Senior Executive - Financial Planning and Analysis

Merex Investment Group

Key Accountabilities:

• Provide support in developing budget plans and schedules in line with Group policies and procedures and execute the budgetary plans in coordination with concerned departments to ensure smooth preparation of budgets. Act as a liaison between entity/department heads and finance team for collating the information required to develop annual budgets. Support in monitoring its implementation and for any subsequent budget recalibrations or forecasts required by the management.
• Assist in preparation of periodic and ad hoc Management Information Reports to provide Management with timely and relevant information for making informed decisions to ensure the effectiveness of the cost control within the company. Develop and maintain appropriate KPI information reporting systems.
• Perform variance analyses of the actual results in relation to the budgeted figures to ensure KPI delivery.
• Investigate variances and prepare financial reviews recommending upward or business requirements.
• Analyze monthly reporting related to operational performance, variances and metrics in order to forecast the budgetary exceptions during the operating year.
• Contribute in developing Budgetary, IS and Project reporting policies, process, procedures, forms and templates that ensure adequate budgetary controls and reporting structure for overall company operations thereby ensuring the cost advantage in all its resource utilization and financial activities.
• Modify and maintain financial models for budgetary and business analysis to ensure accuracy of budgetary assumptions.
• Provide inputs to develop and enhance budgeting, planning, controlling and reporting tools to minimize the variance and to bring more accuracy in budgeting and reporting processes.
• Assist in providing input to the development and enhancements of Budgetary and MIS systems in coordination with other concerned departments to ensure generation of budgetary/actual transaction, accounting and financial reports that are required to meet the business objectives.
• Maintain full control over the Hyperion Budgeting software to ensure budgets are prepared, maintained and monitored accurately within the software. Identify and raise any issues to the technical team for resolution.