Planning Advisor

Accountable for the region of the Cluster financial reporting and co-development and execution of special projects at both corporate and operational levels with a view to enhancing the efficiencies and overall profitability of the company

Objetive

Accountable for the region of the Cluster financial reporting and co-development and execution of special projects at both corporate and operational levels with a view to enhancing the efficiencies and overall profitability of the company.

Responsibilities:

• Leading the process of preparing the company’s strategic business plans, monthly financial reports and forecasting.
• Budget.
• Identifying cost improvement initiatives that increase profitability and monitoring monthly results of projects being executed.
• Preparing capital investment analysis and business cases for growth opportunities.
• Participate in regional strategic projects targeted to achieve improved strategic positioning and increase profitability, growth opportunity assessment and valuation.
• Executing competitive analysis to identify strengths and weaknesses, monitor industry trends, and macroeconomic analysis.
• Preparation of government agency and other adhoc reports and presentations.
• Preparing business cases and analysis for new growth opportunities.

Required Skills & Competencies:

• Accuracy in the financial calculations. Numerical skills.
• Communication skills.
• Need to find and present improvement solutions to on-going business processes.
• Constantly scan the business horizon to discern trends and developments from which the company can extract business opportunities to be pursued.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including analyzing key messages and conveying them in clear, consistent, and meaningful ways.
• Knowledge in business case and projects development.
• Effective at multi-tasking, dealing with a wide range of challenges that are independent and distinct.
• Excellent research skills.
• Results oriented. Adherence to deadlines and targets.
• Planning, organization, and management skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Proficiency in Power BI would be an asset.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Management and Project Management or ACCA qualified or equivalent.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in planning, business management or finance. 
• Master’s degree would be an asset.