IFS Finance FPA Manager

Job Description

Employment: Full Time Line of ServiceInternal Firm ServicesSpecialismIFS - FinanceManagement LevelManager& SummaryA career in Finance, within Internal Firm Services, will provide you with the opportunity to help PwC in all aspects of our Finance internal function including financial planning and reporting, data analysis, and assisting leadership with overall strategy. Youll focus on recording and analysing financial transactions, paying and receiving invoices, maintaining financial statement ledger accounts, and preparing analysis and reconciliations of bills to detect fraud.Our Financial Analysis and Reporting team is responsible for managing PwCs financial risk through financial planning and reporting, data analysis, and tactical consulting. As part of the team, youll help with budget management, cost benefit analysis, forecasting, shared services and financing.The FP&A team is tasked to support the business with regular local and global reporting, managing the budgeting process, and provide relevant analysis to give more insights about the performance and the trend that helps the leadership to make timely decisions. The FP&A business analysis manager has primary responsibility to support the business and the Finance leadership through analysing the monthly reports and providing commentary and insights on the performance from different aspects by LoS, by country, by function, etc.Primary duties and responsibilitiesCoreReview monthly results & performance and prepare variances and trend analysis summaries covering the different angels from Line ofServices, Business Units, countries, legal entities, platforms, products, etc.Review Balance sheet, Net Investment & WIP movements highlighting any key issues or risks.Provide support in budgeting & forecasting processes through preparing historical analysis as well as future projection based on the trend and the agreed assumptions.Liaise with different functions and work on supporting analysis for the different areas (cashflow with Treasury, effective tax rates with Firm Tax, etc)Understand the business requirement for the different teams and liaise with the data modeling and the internal reporting teams within the FP&A function to bring sustainable solutions for reporting and data visualisation.Provide support in annual reporting to leadershipProvide support in preparing monthly performance summarySupport with ad-hoc analysis requested by Business or Finance leadership.CustomerBusiness partner with LoS - IFS - OneFinance, and maintain ongoing open channels of communication for business discussions.Liaise with ICV team on improvement plans, and provide the supporting analysisLiaise with global teams and align on standard reporting & data visualisation for leadershipInternal ProcessDocumentation of regular processes and engage with the Financial Controls team to update and implement the policies, procedures relevant to the FP&A - BA section.Conduct a monthly check list of all carried activities and ensure all completed on time.Support all period end closing analysis as appropriateLearning & GrowthKeep self updated with all changes in the data visualisation areaEnsures adherence to policies and proceduresResponsible for the continuing professional development of self and junior team membersSupport internal knowledge management best practices, creating communities of practice both within own team and across wider functionAct as a key liaison to other functional areas of the business, building cross-functional relationships as neededEstablish a healthy working environment for employees REQUIREMENTS: EducationBachelors Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance or related field requiredProfessional qualification, CPA, CMA certification or similar requiredLanguageFluency in spoken and written English with excellent communication skills, proficiency in Arabic is an advantageOverall Experience5+ years of experience in a Finance / Business analysis of which at least 2 years are in a management roleSpecific ExperienceDemonstrated experience with financial accounting reporting and analysis.Experience in building visual analysis and demonstrate areas of strengths and weaknessesExposure to global best practices and trends in the Finance domainTechnical SkillsStrong financial, analytical and accounting skillsExcellent level of accuracy to a high level of detailExcellent calculation and analytical skillsExcellent Microsoft Excel skillsExcellent digital reporting and presentation skills (Power BI,etc)In depth knowledge of financial operations and processes, including accounting, reporting and financial control activitiesIn depth understanding of general/international accounting standards and practicesSoft SkillsAbility to influence senior management and to maintain a strong working relationship with managers across the organizationOrganization, thoroughness, eye for detail, time management skills and proactivity neededSkilled in maintaining client relationshipsStrong liaison skills, with the ability to maintain geographical relationshipsStrong problem solving skillsExcellent customer service skillsStrong work ethicEthical Conduct

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