the cost-efficiency of each operating company and departments within the departments of the parent company, taking into consideration the percentage consumed from the financial resources.
• Develops professional relations with key leaders of businesses to facilitate information sharing and collaborate with them to analyze different projects to develop goals, measure performance and make recommendations.
• Communicates results to management and provides recommendations/improvements that will lead to company improvements such as but not limited to cost reduction, revenue generation and streamlining operations.

Financial Modelling

• Creates, updates, and maintains financial models for on-going and prospective investments and business.
• Performs scenario and what-if analysis on corporate and project financial models to assist in determining optimal actions the company should take.
• Utilizes tools to deliver meaningful insights into business performance.

Budget Consolidation and Reports Preparation

• Collaborates with individual departments to prepare budgets and consolidate them into one overall corporate budget.
• Compares historical results against budgets and forecasts and performing variance analysis to explain differences in performance and make improvements going forward.
• Supports the annual budgeting process across the company. The activities include but not limited to coordinating the preparation of five (5) year plan, annual budgets, quarterly and monthly forecast reporting.

Requirements

THE INDIVIDUAL

• Bachelor’s degree in accountancy, finance, economics, or business management courses with specialization in finance is preferred.
• With at least three (3) years of experience in relevant field (e.g., financial modelling, valuations, financial planning, budgeting).
• Experience in the relevant industry (i.e., oil and gas) is a plus.
• Has obtained or is in the process of obtaining relevant certifications such as: Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Advanced Financial Modeler (AFM) or Chartered Financial Modeler (CFM).
• Project management experience (e.g., managing timeline, team/resources, quality, costs, risks, stakeholders).
• Advanced financial modelling, valuations, and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and presentations skills, including ability to communicate succinctly complex topics to top management and preparation of concise PowerPoint deck for management use
• Advanced in MS Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint

Requirements