Finance Business Partner & Cost Controller

Habib Bank AG Zurich; Karachi Division; On-site; PKR 2,000,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Habib Bank AG Zurich is seeking a qualified FP&A professional to partner with business leaders across the organization in Karachi. The role delivers financial insights, forecasts, and performance analysis to support strategic decisions and drive profitability.

You'll own budgeting, planning, and management reporting, work closely with finance and business teams, and contribute to performance management and financial transparency across the bank.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in finance, accounting, business administration, or economics.
• Strong finance background with understanding of financial statements and performance management.
• Experience in FP&A, business partnering or controlling in a complex corporate environment.
• Ability to connect planning, reporting and accounting outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Act as a finance business partner to leaders, providing insight and support in decision-making.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and planning with the business and FP&A teams.
• Prepare and present financial analysis, management reporting and performance commentary.
• Analyze results, identify drivers, explain variances and highlight risks and opportunities.
• Develop cost controlling activities and improve profitability and financial performance.
• Collaborate with leaders to understand commercial developments and financial implications.
• Ensure consistency between management reporting, planning and accounting outcomes.
• Assist in preparing presentations for senior management discussions and decision forums.
• Contribute to FP&A process improvements and performance tools.

Skills

FP&A

Business partnering

Budgeting

Forecasting

Management reporting

Excel

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Finance/Accounting/Business

Tools

Excel

BI/reporting tools

Planning tools

Job description

This position is responsible for providing financial planning and analysis (FP&A) support to business leaders by delivering financial insights, forecasts, and performance analysis that enable informed decision-making. The role acts as a trusted business partner, leveraging strong financial expertise and analytical capabilities to drive business performance, support strategic initiatives, and ensure alignment with organizational objectives.

Key Responsibilities & Main Duties:

• Act as a finance business partner to business leaders across segments or business units, providing insight, challenge and support in decision-making.
• Support and drive budgeting, forecasting and planning processes in close collaboration with the business and the wider FP&A function.
• Prepare and present meaningful financial analysis, management reporting and performance commentary for business and finance stakeholders.
• Analyze financial results, identify key drivers, explain variances and highlight risks and opportunities in a clear and actionable way.
• Further develop cost controlling activities across the businesses, entities and services companies
• Challenge assumptions, support business cases and contribute to initiatives that improve profitability, cost discipline and overall financial performance.
• Work closely with business leaders to understand commercial developments, operational drivers and financial implications across the organization.
• Ensure consistency between management reporting, planning assumptions and accounting outcomes.
• Support the preparation of presentations and financial materials for senior management discussions and decision forums.
• Contribute to the further development of FP&A processes, reporting standards and performance management tools.
• Build strong and trusted relationships with stakeholders across finance and the business to strengthen financial transparency and performance steering.

Candidate Profile:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics or a comparable field.
• Strong finance background with solid understanding of financial statements, accounting principles and performance management.
• Relevant experience in FP&A, business partnering or controlling, ideally in a complex corporate environment.
• Good accounting knowledge and the ability to connect planning, reporting and accounting outcomes.
• Ideally professional experience gained in a Big 4 accounting firm.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret financial results, identify trends and derive practical recommendations.
• Confident communicator with the ability to interact effectively with business leaders and explain financial topics in a clear and pragmatic way.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and a collaborative approach to working across finance and the business.
• Hands-on, structured and reliable working style with a high level of ownership and attention to detail.
• Advanced Excel and Bi-reporting skills; experience with planning, reporting or visualization tools is an advantage.