Financial Analyst at Design Union

Job Summary

• The ideal candidate will be responsible for financial planning, analysis and projection for existing, new and upcoming projects.
• Must be able to forecast future revenues and expenditures to establish cost structures and determine capital budgeting for projects.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide analytical, forecasting, reporting, and project support to senior management
• Produce monthly reports, which include key metrics, financial results, and variance reporting
• Spearhead the annual and quarterly budgeting and forecasting processes
• Identify opportunities for performance improvement across the organization
• Maintain knowledge and keep abreast of new financial regulations or policies
• Develop models that help with decision-making
• Perform financial forecasting, reporting, and operational metrics tracking
• Analyse past results, perform variance analysis, identify trends, and make recommendations for improvements
• Work closely with management to ensure accurate financial reporting
• Evaluate financial performance by comparing and analysing actual results with plans and and forecast
• Guide the cost analysis process by establishing and enforcing policies and procedures around expenditures
• Provide analysis of trends and forecasts and recommend actions for optimization
• Recommend actions by analysing and interpreting data and making comparative analyses; study proposed changes in methods and materials
• Identify and drive process improvements, including the creation of standard and ad-hoc reports, tools, and Excel dashboards
• Increase productivity by developing automated reporting/forecasting tools
• Perform market research, data mining, business intelligence, and valuations
• Maintain a strong financial analysis foundation creating forecasts and models
• Reconcile existing transactions through cross-referencing of incoming and outgoing data
• Conduct comparable analysis and market research to support internal financial analysis
• Maintain up-to-date technical knowledge of financial instruments, market conditions, and trends

Qualifications / Experience

• B.Sc (1st or 2nd Class Upper) plus M. Sc Degree in Social Sciences or Management
• Qualified Accountant - ACA plus minimum of 10 years experience in Financial Management
• Proficient in the use of Enterprise-wide Accounting Application such as SAGE or SAP and Ms Office packages and Power Point Presentation

Required Skills / Attributes

• Good oral and written communication skills
• Good interpersonal skills, people management and negotiating skills
• High awareness of quality issues and attention to details
• Strong sense of professionalism, integrity, and sound judgment and tact
• High level of sincerity and honesty with pragmatic and proactive approach to business
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.