East & West Africa Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst at Nielsen Company

Job Objectives

• Responsible for the Finanical Planning & Analysis P/L across East and West Africa cluster in Africa and Middle East region. Heavily involve in business partnering.

Responsibilities

• Key member of Financial Planning & Analysis team, driving management reporting and providing insights into the financials of the business
• Support Financial Planning & Analysis leader in all areas
• Assist in driving the company profitability and growth by analyzing revenues and costs as well as new initiatives
• Drive improvements in reporting and forecasting process to achieve operational excellence
• Able to deal with multiple stakeholders across all management levels in multiple countries
• Preparation and financial planning as part of budget and forecast
• Performing management reporting and analysis as needed by Emerging Group management team
• Part of defining and follow up of KPIs to reach agreed targets

Measurement (key indicators this role would be responsible for):

• Leadership: Curious, Collaborative, Inclusive, Proactive, Accountable, Committed
• Financial: Analytical, Forecasting, Budgeting, Adhering to deadlines, Reporting, Adhoc Management
• Values: Open, Connected, Useful, Personal

Networks
Internal:

• Work closely with Finance Business Partners and Client Service leadership and commercial teams
• Link in with Consolidation teams on closing schedule, accounting services, and consolidated accounts, with focus on numbers making sense
• Work with Group Controller on compliance and governance
• Partner with Operational Controller and team (closing cut-off dates, journals, supporting documentation )
• Legal/Contracts Administration locally (if applicable)
• Internal & External Audits

External:

• Shared Service Centre
• External Auditors or Consultants

Business Impact

• A successful Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst will be commercially focused and detailed oriented with strong analytical skills and ability to identify and strengthen areas of business risks whilst making the most of opportunities.
• He/She will help in forecasting the right numbers and achieveing the numbers.