Analyst, FP&A Support Functions

ROLE DESCRIPTION SUMMARY
The incumbent works as part of the Financial Planning & Analysis team and is responsible for planning and managing the reporting and analysis activities for the Finance, Human Resources, Legal and Mar-keting Departments. The role has specific responsibility for providing financial transparency to Senior Leadership Team (SLT) members heading those Departments. S/he is responsible for the preparation of Forecast, Budget and Business Plan for those areas, and will be a key contributor to the month end clos-ing process. S/he contributes to the internal management reporting, SES BoD reporting and for SES ex-ternal results publication.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES / KEY RESULT AREAS
•    Provide support to Finance, Human Resources, Legal and Marketing Departments on all financial Matters
•    Develop key metrics to measure the financial performance within those areas
•    Conduct in-depth analysis and reporting of OpEx and CapEx across those functions, providing the responsible SLT members with objective advice around optimal resource allocation and strategic pri-ority alignment. This reporting is contributing to the SLT Business Reports, SES BoD reporting pack-ages and SLT Financial Performance Review
•    Provide support and guidance to Financial Operations & Controlling to ensure accurateness of finan-cial figures for all supported functions 
•    Key contributor to the internal process to deliver the SES Group planning documents for the SLT and Board meetings
•    Provide ad-hoc analysis to FP&A Management

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
•    University degree with finance qualification and background, MBA, CA or equivalent preferred
•    Technically competent from a financial perspective (chartered accountant or equivalent)
•    At least 6 years’ experience in a similar financial/commercial role, preferably in the telecommunica-tion or satellite industry
•    Demonstrable knowledge and expertise in use and development of finance IT tools
•    Proven experience of meeting tight deadlines and track record in project management
•    Front-end experience of being involved in finance support
•    Understanding of full flow of finance cycles