GDS - Finance Business Advisor -Supervising Associate
Internship Taguig (Taguig)
Job description
The opportunity
The successful candidate will be actively involved in supporting business leaders, including area and regional service line leaders and partners. He/she is expected to understand the internal clients’ needs and coordinate the delivery of relevant finance services in a seamless fashion. He/she will collaborate with various finance support structures to provide analytical support, functional professional, reporting approaches, transaction processing, and sharing of top practices.
Your key responsibilities
· Monitor and track financial results against operational and strategic objectives as well as historical performance
· Communicate with business leaders in a concise manner and offer timely insights from a forward-looking perspective with proactive recommendations for improvement
· Synthesize and communicate detailed financial information; highlight any potential risks which might impact service line performance and provide strategic input to support effective decision making
· Coordinate the process for various budget and forecast exercises by translating business projections into meaningful figures, including data processing, modeling and reporting
· Support the team lead with the day-to-day management of the inventory, including billing and collection management, WIP and debtor aging analysis, and alert respective leaders for any potential credit risks
· Assist in the month-end close process
· Execute ad-hoc analysis and data-mining projects as needed by leaders
Skills and attributes for success
· University degree holder in Accounting or related disciplines; holders of CPA qualification will be an advantage
· At least five years of relevant working experience in financial analysis and budgeting preferred
· A general understanding of the external services offered by the organization and the overall area/regional markets landscape would be beneficial
· Confidence, detailed-minded with sound analytical and problem solving skills; able to demonstrate the ability to challenge assumptions and decisions in an appropriate manner
· Excellent communication skills in order to drive interactions that build trust and manage expectations with all stakeholders; experience in collaborating with teams across geographic regions
· Able to work in a self-sufficient manner, operating across multiple projects and priorities; strong time management and organizational skills to meet tight deadlines
· Proficiency in Microsoft Excel in preparing financial analysis and reports. Candidates with financial/budget modelling knowledge and experience will be advantageous
· Experience in financial software packages, including Hyperion Essbase, Business Objects and MS Access
· Excellent command in English