Associate I - FP&A & Valuation

ACCA Careers; Lahore; On-site; PKR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

ACCA Careers in Lahore seeks an experienced finance professional to join our FP&A team. You will build monthly management accounts, prepare P&L, balance sheet and cash flow reporting, and develop KPI-driven management packs.

You will perform budgeting/forecasting, variance analysis, and construct forward-looking models including NPV/IRR assessments, presenting concise insights to non-finance stakeholders. The role requires strong Excel modelling and the ability to translate results into

Qualifications

• CA/ACCA Finalist with CFA Level III candidate and strong accounting foundation.
• Minimum 2+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Audit or assurance candidates from reputable firms are encouraged to apply.
• Experience in management accounting, FP&A, financial analysis, advisory, valuation, credit analysis or investment research.

Responsibilities

• Build monthly management accounts from scratch using trial balances, ledgers, accounting-system data and supporting schedules.
• Prepare P&L, BS and CF reporting, including reconciliations, accruals, prepayments and reclassifications.
• Develop monthly/quarterly management packs with KPIs, charts, trend analysis, variance commentary and management actions.
• Analyse revenue, margins, overheads, profitability, working capital, liquidity and cash conversion; investigate unusual movements and data gaps.
• Prepare annual budgets, rolling forecasts, cash-flow forecasts and short- to medium-term financial projections.
• Perform budget-versus-actual, forecast-versus-actual and period-on-period variance analysis.
• Build driver-based forecasts, scenarios, sensitivities and stress tests.
• Design and monitor relevant financial and operational KPIs and translate results into concise management insight.
• Build clear, auditable Excel models, including integrated three-statement models.
• Convert historical financial information into forward-looking projections including working capital, debt, capex and cash flow.
• Create dashboards and reporting outputs that communicate model results clearly to non-finance stakeholders.
• Review models for logic, accuracy, consistency and commercial reasonableness.
• Evaluate projects and investment opportunities using NPV, IRR, payback, break-even analysis.
• Assess project cash flows, funding needs, downside risk and key value drivers; prepare sensitivity and scenario analysis.
• Summarise findings in concise decision papers, feasibility studies and management presentations.
• Prepare DCF valuations and supporting models, including forecast cash flows, discount-rate assumptions and terminal value analysis.
• Support comparable-company and other market-based valuation analysis.
• Research comparable businesses and market data; explain valuation ranges and key value drivers clearly.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting & forecasting

Variance analysis

Excel modelling

Management reporting

DCF valuation

Presentation skills

Education

CA/ACCA finalist

CFA Level III candidate

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Build monthly management accounts from scratch using trial balances, ledgers, accounting-system data and supporting schedules.
• Prepare P&L, BS and CF reporting, including relevant reconciliations, accruals, prepayments and reclassifications.
• Develop monthly/quarterly management packs with KPIs, charts, trend analysis, variance commentary and management actions.
• Analyse revenue, margins, overheads, profitability, working capital, liquidity and cash conversion; investigate unusual movements and data gaps.

FP&A, Budgeting & Forecasting

• Prepare annual budgets, rolling forecasts, cash-flow forecasts and short- to medium-term financial projections.
• Perform budget-versus-actual, forecast-versus-actual and period-on-period variance analysis.
• Build driver-based forecasts, scenarios, sensitivities and stress tests using operational and commercial assumptions.
• Design and monitor relevant financial and operational KPIs and translate results into concise management insight.

Financial Modelling

• Build clear, well-structured and auditable Excel models, including integrated three-statement models where required.
• Convert historical financial information into forward-looking projections incorporating working capital, debt, capex and cash flow.
• Create simple dashboards and reporting outputs that communicate model results clearly to non-finance stakeholders.
• Review models for logic, accuracy, consistency and commercial reasonableness.

Project Analysis & Investment Appraisal

• Evaluate projects and investment opportunities using NPV, IRR, payback, break-even analysis.
• Assess project cash flows, funding needs, downside risk and key value drivers; prepare sensitivity and scenario analysis.
• Summarise findings in concise decision papers, feasibility studies and management presentations.

Valuation

• Prepare DCF valuations and supporting models, including forecast cash flows, discount-rate assumptions and terminal value analysis.
• Support comparable-company and other market-based valuation analysis where appropriate.
• Research comparable businesses and market data; explain valuation ranges and key value drivers clearly.

Candidate Profile

Qualifications & Experience

• CA / ACCA Finalist, CFA Level III candidate with a strong accounting foundation.
• Minimum 2+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Audit or assurance candidates from reputable firms are particularly encouraged to apply.
• Experience in management accounting, FP&A, financial analysis, advisory, valuation, credit analysis or investment research.

Essential Technical Skills

• Strong financial-statement knowledge and confidence working with trial balances, ledgers and underlying accounting data.
• Practical understanding of accruals, prepayments, reconciliations and management-accounting adjustments.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel with the ability to build financial models independently.
• Strong management reporting, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis and cash-flow skills.
• Working knowledge of project appraisal techniques including NPV, IRR, payback and sensitivity analysis.
• Working knowledge of DCF valuation and core valuation principles.
• Ability to prepare professional PowerPoint presentations, dashboards and concise written financial commentary.