Risk advisory | Internal client services | Senior financial analyst

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Role overview

During your tenure as a Senior Financial Analyst, you will support the Middle East Risk Internal Client Services team in working on Financial Analyst practice, focusing on preparing, maintaining, interpreting, and communicating data to drive informed decision making. You will manage financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting cycles, including but not limited to the following:

• Manage financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting cycles.
• Recommend strategies for increasing financial performance.
• Support the target settings and track key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Create financial models to support long term growth.
• Lead real-time financial performance monitoring including variance analysis.
• Utilize BI tools to deliver meaningful insights into business performance.
• Present detailed monthly financial reports to managers.
• Timely escalate any financial issues to management.
• Contribute to market research and comparable company analysis.
• Collaborate with relevant stakeholders including leadership team, accounting team, and other business functions.
• Perform ad-hoc tasks including business performance reporting (timesheet follow ups, support WIP management, etc.).

Leadership capabilities

• Act as a role model, embracing and living our purpose and values, and recognizing others for the impact they make.
• Develop high-performing people and teams through challenging and meaningful opportunities.
• Deliver exceptional client service; maximize results and drive high performance from people while fostering collaboration across businesses and borders.
• Influence clients, teams, and individuals positively, leading by example and establishing confident relationships with increasingly senior people.
• Understand key objectives for clients and Deloitte, align people to objectives and set priorities and direction.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree or professional qualification (such as CA, CPA) in business, economics, finance, accounting, or a related major or equivalent professional experience is required.
• A minimum of 4 to 5 years of practical hands-on experience, ideally in a similar role.
• Fluent in English; knowledge of Arabic is a plus.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, able to deal with senior stakeholders.
• Good negotiation and problem-solving skills.
• High organization skills and attention to detail (critical for maintaining informed decision making).
• Hands-on experience in MS Office applications (Excel and PowerPoint).
• Financial modeling skills and BI tool experience is a plus (such as Tableau, Power BI, etc.).
• Exceptional attitude, self-starter, team player, and process oriented.