GDS - Financial Analyst

Job description

Core Business Services – Finance – Financial Analyst

Position summary:

 

The successful candidate will be involved in supporting business leaders, including area and regional service line leaders and partners. He/sheis expected to understand the internal clients’ needs and coordinate the delivery of relevant finance services in a seamless fashion. He/she will collaboratewith various finance support structures to provide analytical support, functional professional, reporting approaches, transaction processing, and sharing of top practices.

 

 

Responsibilities:

·  Assist in monitoring and tracking of the financial results against operational and strategic objectives as well as historical performance
·  Communicate with business leaders in a concise manner and assist in providing timely insights from a forward-looking perspective with proactive recommendations for improvement
·  Involve in synthesizing and communicating detailed financial information to business leaders; assist in identifying any potential risks which might impact service line performance, and coordinate with the team in providingstrategic inputto supporteffective decision making
·  Coordinate the process for various budget and forecast exercises, support the translation of business projections into meaningful figures, including data processing, modeling and reporting
·  Assist in the month-end close process
·  Execute ad-hoc analysis and data-mining projects as needed by leaders

To qualify, you must meet the following requirements:

·  University degree holder in Accounting or related disciplines; holders of CPA qualification will be an advantage
·  At least three years of relevant working experience in financial analysis and budgeting preferred
·  A general understanding of the external services offered by the organization and the overall area/regional markets landscape would be beneficial
·  Confidence, detailed-minded with sound analytical and problem solving skills; able to demonstrate the ability to challenge assumptions and decisions in an appropriate manner
·  Excellent communication skills in order to drive interactions that build trust and manage expectations with all stakeholders; experience in collaborating with teams across geographic regions
·  Able to work in a self-sufficient manner, operating across multiple projects and priorities; strong time management and organizational skills to meet tight deadlines
·  Proficiency in Microsoft Excel in preparing financial analysis and reports. Candidates with financial/budget modelling knowledge and experience will be advantageous
·  Experience in financial software packages, including Hyperion Essbase, Business Objects and MS Access
·  Excellent command in both English and Chinese; fluency in Putonghua will be an added advantage

Location:

·  McKinley West, Taguig City