Finance Specialist

Provides accurate, timely, and actionable financial reporting and key business metrics to business and operating teams, gain key insights into trends with meaningful and actionable analyses. Contribute with the monthly accounting close & reporting process. Support finance’s standing goal to continuously improve the quality, efficiency and value of financial information produced, via financial tools, operational efficiencies, and automation.

Other duties as assigned: Additional training in relation to IT systems and software will also be provided to successful candidates where necessary.

Responsibilities:

Create Infrastructure / Buildout around Tech and Tech Dependent Wave Initiatives

Communicate with all initiative owners around actuals tracking (financially), and heavy assistance with KPI / Milestones tracking

Create reporting around variance analysis on a monthly or potentially weekly basis

Selection Criteria:

Essential Skills and Experience

Tertiary Degree in Finance/Commerce

3 years’ experience working in financial analysis, accounting, management consulting or similar

Strong business acumen and commercial awareness

Strong desire to learn and grow professionally

Commitment to quality and attention to detail

Proactive approach to problem solving / process improvement, and ability to execute tasks effectively and manage competing priorities.

Desirable Skills and Experience:

A proven track record in financial analysis and modelling

Ability to identify and understand the key drivers of business performance

Strong relationship, communication and influencing skills to work effectively with leadership and cross functional teams

Self-driven, organized, detail-oriented, and able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment; and

Strong written and verbal communication skills. Ability to communicate with team and top management is essential as well as good presentation skills.