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- Design effective budget models for departments and the entire company
- Analyze financial information (e.g. revenues, expenditures, and cash management) to ensure all operations are within budget
- Present annual budgets to senior managers
- Review budget requests for approval
- Forecast future budget needs
- Identify variances between actual and budgeted financial results at the end of each reporting period
- Suggest spending improvements that increase profits
- Review the company’s budget for compliance with legal regulations
- Ensure department managers meet budget submission deadlines
- Design and implement effective budgeting policies and procedures
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience with financial systems integration.
- Experience in budgeting and budget planning including development of annual budgets, forecasting and variance analysis.
- Experience of grants management implications in budgeting and with proposal budget development.
- Knowledge of accounting software (e.g. Sage MIP)
- Demonstrated project management and problem-solving and ability skills to find creative solutions.
- Proven ability to prioritize projects and initiate follow through with meticulous attention detail.
- Excellent data presentation skills and ability to write clearly and concisely.
- Developing financial strategy, including risk minimization plans and opportunity forecasting
- High-level financial reporting and analysis
- Regular budget consolidation
- Improving efficiencies and reducing costs across the business
- Developing financial reviews and providing investment advice
- Working closely with management or executive teams to share reports and analysis findings
- Well-developed leadership skills
- Mentoring
- Create and revise budgets for production, sales and marketing, and administrative departments
- Perform financial analysis and forecast project revenue and expenses
- Prepare budgets according to the company guidelines and in a manner that caters to all departments
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports
- Analyze budgeting and accounting reports of each department and enforce expenditure controls
- Communicate with managers and make amendments in budgets
- Allocate budget to the team working on projects and issue instruction and guidelines to abide by
- Compare operating programs with cost-benefits analysis and review finance request from department heads
- Inform department managers of due dates for the submission of budget information
- Act as an advisor to department managers in formulating their budget submissions
- Review proposed budget submissions from department managers for accuracy and completeness
- Examine whether budget submissions can be achieved based on known capacity constraints and inform management of potential problem areas
- Propose enhancements to the budget model
- Examine capital budget requests and issue recommendations to the approval committee
- Coordinate capital budgeting approvals
- Review the budget model for calculation errors
- Create a consolidated budget version for management approval
- Explain the features of the budget to senior management, on behalf of department managers
- Propagate the approved budget throughout the organization and explain issues as requested.
- Compare actual to budgeted results at the end of each reporting period, and report on significant variances
- Update the budget model as requested to account for significant changes in the business environment
- Maintain the budgeting policies and procedures manual
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance and certified ( MBA & CFA or CMA).
- At least 5 years of recent in an investment company.
- Advanced in presentation MS Excel skills required
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
- Gender: Male
- Military Status: completed or exempt.
- Age: Not more than 40 years.
- High experience in Computer Skills: Ms. Word • Ms. Excel • Ms. PowerPoint
- English fluently: Excellent in writing & Reading & Speaking.
- Hard worker
- Proven work experience as a Budget Manager or Budget Analyst
- Hands-on experience with accounting software and statistical packages
- Knowledge of MS Excel (specifically, advanced formulas, pivot tables, and charts)
- Familiarity with forecasting methods and data analysis
- Excellent numeracy skills with attention to detail
- Strong analytical skills
- Knowledge of accounting best practices and regulations
- Ability to explain budgeting and financial information in plain terms
- BSc/MSc degree in Accounting, Finance or relevant field
- Strong cost forecasting and cost management experience
- Prior experience tracking, reporting and analyzing project performance. Also, experience providing recommendations in support of project and cost management
- Ability to identify opportunities for cost improvements and provide recommendations in support of project and cost management
- Ability to work independently and demonstrate independent judgment
- Ability to mentor, coach and provide guidance to junior colleagues