Financial Planning Analyst Manager
DIAVERUM
Total years of experience :16 years, 3 Months
• Lead and own the budgeting, forecasting, long-term planning, implementation, and business strategic analysis of the Diaverum.
• Collaborate with business segment leadership to analyze and assess current and future business and financial risks, opportunities and requirements.
Develops and implements all policies, systems, processes, procedures and controls related to own department so that all of the relevant procedural/legislative requirements are met while delivering a quality, cost-effective service to customers consistently
• Monitors financial performance versus the budget so that the higher management is kept aware of anticipated Topline/cost, areas of unsatisfactory performance are identified and potential performance improvement opportunities are capitalized upon.
• Prepares and coordinates the Diaverum budget and monitors budget performance during the year, identifying possible needs and/or areas of improvement and ensure proper follow-up on identified issues and areas of improvement
• Conducts financial analysis, financial modeling, forecasting and reporting efforts to ensure efficient financial operations.
• Reviews analysis results, develops insightful suggestions for Diaverum new investment, sourcing, cost reduction and support higher management for effective strategic business decisions.
• Evaluates industry and economic trends and competitors analysis
• Leads the development and execution of Diaverum’s financial performance management system in order to track the performance and progress against the budget key performance indicators (KPIs) and to contribute to the creation of a performance-driven culture
• Works and collaborates with cross-functional teams to understand historical spend behavior and future allocation of both capital and expense to understand, quantify and effectively communicate anticipated savings
• Perform budgeting, latest estimates, rolling forecast and risk and opportunities analysis • Proactively carryout value-added analyses on financial data, supporting and testing information provided by Global and Regional financial teams. • Maintain early warning systems for financial tracking, ensuring accurate advance warning for all financial results • Actively involved in Strat plan for Novartis Saudi Arabia from last 3 years. • Collaborate with financial control personnel to ensure consistent financial data reporting processes and results • Explain business variances, opportunities and challenges through budget and financial forecasts for use in Global and Regional, as well as Country, Business Franchise, and Business Unit planning • Drive continuous learning within the Country by performing post-implementation financial analyses on past initiatives and sharing results across the finance team in the organization • Ensure consistency and interoperability between different financial reporting systems Key interfaces include: BPA Head, CCFO; FRA/financial control personnel
Reported to the Account & Finance Manager, handled petty cash of the office, booked all transactions in the accounting system and prepared daily fund flow statement.
• Prepared monthly trial balance, profit & loss account and balance sheet including monthly sales summary reports with customer details, net sales and discount figures.
• Prepare management reports for the month and YTD performance.
• Prepare monthly topline accruals for revenue deductions and make sure revenue is incorporate in books as per IAS 18.
• Actively participate in preparing management Cash Flow and report to region on monthly basis after aligning CFO.
• Handled accounts payables, accounts receivables & their ageing analysis, conducted payroll processing and controlled salary & advance payment.
• Provided accurate & timely information to assist in preparing monthly, quarterly and annual accounts.
• Recorded invoices after ensuring its correctness, accuracy and compliance with the assigned policies.
• Processed payments related to office expenses, purchases, construction, employees, etc.
• Maintained and audited books of accounts for internal and external audits.
Led a team of 15 personnel, reported to the Partners and conducted audits for various clients.
• Monitored & evaluated systems and underlying records of financial statement assertions and completed assurance services within the assigned time.
• Drafted audit reports and reviewed, evaluated, designed and documented policies & procedures.
• Reviewed and streamlined internal controls of the clients and suggested recommendations for enhancement.
• Interacted with the Statutory and Internal Auditors and reviewed financial statements in compliance with local laws and international accounting standards.
• Involved in strategic evaluation of clients and identifying significant business risks & critical success factors, using SWOT & PEST analysis techniques.
• Coordinated with the clients of varied business sectors, planned engagement objectives and audit strategy for ensuring adherence to professional standards and identifying relevant risks.
• Guided Assistants for completing assignments & audits as per firm’s quality standards within assigned time.