Senior Financial Analyst - Aldar Education

Job Description

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Main Duties:

• Support in the development of monthly/quarterly/annual/5-years and long-term business planning process
• Develop and/or maintain dynamic financial models projecting 5 to 10-year financial statements.
• Assist development of annual budgets
• Assist in re-forecasting exercise and maintain cash flow forecast.
• Assist in the 5-year Capex plan cycle and Profit optimisation.
• Support providing financial reports with appropriate analytical tools to establish goals and measure performance.
• Coordinate with respective departments to manage all the data sets for timely and accurate financial analysis and reporting.
• Use ERP and business intelligence tool/s to extract and analyse data for financial analysis and management reporting.
• Assist in dealings and negotiations with banks for debt raise, and the subsequent documentation and cash flow management
• Play a key role in the implementation of the upcoming Corporate Income tax
• Conduct business studies on past, future and comparative performance per school /business unit, providing trends and developing forecast models
• Organize and file key business documentation and protect operations by keeping financial information confidential.
  
  

Specific Duties:

• Develop detailed business plans and financial models for budgeting and re-forecasting exercises.
• Prepare annual budgets, long-term plans and rolling forecasts.
• Prepare and update key company financial and operational information.
  
  

REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in business or finance
• Professional Degree in Finance MBA/CA/CPA/ACCA
  
  

Minimum Experience:

• 5 to 8 years
  
  

Job Specific Knowledge & Skills:

• Business Capabilities
• Advanced Excel skills with proven financial modelling experience.
• Excellent analytical capabilities and hands-on experience in MS Office presentations
• Strong presentation, reporting, and communication skills
• Experience in the Education sector is desirable but not mandatory.
• Interpersonal skills
• Ability to liaise effectively with business functions to collect input required for analysis.
• Ability to be detail-focused when required whilst maintaining sight of the big picture.
• Deadline-oriented and take ownership of work
  
  

This job description is not all inclusive. Aldar Education reserves the right to amend this job description at any time. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. We are also mindful of our national development strategy and encourage UAE Nationals in their application at our company.

Aldar Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Offers of appointment are subject to satisfactory references and police clearance.

Responsibilities

Main Duties

• Support in the development of monthly/quarterly/annual/5-years and long term business planning process, feasibility studies
• Develop and/or maintain dynamic financial models with sensitivity and scenario analysis projecting 5 to 10-year financial statements
• Assist in financial due diligence work for M&A transactions
• Assist in dealings and negotiations with banks for debt raise
• Conduct business studies on past, future and comparative performance per school /business unit, providing trends and developing forecast models
• Provide input to key macro-economic data such as market benchmarks and demographic statistics, that are used as regular inputs to feasibility studies and business plan
  
  

Specific Duties

• Develop detailed business plans and financial models
• Prepare advanced presentations, reports and market studies
• Assist in Financial Due Diligence
• Prepare and update key competition information
  
  

Qualifications


Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in real estate, business, finance or engineering
• CFA preferred
  
  

Minimum Experience


6 years

Job Specific Knowledge & Skills

• Business capabilities
• Advanced excel skills with proven financial modeling experience
• Excellent analytical capabilities and hands on experience in MS Office presentations
• Strong presentation, reporting and communication skills
• Experience in Education sector is desirable but not mandatory.
• Interpersonal skills
• Ability to liaise effectively business functions in order to collect input required for analysis
• Ability to be detail focused when required whilst maintaining sight of the big picture
• Deadline oriented and take ownership of work