Job description
To ensure effective operational financial planning, monitoring and reporting.
KEY RESULT AREAS
- Analyze financial results and variances on a monthly basis for all departments
- Establish, maintain, and coordinate the implementation of budgeting procedures in line with QF Finance policies and procedures
- Responsible for the preparation and verification of fund transfer requests (AFE) for all departments
- Produce financial reports for executive committee meetings and board meetings as requested
- Provide historical and analytical information to facilitate Annual Plan preparation and presentation. Prepare and/ or review a wide variety of costing and budgeting reports as requested
- Work with QNL budget holders to prepare budget projections; monitor and update projections Manage and upload budgets into the Hyperion system when the budget cycle opens
- Manage and consolidate the annual budget carry-over process as requested
- Prepare reconciliations of all accounts on monthly and yearly basis
- Do maintenance of accounts
- Responsible for Budget redistribution
- Prepare budget and actuals reports on monthly and yearly basis
- Maintain appropriate financial records and files
- Identify budget issues, provide alternative solutions and resolve issues
- Assist with the submission of budget data, identify and correct errors or discrepancies, and provide clarifications on significant budget variances
- Prepare and manage supplementary budget requests
- Work closely with QNL Procurement to ensure proper account coding for each request and receive up-to-date encumbrance balances
- Other tasks as assigned
Minimum Knowledge, Skills & Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
- CPA, ACCA, MBA, or equivalent preferred
- 2-5 years of relevant full-time work experience
- Excellent analytical and financial modelling & reporting skills
- Understanding of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems
- Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills
- Good writing skills, with the ability to draft and edit a variety of written reports and communications, and articulate ideas clearly and concisely; proficiency in Arabic an advantage
- Proficiency in MS Office applications