Senior Analyst, FP&A Business Partner

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES / KEY RESULT AREAS

•  Provide support to Finance, People & Cuture, 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 priority alignment. This reporting is contributing to the SLT Business Reports, SES BoD reporting packages and SLT Financial Performance Review
•  Provide support and guidance to Financial Operations & Controlling to ensure accurateness of financial 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

COMPETENCIES

• Able to understand Finance Strategy, to define FP&A objectives accordingly and drive implementation
• Proactively identifies need for change, implements accordingly and assumes responsibility as required
• Strong team player, able to energise and motivate peers (e.g. Finance, Business Applications)
• Develops relationships (e.g. with SLT Heads), understands their needs and delivers accordingly
• Uses in-depth knowledge and expertise (e.g. FP&A, ERP/BI, EXCEL)
• Aptitude to communicate complex FP&A matters at the appropriate level of granularity depending on audience and objectives of the meeting or report
• Commercial and business acumen

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 7 years’ experience in a similar financial/commercial role, preferably in the telecommunication 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